A couple of comments - during WW2, North American Aviation used Hanger One as part of the flight line for the factory that was on the the airport and the other side of Imperial Highway, where they build mostly B25's and early P-51 Mustangs . The planes were staged up and down the runway area while they were being tested and readied for delivery. North American and also Douglas Aircraft used the area around the hanger for staging of aircraft deliveries up to at least the 50's and 60's - my father used to come out to LAX to pick up Navy aircraft from the Douglas factory and fly them back east. there are several places where the flight line can be seen in archival photos from the period. Rockwell International used Hanger One as the operations base for a helicopter fleet that ran in the late 70's and through the 80's that they used to get people around without having to deal with the traffic jams, mostly senior staff and sometimes engineering if there were specific document delivery transfer needs. I worked for Rockwell from 1981 until we were sold to Boeing, and used to ride in the helos from Seal Beach to the San Fernando Valley on a semi regular basis in the early and mid 80's. We would land on the roof of the headquarters building across Imperial Highway (I think Direct TV is in there now) and sometimes land near the hanger to refuel. Rockwell stopped using the hanger when they shut down the factory in the area and moved the headquarters to Seal Beach, however they did put a chunk of money into the Hanger One renovation project before leaving the area in 1993. The factory on the airport side is where the cargo buildings on the east end of the airport are now The factory building complex on the other side of Imperial Highway was at one time rather large. There was a Mach 3 wind tunnel and a bunch of manufacturing buildings on the site. Once the B-1 program was completed the old WW2 era buildings were abandoned. I think the X-31 may have been the last aircraft manufactured there. Northrop Grumman is currently using the old Douglas facility.
I've gotten so many questions about that shirt! My family visited the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park last December, and I bought the shirt at the visitor center. They've gotta still have some left, right?
Very nice background story. Thanks Etan!
Are you gonna do something on muso and Frank grill?
@@mistervacation23 I love that place, but it’s not on the National Register of Historic Places (yet) so I don’t plan on covering it.
@@etandoesla OK, but I gotta say they have the best steak in town. Napoleon said the best history is an agreed upon lie.
I helped publish a letter imploring action in about 1990, in the old "Air Classics" newspaper. Looked like Kalitta was using it then.
@@danielmacpherson1630 Thanks for your help in keeping Hangar One around! This hangar has a lot of supporters.
A couple of comments - during WW2, North American Aviation used Hanger One as part of the flight line for the factory that was on the the airport and the other side of Imperial Highway, where they build mostly B25's and early P-51 Mustangs . The planes were staged up and down the runway area while they were being tested and readied for delivery. North American and also Douglas Aircraft used the area around the hanger for staging of aircraft deliveries up to at least the 50's and 60's - my father used to come out to LAX to pick up Navy aircraft from the Douglas factory and fly them back east. there are several places where the flight line can be seen in archival photos from the period.
Rockwell International used Hanger One as the operations base for a helicopter fleet that ran in the late 70's and through the 80's that they used to get people around without having to deal with the traffic jams, mostly senior staff and sometimes engineering if there were specific document delivery transfer needs. I worked for Rockwell from 1981 until we were sold to Boeing, and used to ride in the helos from Seal Beach to the San Fernando Valley on a semi regular basis in the early and mid 80's. We would land on the roof of the headquarters building across Imperial Highway (I think Direct TV is in there now) and sometimes land near the hanger to refuel. Rockwell stopped using the hanger when they shut down the factory in the area and moved the headquarters to Seal Beach, however they did put a chunk of money into the Hanger One renovation project before leaving the area in 1993.
The factory on the airport side is where the cargo buildings on the east end of the airport are now The factory building complex on the other side of Imperial Highway was at one time rather large. There was a Mach 3 wind tunnel and a bunch of manufacturing buildings on the site. Once the B-1 program was completed the old WW2 era buildings were abandoned. I think the X-31 may have been the last aircraft manufactured there. Northrop Grumman is currently using the old Douglas facility.
I volunteer at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Your t-shirt is a hoot. Is there a story behind it?
I've gotten so many questions about that shirt! My family visited the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park last December, and I bought the shirt at the visitor center. They've gotta still have some left, right?
@@etandoesla I'll ask at the park store there. Thanks!