Lockheed vintage colour archives, Burbank, XF-90, P-80R...

[bercr]

I have a fascination with photos taken by the aircraft manufacturers during the 40's and the beginning of the 50's, particularly with colour ones, and I have a few questions about Lockheed. - what was the proportion of Lockheed pictures that were taken in color at this time (between 1944 and 1950) ? Some books, like those of Bill Yenne about Lockheed or Warren Bodie about the P-38 have beautiful color photographs taken at that time, or even earlier. - what happened to all the original negatives (BW or colour) ? It seems that access to these documents is almost impossible, even by professional historians, why? I don't even know if they are classified and referenced by Lockheed, or if they are in some dusty boxes that everyone has forgotten at Lockheed ? - when Lockheed closed Burbank plant, what became photos and negatives stored in the plant ? - I wonder if there is somewhere a myriad of colour negatives on the XF-90, P-80 and P-80R, Constitution, that will one day be accessible ? Thanks...

 

[bercr]

Nobody knows ?

A few colour photos that seem to date from yesterday, but it's Constellation, not XF-90 nor P-80R...

http://www.aussieairliners.org/l-1049os/america/line.html

 

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Color XF-90:

 

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Color XP-58:

 

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Color Model 34 Big Dipper:

 

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Color Model 75 Saturn:

 

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Color Model 89 Constitution:

 

[bercr]

Very nice photos, thanks a lot !

Where did you find the 2 photos of Model 34 Big Dipper at Burbank plant ? Very very nice !