ORIGINAL GLOBE AND TEMCO
FACTORY PHOTO GALLERY

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Temco factory photo.
From another angle N23 can be seen on a vertical fin, and also the fact not all the airplanes have the "new look" fuselage. Thru the windshield of the Swift on the right, part of an "N" number can be seen on a rudder. It is either N78096, N78196, or N78296. Note the Aeromatic props!



The photos of N80529 immediately above and below were taken at an Exposition in Cleveland, OH in the Spring of 1946. Dominic Gentile and John Godfrey, famous WW2 P-51 aces, were there working for Globe as sales reps. I have Godfrey's book "the Look of Eagles" but he doesn't say much about this part of his life. Apparently, flying GC-1A Swifts thru mid-west weather was more terrifying than flying P-51's over Germany.

The Temco airplane with the young lady above is N2374B. It was bought new by Bryan Cole of Sidney, IL. He flew it almost 30 years until his passing at age 80. I flew it several times, once on Mr Coles 80th birthday at Champagne, IL.   It is listed today to Richard Dean of WV.

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