{"id":7551,"date":"2022-08-04T06:10:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T06:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/04\/truck-repair-shop-owner-shows-off-historic-military-plane-collection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:21:18","slug":"truck-repair-shop-owner-shows-off-historic-military-plane-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/gallery\/2022\/08\/04\/truck-repair-shop-owner-shows-off-historic-military-plane-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck repair shop owner shows off historic military plane collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1272\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13285\" data-id=\"13285\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg?resize=768,488 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,651 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606192577.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,977 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dan Bissell, owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, poses for a portrait in front an engine of a Grumman S-2 Tracker stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair in St. Louis on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Bissell has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American and Soviet military hardware. (Laurie Skrivan\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1271\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13293\" data-id=\"13293\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg?resize=768,488 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,651 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606147781.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,976 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dan Bissell stands on an F-105 jet stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (Laurie Skrivan\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2481\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13303\" data-id=\"13303\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg?resize=768,529 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,706 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1059 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005606065718.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1411 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 photo shows a Grumman S-2 Tracker stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. Dan Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. (David Carson\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2485\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13312\" data-id=\"13312\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg?resize=768,530 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,707 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1060 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605898155.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1414 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Thursday Nov. 16, 2017 photo shows a Piasecki H-21 flying banana and an OV-1 Mohawk stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. Dan Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has collection of parts from hulls to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. (David Carson\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2446\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13320\" data-id=\"13320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,696 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1044 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605932654.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1392 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Thursday Nov. 16, 2017 photo shows a hatch on a Grumman S-2 Tracker stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. Dan Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. (David Carson\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13336\" data-id=\"13336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605735052.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 photo shows the cockpit of a Soviet MiG-17 stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. Dan Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. (David Carson\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"5088\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13353\" data-id=\"13353\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg?resize=212,300 212w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1085 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg?resize=725,1024 725w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg?resize=1087,1536 1087w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18005605971756.jpg.jpg?resize=1449,2048 1449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 photo shows engine throttle controllers in the cockpit of a B-52 bomber stored at Bissell Auto &#038; Body truck repair on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. Dan Bissell, the owner of Bissell Auto &#038; Body, has been buying surplus military planes and helicopters for 25 years. He has a collection of parts from nearly whole planes to wings to engines and landing gear from 26 aircraft he purchased from government auctions. He has both American military and Soviet military hardware. 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