Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.

id: CT048-S01
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant: overview and bibliography
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Aircraft manufacturing photographs preserve Stratford’s place in aviation and industrial history.
url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant
credit: Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT048-P01
title: Aerial view of the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft factory at Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in 1947
kind: Photographs
date: 1947
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Aerial view of the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft factory at Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in 1947.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Vought-Sikorsky_Aircraft_factory_at_Stratford,_Connecticut_(USA),_in_1947.jpg
credit: U.S. Navy / Public domain
notes: Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
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id: CT048-P02
title: Vought OS2U production 1940
kind: Photographs
date: 1940-11
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Production of Vought OS2U Kingfisher seaplanes at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in November 1940.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vought_OS2U_production_1940.jpg
credit: Jack Delano / Public domain
notes: Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
file: images/stratford-8457108.jpg
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id: CT048-P03
title: PW R-985 engines for Vought OS2Us 1940
kind: Photographs
date: 1940-11
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Mounting of Pratt & Whitney R-985 "Wasp Junior" engines on Vought OS2U Kinfisher aircraft at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut (USA) in November 1940.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PW_R-985_engines_for_Vought_OS2Us_1940.jpg
credit: Jack Delano / Public domain
notes: Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
file: images/stratford-11691978.jpg
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id: ED-P166916743
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant (54530506217).jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 2024-09-22
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Stratford Army Engine Plant beyond tidal marsh. Stratford Army Engine Plant
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant_(54530506217).jpg
credit: Ethan Long / Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Modern waterfront condition, not aircraft manufacturing in progress. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 2.0
file: images/ED-P166916743.webp
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id: ED-P166916796
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant (54530506247).jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 2024-09-22
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Plant exterior and perimeter fence at Stratford. Stratford Army Engine Plant
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant_(54530506247).jpg
credit: Ethan Long / Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Modern exterior. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 2.0
file: images/ED-P166916796.webp
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id: ED-P166916760
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant (54530506412).jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 2024-09-22
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Weathered waterfront plant facade at Stratford. Stratford Army Engine Plant
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant_(54530506412).jpg
credit: Ethan Long / Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Distinct closer viewpoint from ED-P 166916743. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 2.0
file: images/ED-P166916760.webp
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id: ED-P166916781
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant (54530506557).jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 2024-09-22
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Brick plant facade and chimney at Stratford. Stratford Army Engine Plant
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant_(54530506557).jpg
credit: Ethan Long / Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Distinct frame from ED-P 166916796; neither is a production photograph. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 2.0
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id: ED-P166916826
title: Stratford Army Engine Plant (54530506567).jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 2024-09-22
institution: Stratford Aircraft & Army Engine Plant
summary: Street-facing plant building and fence at Stratford. Stratford Army Engine Plant
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratford_Army_Engine_Plant_(54530506567).jpg
credit: Ethan Long / Stratford Army Engine Plant
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Modern exterior, distinct from the other four views. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 2.0
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