Tallmantz Photo Gallery #1

A Bill Larkins photo of the Tallmantz Lockheed Vega 2D, N968Y, at the Merced Fly In on June 6, 1965. Several noted aviation historians/ photographers, namely Bill Larkins, B.C. Reed, and Pete Bowers, all got a flight in the rare Vega that day. Bill, who was the pilot that day? (William T. Larkins)

A Bill Larkins photo showing the Paul Mantz Boeing 100 at the San Francisco Bay Airdrome at Alameda, California, in 1939. Mantz was born and raised in Alameda (east bay side). (William T. Larkins)

A photo by Bill Larkins of the Garland Lincoln Nieuport 28 replica that Tallmantz Aviation brought to a show at Oakland, California, in 1962. (William T. Larkins)

Another Bill Larkins photo showing the replica Tallmantz Bleriot IX, N6683C, at an Oakland airshow in 1962. This replica was built at Alberta, Canada, in 1953 and was purchased by Frank Tallman in September 1959. (William T. Larkins)

Great color view of B-25 cameraship N1042B in its first Tallmantz paint scheme. The markings on the nose are represent the camera used on one of the Disney CircleVision, a.k.a. Circarama, project, this one being filmed for Expo 67 held at Montreal, Canada. (Photo source unknown. Credit?)

August 1959 cover of Model Airplane News showing Paul Mantz with a couple of lucky kids in front of his TP-40N, N923. Anyone have a better scan of this cover shot? Where was this photo taken? Not Orange County.

The old Paul Mantz Lockheed Vega taking off at the Oakland airshow in 1962. As can be seen, the airplane had its paint scheme changed to one from Continental Airlines by 1965. (William T. Larkins)

Paul Mantz's Lockheed Sirius 8A, NC117W, shown here probably in 1940. Bill Larkins thinks he shot the photo while the film House Across the Bay was being filmed. (William T. Larkins)

The Lockheed Sirius was featured on the cover of Popular Aviation for the July 1938 issue. This photo shows Paul Mantz on the right and shows the obvious purpose Mantz had for the airplane, here being used to film the 1938 film Men With Wings. This cover scan comes from the excellent website on the Davis-Monthan Airfield and was contributed to that site by Tim Kalina.

An inspired view of the Mantz Lockheed Sirius 8A, NC117W, as photographed by Bill Larkins. As can be seen in the above magazine cover, the "gun ring" was actually a mount for a 35 mm motion picture camera. The Sirius was lost in May 1940 near Downey, California, in a mid-air collision with a Vultee. The crew of three on the Sirius was lost. (William T. Larkins)

The Mantz Sikorsky S-39, NC804W, as seen in the late 1930s/early 1940s. (William T. Larkins)

One of the Mantz TBF/TBMs, this being TBF-1C BuNo 46122 operating as NX9394H, marked with Weath-Air Inc. titles and noted as a Flying Laboratory. This airplane was later modified to become the "first" air tanker, except for all the other ones modified earlier. But it can be considered to be the first "modern" air tanker, that is, a surplus World War II bomber refitted for forest fire fighting. (William T. Larkins)

Mantz Lockheed Orion 9C, operated as NR12222. Mantz used this airplane as a cameraship and it was held by Mantz and Tallmantz until the May 1966 auction. (William T. Larkins)

North American YF-107A 55-5120 was displayed for several years as part of the Tallmantz non-profit International Flight and Space Museum. This view shows the airplane in 1966. Only three F-107s were built. Does anyone know where this airplane ended up? There is one (55-5118) at the Pima Air Museum and another (55-5119) at the National Museum of the USAF. So where is this one? (photo by Phil Juvet)

Nice color view of one of the several Nieuport 28s owned by Tallmantz, not sure which one. (photo by Phil Juvet)

Updated: April 28, 2008

	A Bill Larkins photo of the Tallmantz Lockheed Vega 2D, N968Y, at the Merced Fly In on June 6, 1965. Several noted aviation historians/ photographers, namely Bill Larkins, B.C. Reed, and Pete Bowers, all got a flight in the rare Vega that day. Bill, who was the pilot that day? (William T. Larkins)
	A Bill Larkins photo showing the Paul Mantz Boeing 100 at the San Francisco Bay Airdrome at Alameda, California, in 1939. Mantz was born and raised in Alameda (east bay side). (William T. Larkins)
	A photo by Bill Larkins of the Garland Lincoln Nieuport 28 replica that Tallmantz Aviation brought to a show at Oakland, California, in 1962. (William T. Larkins)
	Another Bill Larkins photo showing the replica Tallmantz Bleriot IX, N6683C, at an Oakland airshow in 1962. This replica was built at Alberta, Canada, in 1953 and was purchased by Frank Tallman in September 1959. (William T. Larkins)
	Great color view of B-25 cameraship N1042B in its first Tallmantz paint scheme. The markings on the nose are represent the camera used on one of the Disney CircleVision, a.k.a. Circarama, project, this one being filmed for Expo 67 held at Montreal, Canada. (Photo source unknown. Credit?)
	August 1959 cover of Model Airplane News showing Paul Mantz with a couple of lucky kids in front of his TP-40N, N923. Anyone have a better scan of this cover shot? Where was this photo taken? Not Orange County.
	The old Paul Mantz Lockheed Vega taking off at the Oakland airshow in 1962. As can be seen, the airplane had its paint scheme changed to one from Continental Airlines by 1965. (William T. Larkins)
	Paul Mantz's Lockheed Sirius 8A, NC117W, shown here probably in 1940. Bill Larkins thinks he shot the photo while the film House Across the Bay was being filmed. (William T. Larkins)
	The Lockheed Sirius was featured on the cover of Popular Aviation for the July 1938 issue. This photo shows Paul Mantz on the right and shows the obvious purpose Mantz had for the airplane, here being used to film the 1938 film Men With Wings. This cover scan comes from the excellent website on the Davis-Monthan Airfield and was contributed to that site by Tim Kalina.
	An inspired view of the Mantz Lockheed Sirius 8A, NC117W, as photographed by Bill Larkins. As can be seen in the above magazine cover, the "gun ring" was actually a mount for a 35 mm motion picture camera. The Sirius was lost in May 1940 near Downey, California, in a mid-air collision with a Vultee. The crew of three on the Sirius was lost. (William T. Larkins)
	The Mantz Sikorsky S-39, NC804W, as seen in the late 1930s/early 1940s. (William T. Larkins)
	One of the Mantz TBF/TBMs, this being TBF-1C BuNo 46122 operating as NX9394H, marked with Weath-Air Inc. titles and noted as a Flying Laboratory. This airplane was later modified to become the "first" air tanker, except for all the other ones modified earlier. But it can be considered to be the first "modern" air tanker, that is, a surplus World War II bomber refitted for forest fire fighting. (William T. Larkins)
	Mantz Lockheed Orion 9C, operated as NR12222. Mantz used this airplane as a cameraship and it was held by Mantz and Tallmantz until the May 1966 auction. (William T. Larkins)
	North American YF-107A 55-5120 was displayed for several years as part of the Tallmantz non-profit International Flight and Space Museum. This view shows the airplane in 1966. Only three F-107s were built. Does anyone know where this airplane ended up? There is one (55-5118) at the Pima Air Museum and another (55-5119) at the National Museum of the USAF. So where is this one? (photo by Phil Juvet)
	Nice color view of one of the several Nieuport 28s owned by Tallmantz, not sure which one. (photo by Phil Juvet)