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The first photo is a nice shot of Twins on the ramp in front of the conversion hangar. Exact date is unclear but probably 1954-55 timeframe.

(Based on the paint scheme, the second plane in line has been identified as TTN-33, which was exported to Canada in November 1955).

(L-3 Communications via S. Martin)

The second is an aerial of the field, dated July 1955 and looking south-southwest. The Navion hangar is in the upper left center with several aircraft nearby on the ramp near what appears to be a C-47 (they're actually Curtiss C-46 Commandos). Several of the structures shown in this photo are still in existence today. The large hangar in center (with four rudder tower extensions and TEMCO on front) was later expanded to the south and the Navion hangar was demolished sometime in the 1960s. The two large hangars in foreground (round and peaked-roof) and the checkered water tank are still around.

(On the far left side of the photo, the control tower from which the above photo was taken can be seen behind the C-46. Two single Navions and a D-16 sit beside the Commando. A D-16A is nosed in towards the Twin Navion hangar, and another D-16A shares the ramp near one of the Boeing B-50 bombers. A gutted Navion airframe sits amongst the disassembled C-46s.)

(L-3 Communications via S. Martin)

The third shows the Greenville ramp looking north-northeast from the control tower, 11 Sept. 1956. Several Twins are visible among the B-29/B-50s in various states of overhaul.

(TEMCO started converting the bombers into spy planes for the USAF in 1955. The mix of Douglas C-54s and a single Boeing C-97 transport in the background were the mainstay of TEMCO's overhaul work, dating back to 1951.)

(L-3 Communications via S. Martin)