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[Kaiser Cargo Incorporated Fleetwings Division, Bristol, Penna.]
Stamped on back of photograph: "From the collection of Henry A Liese."
Written on back of photograph: "Joe Ferry -- Bristol, PA." -
[Wing construction of Fleetwings F401 Seabird stainless steel amphibian]
From the collection of Henry A Liese. -
[LB-7 twin engine, twin rudder bomber in production at the Keystone Aircraft Co. for the US Army]
From the collection of Henry A Liese. -
[Plant assembly line]
Stamped on back of photograph: "Approved for publication by War Department Lockheed Aircraft Corporation." -
[Keystone Model NK-1-Five Purpose Training Biplane with land or water gear in production at Keystone Aircraft, Bristol, Pennsylvania]
From the collection of Henry A Liese.
Written on back of photograph: "Purposes: 1. Primary flight, 2. Bombing, 3. Fixed gunnery, 4. Flexible gunnery, 5. Spotting." -
[Procurement Supervisors: McMath, Folkman, Murray, Bosh]
Photograph used in newsletter “This is Fleetwings," page five. -
[Hangar and Seaplane ramp into the Delaware River Fleetwings Inc., Bristol, PA]
Fleetwings replaced Keystone Aircraft Company in 1934. The 80 acres where these aircraft companies stood was a shipyard during WWI for the construction of merchant ships.
Stamped on back of photograph: "From the collection of Henry A Liese." -
[Fleetwing Aircraft Corporation]
During World War I, this site had the (Harriman) Merchant fleet shipyard.
1925: Huff, Daland aircraft purchase the site
1926: Bomber production
1927: it becomes Keystone Aircraft
1932: Plant closed until 1934. Fleetwings moved from NY to this site. Hall Aluminum rented part of building for the Hall Flying Boat
1940: Hall closed but Fleetwing continued, Henry Kaiser purchased Fleetwing
1947 it becomes Kaiser Metal Products. They continued until 1962.