a (Bethpage)_v_bw_o_Agfa (ca. 1965, GAEC photo no. 65703)
“PLT. 5 CLOSE UP OF LEM AREA”
More importantly, hand-printed on the verso:
“X – PERRY’S ORIGINAL FLT TEST HANGAR.
FURTHER TO LEFT WAS PERRY’S NEW HANGAR (WITH SMALL ANTENNA TOWER IN CENTER).
THE LM WAS LATER BUILT IN THESE HANGARS WITH ADDED SURROUNDING FACILITIES.”
So, the above serves not only as wonderful ‘insider’ information pertaining to GAEC’s Bethpage facility, but also as a ‘key’ with regard to the red ink “X” and arrow (along with “PERRY’S HGRS”) written in the white border on the obverse.
Per the discussion at the following collectSPACE thread, the “new hangar” referenced above would’ve (I suppose) made it the primary Lunar Excursion Module/Lunar Module (LEM/LM) assembly building, containing a clean room where three of them could be simultaneously assembled.
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000122.html
I really should’ve purchased at least one of the two LM books referenced in the thread.
However - to me - the $64K question is what the heck is/are “Perry’s Hangar(s)”? The annotation (arrow) on the photograph seems to point to the slightly lower profile building to the right of & adjacent to the "LEM Assembly, Installation and Test" building (with the antenna tower).
A 5,000 sq. ft section of it (nearest the aforementioned building) consists of a clean room for exclusive LEM use pertaining to RCS & ECS.
Could it refer to Perry L. Gardner? There are multiple GAEC-associated documents in/of which he was an integral part. His son even has a wonderful site devoted to his journals. Despite that & meaning no disrespect, he doesn’t appear to be ‘historic’ enough, or even old enough for that matter.
The ONLY place that actually references “Perry’s Hangar” is, as one might expect, at the “Grumman Memorial Park” website, which unfortunately appears to be static as of 2012. I’m actually surprised it’s still up. But all it has is one low resolution photo, taken inside the hangar, apparently in 1950…with no context, no write-up, nothing.
So, there's some sort of obscure, poorly documented historical significance, or so I'd think. I mean, you don't name something after/for an individual, formally or informally, unless there's something that merited it.
I foolishly sent an email to their contact address, which I’m sure was an exercise in futility. I’ve also reached out to the Grumman Retiree Club, which I've done a couple of times in the past regarding some of my other photos. Crickets then & no reason to expect anything different now. Maybe I'll try the Cradle of Aviation folks. Eventually, someone's got to respond, to something, anything, right?
Nah, I doubt it, so…I'm tapping out. That's about it with regard to Perry’s Hangar. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’d also like to know who made the annotations on the photo.
Finally, look at the place…a textbook example of never judging a book by its cover. It looks like…I dunno…a run-of-the-mill machine shop. And kind of grimy looking at that. The outward appearance belies the engineering magic that went on inside.
I opted for a 1200 dpi scan on this, ignorantly hoping to maybe resolve some identifiable LEM component(s) on the grounds. I haven’t, but other peripheral things can be seen…to include horses grazing in the grassy field on the left. And, the trailer at the near end of the larger angled building comprising the "Cold Flow Test Site"...you can make out "LIQUID CARBONIC / GENERAL DYNAMICS", written on what looks like its outer gas cylinders. Two more such trailers may be near the far end of the smaller Cold Flow Test Site building. The Liquid Carbonic Company produced industrial gasses, including oxygen & acetylene, amongst others, to include liquid oxygen distribution. On the background oward the upper left is a Westinghouse Electric building/facility. Possibly located there as a subcontractor? Or totally unrelated? Since this whole area appears to be zoned for light industrial usage. Just to the left of Plant no. 25, the Engineering Center, which is the large rectangularly partitioned building in the background, the angled Quonset hut-like structure is a wind tunnel. Who knew?!
Finally, check out the two possible GAEC execs shooting the breeze in what looks to be an Alfa Romeo Spider [WRONG: see/read corrected identification below], just inside the side entrance gate at the bottom of the photo. Along those lines, look at the smorgasbord of other vintage automobiles...it's like an open-air museum.
Also outstanding:
yesterdaysamerica.com/remembering-the-apollo-program/
Credit: "Yesterday's America" website
I hope this happened:
news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-s...
Credit: Northrop Grumman website
Finally, can you believe it?! But hey, at least they’re still standing…I think/hope:
a (Bethpage)_v_bw_o_Agfa (ca. 1965, GAEC photo no. 65703)
“PLT. 5 CLOSE UP OF LEM AREA”
More importantly, hand-printed on the verso:
“X – PERRY’S ORIGINAL FLT TEST HANGAR.
FURTHER TO LEFT WAS PERRY’S NEW HANGAR (WITH SMALL ANTENNA TOWER IN CENTER).
THE LM WAS LATER BUILT IN THESE HANGARS WITH ADDED SURROUNDING FACILITIES.”
So, the above serves not only as wonderful ‘insider’ information pertaining to GAEC’s Bethpage facility, but also as a ‘key’ with regard to the red ink “X” and arrow (along with “PERRY’S HGRS”) written in the white border on the obverse.
Per the discussion at the following collectSPACE thread, the “new hangar” referenced above would’ve (I suppose) made it the primary Lunar Excursion Module/Lunar Module (LEM/LM) assembly building, containing a clean room where three of them could be simultaneously assembled.
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000122.html
I really should’ve purchased at least one of the two LM books referenced in the thread.
However - to me - the $64K question is what the heck is/are “Perry’s Hangar(s)”? The annotation (arrow) on the photograph seems to point to the slightly lower profile building to the right of & adjacent to the "LEM Assembly, Installation and Test" building (with the antenna tower).
A 5,000 sq. ft section of it (nearest the aforementioned building) consists of a clean room for exclusive LEM use pertaining to RCS & ECS.
Could it refer to Perry L. Gardner? There are multiple GAEC-associated documents in/of which he was an integral part. His son even has a wonderful site devoted to his journals. Despite that & meaning no disrespect, he doesn’t appear to be ‘historic’ enough, or even old enough for that matter.
The ONLY place that actually references “Perry’s Hangar” is, as one might expect, at the “Grumman Memorial Park” website, which unfortunately appears to be static as of 2012. I’m actually surprised it’s still up. But all it has is one low resolution photo, taken inside the hangar, apparently in 1950…with no context, no write-up, nothing.
So, there's some sort of obscure, poorly documented historical significance, or so I'd think. I mean, you don't name something after/for an individual, formally or informally, unless there's something that merited it.
I foolishly sent an email to their contact address, which I’m sure was an exercise in futility. I’ve also reached out to the Grumman Retiree Club, which I've done a couple of times in the past regarding some of my other photos. Crickets then & no reason to expect anything different now. Maybe I'll try the Cradle of Aviation folks. Eventually, someone's got to respond, to something, anything, right?
Nah, I doubt it, so…I'm tapping out. That's about it with regard to Perry’s Hangar. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’d also like to know who made the annotations on the photo.
Finally, look at the place…a textbook example of never judging a book by its cover. It looks like…I dunno…a run-of-the-mill machine shop. And kind of grimy looking at that. The outward appearance belies the engineering magic that went on inside.
I opted for a 1200 dpi scan on this, ignorantly hoping to maybe resolve some identifiable LEM component(s) on the grounds. I haven’t, but other peripheral things can be seen…to include horses grazing in the grassy field on the left. And, the trailer at the near end of the larger angled building comprising the "Cold Flow Test Site"...you can make out "LIQUID CARBONIC / GENERAL DYNAMICS", written on what looks like its outer gas cylinders. Two more such trailers may be near the far end of the smaller Cold Flow Test Site building. The Liquid Carbonic Company produced industrial gasses, including oxygen & acetylene, amongst others, to include liquid oxygen distribution. On the background oward the upper left is a Westinghouse Electric building/facility. Possibly located there as a subcontractor? Or totally unrelated? Since this whole area appears to be zoned for light industrial usage. Just to the left of Plant no. 25, the Engineering Center, which is the large rectangularly partitioned building in the background, the angled Quonset hut-like structure is a wind tunnel. Who knew?!
Finally, check out the two possible GAEC execs shooting the breeze in what looks to be an Alfa Romeo Spider [WRONG: see/read corrected identification below], just inside the side entrance gate at the bottom of the photo. Along those lines, look at the smorgasbord of other vintage automobiles...it's like an open-air museum.
Also outstanding:
yesterdaysamerica.com/remembering-the-apollo-program/
Credit: "Yesterday's America" website
I hope this happened:
news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-s...
Credit: Northrop Grumman website
Finally, can you believe it?! But hey, at least they’re still standing…I think/hope: