Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

USA / Texas / Grand Prairie / Dallas, Texas / West Jefferson Boulevard, 9314
 factory, production, aerospace industry, historical layer / disappeared object, manufacturing
The Jefferson Street site in Dallas, Texas, is centrally located in the Metroplex -- 9 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Employees in the Jefferson Street facility build and assemble integrated airframe systems for military and commercial aircraft programs.

Site History:
Constructed in 1940, the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, where Vought is headquartered, was home to North American Aviation from 1941-1945, when World War II ended. In 1948, the U.S. Navy selected Chance Vought Aircraft to occupy the plant. Among the more than 15,000 aircraft produced by Chance Vought’s legacy companies, some notable ones include the VE-7 Bluebird, the OS2U Kingfisher, the F4U Corsair, the F-8 Crusader, and the A-7 Corsair II.

The facility was a Vought operation under a series of names and ownership until Northrop Grumman acquired the company in 1994. Subsequently, the Dallas operations, including the Grand Prairie facility built in 1968, was known as the Vought Center. In July 2000, Northrop Grumman sold its aerostructures business to The Carlyle Group, an investment firm based in Washington, D.C. Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. was then formed as an independent company, with headquarters based in Dallas.(Source:Company Website)

9314 W Jefferson Blvd
Dallas, TX 75211
(972) 946-2011‎
www.voughtaircraft.com/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_Aircraft_Industries
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Coordinates:   32°44'35"N   96°58'49"W

Comments

  • North American built around 3000 mustangs here in WWII
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