Wright Field 1:400 Scale Classic US Airport

YesterAirlines

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Hi All. Since I've moved back to the UK my model airports have had to take a bit of a backseat but I am trying to find the time to update them and get some more photos done. My Wright Field diorama now sits in what I call Terminal 2 of my setup and back in April I did get to take some shots of it.

It is loosely based on 1959 Atlanta. Here's an overview of it:

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Wright Field does actually have its own website: https://wrightfield.weebly.com/ which covers the inspiration, construction and layout. I do plan on updating the site with more photos but I never have enough time for it.

Here are some other images from the Delta and Eastern gates.
 

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More shots from Wright Field. The gates on the East of the central pier are the home of a variety of trunk and local service airlines mostly using their classic propliners in this pre-1960 era.

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Above: Mohawk flew Convairs like N1013C here on local service routes from Wright Field from early 1957. Note the jetpower Capital Viscount in the background.

Below: Capital was a major trunk airliner in the 50s and this DC-4A N8841 served with them until July 1961.

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Above: Douglas DC-7 N6333C 'Mainliner Tacoma' was less than two years old when photographed in July 1958.

Below: Continental Airlines DC-6B N90960 was operating an inter-line agreement service with American into Wright Field when this shot was taken in 1960.

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Above: L-188 Electra N6128A 'Flagship San Diego' was less than 3 months old when this photo was taken in March 1960.

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Absolutely great detail one time saw a jfk airport form the 70s with similar detail. Someday I wish do make a model airport of yyc with similar detail to it.
 
This is going to be my end goal once I complete my hometown airport retro project. That will certainly be a very long term project.
 
The coming of pure jets changed aviation forever at Wright Field. In this mid-1960 shot both an Eastern and Delta DC-8 are parked at the new pier extension complete with the airport's first airbridges. This was very similar in structure to one built at Atlanta in 1959.

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Eastern DC-8-21 N8602 pushes back from the gate in readiness for a trip to New York in July 1960. She had been delivered on January 22, 1960 and would be sold to Air Spain in April 1972.

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I like this concept because it takes me to an era I'm not all that familiar with and to be honest wouldn't have all that much interest in. However it offers a great perspective of the wider range of models and how they can be portrayed on a model airport.
 
I like this concept because it takes me to an era I'm not all that familiar with and to be honest wouldn't have all that much interest in. However it offers a great perspective of the wider range of models and how they can be portrayed on a model airport.
This!
 
Loving the layout Rich! I've always liked the hodgepodge "build as we need it" setup. You've sucessfully tempted me into buying a DAL DC-8 and EAL DC-8, although the latter has no use for my SFO, there's no point in turning down another one of those iconic early jet liveries.
 
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