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Sitting behind the Specialized Aircraft Maintenance yard is the Allied Aircraft storage yard. The entrance it to the
rear of SAM's premises and this offers the only reasonable view you will easily get from ground level,
95% of the aircraft in this yard are not visible from outside. Of course, like all the other yards in the area, the best way of seeing them is from the
air and careful thought should be given to incorporate an over flight of Allied with any taken over AMARC. Recent pictures can be found on the Aerial
Gallery pages to give you a much better understanding of Allied's layout.
The 43 H-37's (30 CH-37B and 13 CH-37C) in storage at Allied have been here for over 25 years and are in an extremely
poor state. They are described as 'scrap metal' by a local business man, although most look quite complete from a distance.
The future of these aircraft does not look too bright although they could
live on as museum or display pieces. It has been reported that one of the CH-37's has been earmarked for a museum in
the UK but the cost and logistics for its delivery are proving difficult.
Click here to see pictures of the Allied H-37's.
A few years ago this yard was home to the majority of the H-34's that existed in the area.
Although most of these have left there are a sizeable number still resident sitting in several tight
lines at the rear of the premises. They are not visible from outside. Located next to these H-34's are a number of H-19 Chickasaw,
all of these helicopters are also in very poor condition.
At the end of 2001 or beginning of 2002 a number of aircraft belonging to SAM were moved from this yard across to the other side of East Drexel to a small
compound adjoining the UAC yard.
For the purposes of this web site it is referred to as SAM 'Compound B'. This compound is believed to be run
by Chuck Wooten's and so the aircraft contained within it are listed under SAM.
An aerial view of this new yard can be seen on the right. The three wingless Nomads, which are not listed on this site are N421NE, N4812C and N4817E.
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One of the more interesting types at Allied is the Lockheed EC-121 53-0535. This aircraft is now sitting on its tail due to its
engines being removed, it is also missing its right-hand wing tip. The front portion of it can be seen clearly from East Drexel Road,
the rest of it being hidden by an automobile scrapyard that is situated between Allied and the
road.
A large number of HU-16 Albatross are currently stored in this yard. Several were being restored in the Specialized Aircraft Maintenance yard in
July 2001, there was also one on long term restoration at Western International at the same time. It seems as though
there are a popular type for private ownership so the future looks brighter for these than the other types in the area.
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