When the aircraft plant opened in the 40's, it was known as Consolidated Aircraft, a.k.a., I think Air Force Plant #4. They made thousands of B-24 Liberator Bombers. It was later bought and renamed as General Dynamic, a.k.a. 'GD'. Several years ago, it was bought by Lockheed, the name it is now known. The AF Base (Carswell) is now a Joint_Reserve Base for all military services. -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:DanielC@trinity.mensa.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:42 PM To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [TXTARRAN-L] half-brother search You're right; it was Lockheed, not McDonnell-Douglas. There was a plant there in the 40's though; my dad worked there before he joined the Army. I had always thought it was GD back then. Carswell was open during the 40's and as far as I know it had that same name, though it would have been an Army-Air base (the Air Force did not exist as a separate branch until 1948). > -----Original Message----- > From: Voss, Terry D [mailto:terry.d.voss@lmco.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:32 PM > To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com; 'Daniel Chenault' > Subject: RE: [TXTARRAN-L] half-brother search > > > This water is getting a little muddy. At the time in > question, there was no > General Dynamics. And it was never bought by McDonnell > Douglas. The Fort > Worth Division WAS sold to Lockheed a few years ago, and soon became > Lockheed Martin. Many bases no longer exist which did during > the time in > question. I would suggest a more careful examination of > facts known and how > they might map to the area during the '40's. > > ---------- > From: Daniel Chenault[SMTP:DanielC@trinity.mensa.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:22 PM > To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [TXTARRAN-L] half-brother search > > Just so you know; there is no, never was, a "McDonnell > Douglas AFB" > in > Ft. Worth. There is an airbase (now closed and used for reserve > training) called Carswell Air Base. Next to this base > and sharing > the > runway was General Dynamics. This was sold to > McDonnell-Douglas a > few > years ago, hence the name confusion. > > That said, do you know anything at all beyond that he worked at > General > Dynamics and died on the job in the 40's? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John71757@aol.com [mailto:John71757@aol.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:19 PM > > To: TXTARRAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TXTARRAN-L] half-brother search > > > > > > To Whom it may concern, > > > > My name is John Espenshade. I live in PA. I have a half > > brother who was > > born in the Fort Worth area in the mid 40's. Probably 1944. > > I don't know > > his mother's full name. I do know that her husband died > > shortly before my > > father knew her. Her husband was killed working at McDonnell > > Douglas AFB. I > > thought that if I could find his obituary, I could find her > > name and be > > closer to finding my brother. I am not sure if this is the > > proper place to > > post this request, but am willing to try anything. > Thank you for > any > > responses. > > > > Sincerely, > > John Espenshade > > john71757@aol.com > > > > > > ==== TXTARRAN Mailing List ==== > > 6. Tarrant County > > > > > ==== TXTARRAN Mailing List ==== > 2. Tarrant County > ==== TXTARRAN Mailing List ==== 5. Tarrant County