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N70BF Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A) Liftmaster Florida Air Transport - ex US Navy and SA Ejecutivos (scan from my collection - not taken by myself).
N836D Douglas DC-7B Legendary Airlines. Operated in Eastern Air Lines old colors - now stored at Charlotte. Former Eastern, Nomads and Twentieth Century Air Travel Club
5787 : Convair HC-131A : US Coast Guard, Miami
Previously 52-5787 with USAF, and based in Europe, before transfer to the USCG for its final years of service.
Seen at its base, Opa Locka.
March 2 2014; Opa Locka OPF. Note the P-51 on the tail, in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen from Tom Joyner's home town.
CP-2277 : Boeing 727-23 : AeroSur
One of a trio of veteran 727-100s from this Bolivian airline awaiting scrapping.
This DC-3 was delivered to the USAAF in December 1943 as 42-100823, it served with the 8th and 9th Air Forces in WW2, including participating in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem) in September 1944. Post-war it was civilianised as OK-WDP with CSA in November 1947, but in 1960 it resumed life as a military aircraft, with the French Air Force as 100823. It was disposed of in 1971 and made its way to the USA in 1973 as N15MA with Mannion Air Charter of Ypsilanti, MI. Retaining this registration, it changed hands a number of times before being acquired by Florida Air Cargo in 1997.
Opa-Locka Airport 2017
Manufacturer:Douglas
Model :DC3C-S1C3G
Build :1945
C/N :19999
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:32
Number of Engines:2
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830
EC-GSZ : Boeing 727-256 : ex-VIASA.
Originally EC-CBE of Iberia. Leased to VIASA as YV-129C from October 1992 until January 1997. Repossessed by Iberia as EC-GSZ, but stored at Opa Locka, where it was broken up in 2001.
The Harry Hurt Building is a prominent, 1920s historic site located at 490 Opa-locka Boulevard (at the corner of Ali Baba Avenue) in Opa-locka, Florida. Constructed in early 1926, it holds the distinction of being the very first structure erected in Opa-locka's commercial business zone.
Key Historical Facts
Architecture: The building was designed by architect Bernhardt E. Muller as part of aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss's vision to develop the city around a 1,001 Arabian Nights theme. It features unique Moorish Revival architecture.
Historical Significance: It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 1982.
Original Uses: It initially opened with seven apartments, five storefronts, a gas station, and a large garage. It also housed the city's biweekly newspaper, The Opa-locka Times, starting in August 1926.
Current Status: Known alternately as the Hurt Business Center or Logan Executive Center, the facility is utilized by the Ten North Group (formerly the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation) and hosts the Opa-locka Museum of Art & History.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.miamidade.gov/propertysearch/#/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hurt_Building
web.archive.org/web/20070310135922/http://www.flheritage....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opa-locka_Thematic_Resource_Area
www.miamidade.gov/Apps/PA/propertysearch/#/
www.google.com/search?q=hurt+building+opa-locka+florida&a...
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