Warplane Survivors USA: Maryland

Maryland Warplanes

(USAF Photo)

Curtiss O-11 Falcon, 104th Observation Squadron pilots, Logan Field, Maryland, 1929.

(USAF Photo)

Curtiss O-11 Falcon aircraft assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron on the flightline on 3 August 1930. The Maryland National Guard flew Falcons from February 1928 until January 1932.

(USAF Photo)

Capt. Charles A. Masson, a pilot with the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron, prepares to board his Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft.  The Maryland National Guard was equipped with JN-4s from 1921 to 1927.

(USAF Photo)

Consolidated O-17 assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron during a mission on 11 September 1931. The 104th was equipped with O-17s from July 1928 to July 1933.

(USAF Photo)

Douglas O-38B assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron parked on the flightline on 9 May 1934.  The Maryland National Guard was equipped with O-38Bs from February 1932 to March 1937.

(USAF Photo)

Douglas O-38E assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron parked on the flightline on 8 August 1933.  The Maryland National Guard was equipped with O-38Es from July 1933 to September 1937.

(USAF Photo)

Douglas O-46A Nos. 1 and 6, top, and North American O-47 observation aircraft Nos. 9, 8 and 10 assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron conduct a training sortie on 1 March 1940.

(USAF Photo)

Douglas O-46A aircraft assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron fly over the Chesapeake Bay on 25 June 1938.  The 104th flew O-46s from February 1937 to June 1941.

(NMNA Photo)

Goodyear F2G-1D Corsair (BuNo. 88454) of the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1947. 88454 was retired on 31 May 1948 and is today on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

(NMNA Photo)

Martin Mauler AM-1 Mauler (BuNo. 22308) of Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), in flight, circa late 1940s.

(NMNA Photo)

Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK-1 (BuNo. 44313), first production aircraft at the Naval Aviation Training Command (NATC), Naval Air Station (NAS) Pautuxent River, Maryland, 8 August 1945.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, circa 1945.


(USAF Photos)

Republic F-47 Thunderbolts, 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, 1946.

(SDA&SM Photo)

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.   This P-47D was flown by the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland ANG from 1946 to 1951.

(USAF Photo)

North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505) in formation with fighters of the Maryland Air National Guard's aerobatic team "Guardian Angels" in close formation, 1952. Maryland had an aerial demonstration team from 1952 to 1953.

(USAF Photo)

North American F-51H-10NA Mustangs, flown by the Maryland Air National Guard's aerobatic team "Guardian Angels".  Pilots Capt. John F.R. Scott, 1st Lt. Malcolm Henry, 1st Lt. Bill Marriott and Capt. Jesse Mitchell (left to right) on the flight line at Spaatz Field in Reading, Pennsylvania, following an airshow at Fort Indiantown Gap, in 1952.  The "Guardian Angels" flew from 1952 to 1953.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505), 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, 1952.

(USAF Photo)

North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505), 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, being serviced by mechanics, summer 1954.

(NMNA Photo)

North American T-28C Trojan (BuNo. 138187) assigned to Naval Air Test Center (NATC) Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), after landing on the aircraft carrier USS Tarawa (CVA-40), in 1955. This aircraft had been built as a standard T-28B without arrester hook, but was obviously fitted with a hook, probably as a prototype for the arrester hook-equipped T-28C. BuNo 138187 was one of two Prototypes that were built as "C" models and was not converted, it was produced at NAA Ingleside Calf plant and flown to NATC for trials

(Switzer, USN Photo)

Grumman F7F-2D Tigercat (BuNo. 80340) drone control aircraft at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland, 16 September 1948.

(USN Photo)

Grumman F9F-2 Panther (BuNo. 122569), the tenth production aircraft being tested in the late 1940s at the U.S. Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland.

(NMNA Photo)

Grumman F9F-3 Panther (BuNo. 122562) operated by the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland (USA).  This aircraft was fitted with an experimental electro-hydraulically driven Emerson Aero X17A roll-traverse turret housing four 12.7 mm machine guns, in 1950. The idea was that the aircraft could destroy enemy bombers while avoiding the fire of the tail gunner.  The guns could be directed at any angle from directly forward to 20 degrees aft, and the gun mount could roll 360 degrees.  The roll rate was 100 degrees per second, and the guns could be traversed at up to 200 degrees per second. Unfortunately, the volume required for the fire control system avionics, and the sheer weight of the turret, made it impractical for single-seat fighters and the program was cancelled in early 1954.

(USN Photo)

Vought F6U-1 Pirate (BuNo. 122481) from the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, 1 Jan 1949.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas XF3D-1 Skyknight (BuNo. 121458), assigned to the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, for evaluation in 1949.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 130746) of the U.S. Navy Naval Air Test Center taking off after having been catapulted by the stationary steam catapult at the NATC at Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1956.


(USAF Photo)

North American F-86H-10-NH Sabre (Serial No. 53-1397), 104th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The Maryland National Guard flew F-86Hs from 1957 to 1970.

(NMNA Photo)

McDonnell F3H-1N Demon (BuNo. 133489), first production aircraft, 1955.  The F3H-1 was ordered before it s first flight to counter the Soviet MiG-15 . However, only 58 aircraft were built and most never flew, because the Westinghouse J40 engine. The aircraft was seriously underpowered and the J40 was prone to inflight explosions and sudden failures.  All F3H-1Ns were permanently grounded in July 1955 and the surviving airframes were either used as ground trainers or scrapped. 133489 first flew on 24 December 1953 and was used for service evaluation at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1954.

(USAF Photo)

Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando (Serial No. 44-78044) from the 135th Air Resupply Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, flying over Baltimore, Maryland, ca 1958.

(Bill Larkins Photo)

Curtiss C-46D Commando (Serial No. 44-77637) from the 135th Air Resupply Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, ca 1958.

(USAF Photo)

Grumman HU-16B Albatross (Serial No. 51-0035), 135th Air Commando Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, ca 1968, The aircraft is painted black to facilitate covert night operations.  The Maryland Air National Guard was equipped with HU-16s from 1956 to 1971.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 130743) from the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, with a towed target on display at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 14 May 1960.

(NMNA Photo)

General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B (BuNo. 151974).  This aircraft was used for limited carrier suitability tests aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in July 1968.  It was the only F-111B to perform carrier operations after completing arrestor proving tests at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland, in February 1968.  It crash landed at NAS Point Mugu, California (USA), on 11 October 1968 and was subsequently scrapped.

(USN Photo)

Vought F-8L Crusader (BuNo 145492) from Marine Fighter Squadron 321, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland in 1970.

(Navy Camera Operator Roy K. Heitman, USN Photo)

Schweizer X-26 Frigate sailplane, Patuxent River Naval Air Test Center, Maryland, 13 May 1984.

(Don S. Montgomer, USB (Ret) Photos)

Convair UC-880, US Navy, assigned to the Patuxent River Naval Air Test Center and used in the development of new refueling techniques for the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, 16 May 1987.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo. 138925) from the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, refueling the first McDonnell Douglas YF-18A Hornet (BuNo. 160775), in April 1979.  A McDonnell F-4J-30-MC Phantom II (BuNo. 153812) chase plane is flying in the foreground.

(PH2 Bruce Trombecky, USN Photo)

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 203 (VFA-203) "Blue Dolphins" U.S. Navy Reserve, on the flight line at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, in 1990.

(PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky, USN Photo)

Lockheed S-3B Viking (BuNo. 160149) of Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-22 "Checkmates" parked on the flight line at Naval Air Facility Andrews, Maryland, 15 April 1993.

(PH2 Bruce Trombecky, USN Photo)

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-5-MC Harrier II (BuNo. 162086) of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-223 at Naval Air Facility Andrews, Maryland, 20 Mar 1993.

(USAF Photo)

Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, Maryland Air National Guard, Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Maryland.

(USAF Photo)

Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules (Serial No. 97-1351) from the 135th Airlift Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard stationed at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht, USAF Photo)

Alenia C-27J Spartan, 175th Wing, Warfield ANG Base, Maryland Air National Guard.  

(USAF Photo)

Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolts,175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard stationed at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Maryland flying in formation during a training exercise, 2010.

(USAF Photo)

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard stationed at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), in flight during a training exercise.

(SSgt Benjamin Hughes, USAF Photo)

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, 2 June 2013.


(Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes, Maryland ANG Photo)

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, 2011.

(PH2 Bruce Trombecky, USN Photo)

Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt, 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, 1989.

(USAF Photo)

Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt, 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, 2016.

(Joe Hegedus, USN Photo)

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), conducting a flight test mission just off the coast of Maryland.  VX-23, based out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, supports the research, development and test and evaluation of fixed wing tactical aircraft and currently flies all versions of the F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler and the T-45 Goshawk.

(Maj. Cody Allee, U.S. Marine Corps Photo)

Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 returns from a test flight for the VECTOR (Vectoring Extremely Short Takeoff and Landing Control Tailless Operation Research) program at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on 14 Nov 2002.  The X-31 aircraft The X-31 uses thrust vectoring – controlling the direction of its engine exhaust with paddle-like vanes – to maintain control at high angles of attack and reduced speeds, well below the typical landing speed for an aircraft of its type.

(Sunil Gupta Photo)

Boeing F-A-18F Super Hornet, USN, visiting Camp Springs Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 19 Nov 2005.

(Sunil Gupta Photo)

Boeing E-4B (747-200B),  NEACAP, (Serial No. 31677), Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 8 May 1991.


(Sunil Gupta Photo)

Boeing VC-25A (747-2G4B), (Serial No. 28000), Air Force One, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, ca 1995.

(Acroterion Photo)

Maryland State Police Aerospatiale Dauphin helicopters at Frederick Municipal Airport, Frederick, Maryland, USA. N82MD/Trooper 2 (foreground) is practicing hoist operations from a hover while N93MD/Trooper 3 (background) is climbing out with a medical evacuation.

(NMUSN Photo)

Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye and a Grumman C-2A Greyhound assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 fly over USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) as the ship travels to its new home port of San Diego, California, 17 Oct 2016.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Gates C-21A Learjet (Serial No. 84-0129), c/n 35A-576.  Flown by the 457th Airlift Sqn, part of the 375th Air Mobility Wing based at Andrews AFB in Maryland.

(Andy Wolfe, USN Photo)

An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing, arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, from Cameri Air Base, Italy, on 5 Feb 2016.  F-35A aircraft AL-1, the first international jet fully built overseas at the Cameri Final Assembly & Check-Out (FACO) facility at Cameri Air Base, Italy, is also the first F-35 assembled outside of the U.S. to land on U.S. soil.

North America is replete in aviation history, both military and civilian. The sheer size of the United States dictated an early interest in air defense and profoundly influenced the nation's dependence on air travel. It is no wonder that the United States developed as an "air-faring" nation. A large part of the leadership that contributed to that development can be traced to America's Air Force. Indeed, its proud military heritage is embodied in the dedicated individuals who have served and continue to do so - and in the marvelous aircraft they have flown.

The preservation and public display of these aircraft is a labor of love for many, including the editor of this book. If you are an enthusiast of military aviation history, or one with a passing interest who simply wishes to learn more, you will find a wealth of information in these well-researched pages.

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Maryland Warplane Survivors

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, US Army Test & Evaluation Command, AMSTE-PA, 314 Longs Corner Road, 21005-5001.  Located 23 miles from Baltimore, Aberdeen Proving Ground is home to Army Test and Evaluation Command, Army Research Laboratory, and the Army Ordnance Center.  Armoured fighting vehicles formerly on display at Aberdeen have been moved to the US Army Ordnance Museum, Fort Lee, Virginia.


Annapolis, US Naval Academy Museum, 118 Maryland Ave., 21402-5034.

(US Naval Academy Photo)

McDonnell Douglas A-4D-1 Skyhawk (BuNo. 139968), AJ 301, C/N 11333.

(US Naval Academy Photos)

(Nobuhiko Moriya Photo)

McDonnell Douglas F-4A Phantom II (BuNo. 148275), re-painted as 116.  Last F-4A-4-MC Phantom II.

(Mario and Peggy Mario De Luca Photo)

(Jim Mandelblatt Photo)

McDonnell F/A-18 Hornet (BuNo. 161983), ex-Blue Angels No. 1, painted as No. 5, outside the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

(Biffo 1944 Photo)

Wright B1 replica, hanging from the ceiling in Dahlgren Hall.

Bainbridge, Naval Training Center.

Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (BuNo. 131230), O-401, C/N 168C.  This aircraft is currently being exhibited at Pensacola NAS, Florida.

Baltimore, 175th FG, Maryland Air National Guard, Glenn L. Martin Airfield, 21220-2899.

Grumman HU-16B Albatross (Serial No. 51-7193), painted as SA-16B (Serial No. 51-0004).

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 53-1411), C/N 203-183, 101st TFS, 102nd TFW.

Baltimore

North American T-6G Texan, Reg. No. N5270V (Serial No. 49-3086).  Matthew P. Kibler Jr., 3648 Washington Blvd., 21227-1626.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N463KG (Serial No. 69-18463).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N466KG (Serial No. 69-18466).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N468KG (Serial No. 69-18468).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N469KG (Serial No. 69-18469).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N715HT (Serial No. 69-18470).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N716HT (Serial No. 64092).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, (Skycrane).  Reg. No. N718HT (Serial No. 64074).  701 Wilson Point Road, Hagar 6, Box E, 21220.

Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Hwy, 21202.

Martin Model 162A (Serial No. 1), Tadpole Clipper, piloted 3/8th scale model of the Martin PBM-1 Mariner flying boat.  On loan from the NASM.

Bethesda, Cabin John Regional Park.

North American AF-1E Fury (BuNo. 139536), 1964.  Unconfirmed, possibly moved.

Cambridge, Airport.

Cessna UC-78CE Bobcat (Serial No.).  Unconfirmed, possibly moved.

Camp Springs, Joint Base Andrews (Andrews Air Force Base), 89th Airlift Wing/PA (MAC), 20762-5000.  The base is named for Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884–1943), former Commanding General of US Armed Forces in the European Theatre of Operations during the Second World War.  It is located 10 miles southeast of Washington, DC, and is home to the 89th Airlift Wing, 459th Airlift Wing, 113th Fighter Wing, DC Air National Guard, and the 201st Airlift Squadron.

Bell UH-1B Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 67-12554).

Convair F-106B Delta Dart (Serial No. 57-2523).  This aircraft was on display at Andrews AFB from 1984 to 1992.  It has been moved to Atlantic City IAP, New Jersey.

Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat (BuNo. 77722).

Lockheed P-3 Orion (Serial No.).

Lockheed C-140 JetStar (Serial No.).

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 53-1387), C/N 203-169.

North American F-100A Super Sabre (Serial No. 53-1574).  F-100A-15-NA, derelict.

North American T-39 Sabreliner (Serial No. 62-4488).

Camp Springs, Andrews Air Force Base, 113th FW, DC Air National Guard, 20331-1110.

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II (Serial No. 66-7661), C/N 2247, 113 TFW.  Mounted on a pylon in front of the Air National Guard Readiness Centre with one kill mark from SE Asia.

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II (Serial No. 66-7693), C/N 2300.

Republic F-105D Thunderchief (Serial No. 61-0041), mounted on a pylon.

Chesapeake Beach

Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A Valiant, Reg., No. N130BT (Serial No. 1891).  Thomas J. Long, 3700 Ponds Wood Drive, 20732.

Clinton

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 53-1348), C/N 203-120, 121st FIS.  Hyde Field Airport.

Yakovlev Yak-9U-M, Reg. No. N6373Y (Serial No. 0470404).  Kimbles Aviation In., 7925 Old Branch Ave., 20735-1613.

College Park, College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., 20740.  I-495, South on Kenilworth Ave, West on Paint Branch Parkway.

(Preservation Maryland Photo)

1910 Wright B reproduction, constructed by Ken Hyde and Virginia Aviation and Machine Company, Warrenton.

Blériot XI.  This aircraft is a reproduction completed in 2002, constructed by the museum’s own restoration shop according to Rozendaal’s plans published in 1912.

(Mark Knapp Photo)

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Military Tractor, on loan from the US Army Center for Military History; restored by Virginia Aviation and Machine Co., after it was discovered in pieces in Texas.  This aircraft retains up to 60% of the original Jenny parts.

(Mark Knapp Photo)

Berliner Helicopter (Serial No. 5).  This experimental aircraft only flew at College Park.  It made the first controlled helicopter flight.  It is on loan from the NASM.

(Preservation Maryland Photo)

Monocoupe 110, Reg. No. NC12345 (Serial No. 6W43).

Taylor J-2 Cub, Reg. No. NC16769 (Serial No. 771).  On loan from Tom Hillier.

Taylorcraft BL-65.  Reg. No. N23624 (Serial No. 1349).  Retro-fitted to allow museum visitors to sit in the aircraft and to work its controls.

Aeronca 65LA Chief, Reg. No. N26305 (Serial No. L7690).

(Mark Knapp Photo)

Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, Reg. No. N8NP.  This aircraft made the first open-cockpit flight over the North Pole in April 2000.

Ercoupe 415D, Reg. No. NC93942.  This aircraft is on loan from Pat Gravatt.

Ercoupe 415C (Serial No. 1805), Reg. No. N99182.  The fuselage of this aircraft is cut in half in order to show its distinctive lack of rudder pedals.

Crisfield.

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 52-2023).

Cumberland

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-4157), C/N 580-5451.  Ex-RCAF (Serial No. 14691).  Displayed on a hill in Constitution Park.

Easton

(Hector Vazquez Photo)

Lockheed F-104A Starfighter (Serial No. 56-0813), Easton Airport.

North American T-6G Texan (Serial No. 5114394), Reg. No. N394NA.  Andrew J. Michalak, 7837 Woodland Circle, 21601-8151.

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXe, RAF (Serial No. PL344), TL-B, Reg. No. N644TB.  Tom Blair, Spitfire USA Ltd., Easton, 2161.

Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. XIVe, RAF (Serial No. RN201), SG-31, Reg. No. N201TB, painted as an aircraft of No. 41 Squadron.  Tom Blair, Spitfire USA Ltd., Easton, 2161.

licott City

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 52-2048).

Fort Meade.  Located near Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Annapolis, MD, Fort Meade is home to the National Security Agency, Defense Information School, and Naval Security Group Activity.  NSA National Vigilance Park.  East from I-95 on Route 22, left on Colony 7 Road after passing Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Route 295.

(Jim Mandelblatt Photo)

Beech RU-8D Seminole (Serial No. 59-2540), C/N LH-197, “Lonely Ringer”.  Displayed on posts entering the park, to permit one to walk underneath it.

(kb7ywl Photo)

Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Serial No. 74-22382), C/N 13706.

(Jim Mandelblatt Photo)

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo. 146448), JQ-12, C/N 12400).

(Greg Goebel Photo)

(Jim Mandelblatt Photo)

Lockheed C-130A Hercules (Serial No. 57-0453), painted as (Serial No. 56-0528) in memory of the 17 crewmembers who lost their lives when their aircraft was shot down by Soviet MiG-17s near Sasnashan, Armenia on 2 Sep 1958.

Frederick

North American T-6G Texan, Reg. No. N821DS (Serial No. 182-821).  Matthew J. Bennett, 8343 Rocky Springs Road, 21702-2383.

Gaithersburg

(Adrian Brooks Photo, ca 1993)

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-16988).  TR-988.  This aircraft was on display in Montgomery County Air Park.  Under the NMUSAF Loan Program it is now on display in Williams Park, on loan to the Village of Gibsonburg, Ohio.

Germantown

Curtiss Wright Super C-46C Commando (Serial No. 41-24766), C/N 26687, USN (BuNo. 39522), Reg. No. N4092A.  Moved.  This aircraft has changed hands many times and now appears to be with Transair Sweden.

Glenelg

Sikorsky S-55 Chickasaw, Reg. No. N4833S (Serial No. 51-14265).  14841 Triadelphia Road, Glenelg, MD 21737.

Sikorsky S-55 Chickasaw, Reg. No. N74899 (Serial No. 51-14285).  14841 Triadelphia Road, Glenelg, MD 21737.

Greenbelt, NASA Goddard Space Flight Visitor Center, Greenbelt Road, 20771.

Rockets.

Hagerstown, Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Washington County Regional Airport.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C/N 12267, Reg. No. N983DC, “Yukon Sourdough”, Blue Ridge Piedmont & Chesapeake Airways Inc.

Fairchild 24W-40, C/N W40-151, Reg. No. N28636.

Fairchild PT-19A Cornell (Serial No. 42-65485), 33, C/N 7343AE.

Fairchild PT-19 Cornell, 10, C/N T43-7034, Reg. No. N54714.

Fairchild PT-23A Cornell (Serial No. 164), C/N T42-6001, Reg. No. N62476).

Fairchild PT-26B Cornell, 49, C/N T42-4331, Reg. No. N67949.

(Acroterion Photos)

Fairchild C-82A Packet (Serial No. 45-57814), 5551, C/N 10184, Reg. No. N9701F.  Former Greybull, Wyoming firebomber.

(Acroterion Photos)

Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar (Serial No. 140), C/N 10776, ex-RCAF, Reg. No. N8093.  Former Greybull, Wyoming firebomber.

(Acroterion Photo)

Fairchild SM-73 Bull Goose decoy missile.

North American AT-6 Harvard (Serial No.).

Taylorcraft J-2 Cub (Serial No.).

Lanham, VFW

North American F-86D Sabre (Serial No. 52-3864).  On display here for many years, this Sabre appears to have been removed for salvage.

Lexington Park, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Naval Air Test Center, 20670-0407.  The Museum is immediately outside, and adjacent to, Patuxent River Naval Air Station/Trapnell Field Gate 1, at the intersection of State Route 235 and Pegg Road.

Beechcraft T-34B Mentor (BuNo. 140921), C/N BG-255.

Bell TH-1L Iroquois Helicopter (BuNo. 157842), C/N 6437, NATC.

Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Helicopter (BuNo. 159227), C/N 26067.

(Carl Lindberg Photo)

Boeing X-32B JSF STOVL Demonstrator.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster (Serial No. 56501), C/N 10636.

Douglas NF-6A/F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 134764), C/N 10358.

Douglas F-6A/F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 144764).

Goodyear 195/XAO-3 Inflatoplane.

Grumman S-2D Tracker (BuNo. 149240), 240, C/N 84C.

Grumman E-2B Hawkeye (BuNo. 152476), C/N 48.

Grumman F9F-8B Cougar (BuNo. 144276), NATC 276.

Grumman NA-6E Intruder (BuNo. 156997), 500, C/N I-466.

Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo. 159455).  Strike Test Squadron.

Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo. 161623), 220, C/N 482/PA-4.  Naval Air Warfare Center.

Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo. 162595).

Gyrodyne QH-50D Dash Drone (Serial No. DS-1679).

Gyrodyne XROE-1 (Serial No. 4022).

Hiller H-12 Raven (Serial No.).

Kaman SH-2G Sea Sprite Helicopter (BuNo. 161642), C/N 192.

Lockheed S-3B Viking (BuNo. 159770), C/N 394A-3099.

Lockheed-Martin X-35C JSF Carrier Demonstrator, 300.

LTV A-7A Corsair II (BuNo. 152658), 658, C/N A-015.

Martin SP-5B/P5M-2 Marlin (BuNo. 155355), parts.

McDonnell Douglas NA-4M Skyhawk (BuNo. 155049), SD-300, C/N 13865.

McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk (BuNo. 158106).

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (BuNo. 161396), C/N 512001/001.  On loan to the NMMC.

McDonnell AV-8B Harrier (BuNo. 161398), C/N 512001), 001.  This aircraft was previously on display at Indian Head.

McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo. 153070), cockpit.

McDonnell F-4J Phantom II (BuNo. 153071), SD-100, C/N 1488.

McDonnell Douglas NF/A-18A Hornet (BuNo. 161353), SD-120, C/N 0021/A017.

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (BuNo. 161367).  Naval Air Systems Command HQ.

North American A-5A Vigilante (BuNo. 146697), C/N 247-6.  Early version located near the main gate.

North American RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo. 156643), 643, C/N 316-36.  Last Vigilante built.

(NMNA Photo)

North American Rockwell NT-39D Sabreliner (BuNo. 150987), C/N 285-19, USN.  150097 was modified in 1977 with an F-18 nose radome and the entire APG-65 radar suite plus crew stations for testing and training. The aircraft served in that role until its retirement on 14 July 1989.

Raytheon T-34B Turbo Mentor (BuNo. 140921).

Raytheon T-6A Texan II, C/N PT-2, Reg. No. N8284M.

Sikorsky NCH-53A Sea Stallion (BuNo.151686), C/N 65-003.

Taylor E-2B Cub (Serial No.).

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

Massey Aerodrome

Vought F4U-1 Corsair, No. 29, fibreglass replica mounted on a pylon.

Massey, Massey Air Museum, 33541 Maryland Line Road, 21650.

Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, 1941, 747.

Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann.

Douglas DC-3A-197, C/N 1983, 1937, painted as a D-Day C-47 Skytrain, Reg. No. N18111.  Previously located at the Wilmington/New Castle Airport.  Restoration project.

Stinson AT-19, restoration project.

Stinson V-77 Reliant.

Middle River, Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum, Martin State Airport, Hangar 5, Room 115, Middle River, 21220.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Bell UH-1M Iroquois helicopter (Seerial No. 66-15238)


 (Alan Wilson Photos)

Beechcraft D-18S (NC4142), c/n A.60, Reg. No. N4DH.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Beechcraft T-34C Mentor (Serial No.), c/n GL-66, (BuNo. 160509).

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk (BuNo. 153525), 02, C/N 13591.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Grumman TF9J Cougar (BuNo. 142976), originally designated the F9F-8T, project.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 53-5854), C/N 580-9295.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 69-6197), VA, C/N D-027.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Martin 404 Mainliner (Serial No. 38274), C/N 14233, Reg. No. N259S, painted as Reg. No. N40400.

Martin P5M Marlin (BuNo.), aft fuselage and some parts only.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Martin RB-57A Canberra/Night Intruder (Serial No. 52-1446), C/N 029.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Martin RB-57A Canberra/Night Intruder (Serial No. 52-1467), C/N 050.  The B-57A was very similar to an RAF Canberra B.2, although it had a crew of only two instead of three and had a rotating bomb bay in place of Canberras clamshell doors.  This is an RB-57A photo reconnaissance version, one of 67 built.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0303), C/N 675.  The outer wings are stored nearby.  They were removed to allow the aircraft to be delivered by road.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

The Strawberry Point Flightline with, from left to right, a Martin 4-0-4 (Serial No. 40400), Reg. No. N259S, McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0303), McDonnell F-4C Phantom II (Serial No. 64-919), Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk (BuNo. 153525), 02, Martin RB-57A Canberra (Serial No. 52-1446, Martin RB-57A Canberra (Serial No. 52-1467), and Republic F-105G Thunderchief  (Serial No. 63-8274), JE.  At the lower right is Beechcraft D-18S, Reg. No. N4DH, under restoration.

McDonnell-Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk (Serial No. 63-15325).

(Alan Wilson Photos)

McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom II (Serial No. 64-0919), C/N 1390.

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 53-1339), C/N 203-111, painted as (Serial No. 53-0411).

(Alan Wilson Photos)

North American F-100F Super Sabre (Serial No. 56-3899), C/N 243-175 (US ARMY).

(Alan Wilson Photo)

North American QF-100F Super Sabre (Serial No. 56-3905), C/N 243-181.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (Serial No. 53-7554), FS-412.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Republic F-105G Thunderchief (Serial No. 63-8274), JE, C/N F51.

Republic F-105G Thunderchief (Serial No. 64-3899).

Ocean City

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Serial No.), Medevac helicopter mounted on a pylon at Maryland Airport.

Oak Creek Bridge, St. Michael’s Road.

Lockheed F-104A Starfighter (Serial No. 56-0819).

Pocomoke City, American Legion Post No. 93.  South of the city near Rte 13.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9650), TR-650, C/N 580-7835.

Potomac

North American T-6G Texan (Serial No. 49-3048A), Reg. No. N51987.  Leoncio Gutierrez, 12710 Travilah Road, 20854-1084.

North American P-51D-30NA Mustang, (Serial No. 44-74950), painted as (Serial No. 44-14812), HO-T, "Slender, Tender & Tall", Reg. No. NL51DT.  Thoms Blair, Spitfire USA Ltd., 116 Highland Farm Road, Maryland, 20854-1368.  This aircraft is based in Kissimee, Florida.

Princess Anne

North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 52-2066).

Rockville

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-16988), TR-988, C/N 580-7107.  This aircraft has been moved to Williams Park, Gibsonburg, Ohio.

Salisbury

Grumman HU-16E Albatross (Serial No. A4-77), Reg. No. N16CA.  Conroy Albatross Inc., PO Box 4117, 21801.

Grumman HU-16E Albatross (Serial No. 2124), Reg. No. N16ZE.  Conroy Albatross Inc., PO Box 4117, 21801.

North American SNJ-4 Texan (Serial No. 88-13625), Reg. No. N4140A.  Howard W. Bennet Jr. 28890 Naylor Mill Road, 21801-8039.

Severna Park

North American T-28B Trojan (Serial No. 219-14), Reg. No. N108NA.  Maryland Aviation Historical Society, Bldg 16, 836 Ritchie Highway, 21146.

North American T-28B Trojan (Serial No. 200-255), Reg. No. N251NA.  Maryland Aviation Historical Society, Bldg 16, 836 Ritchie Highway, 21146.

Suitland.  Until recently, more than 200 of the NASM’s collection of historic aircraft were stored at the Paul E. Garber Facility at Silver Hill, part of the Smithsonian Institution.  As of 31 March 2013, all aircraft will have been moved to the new National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Towson

North American AT-6A Texan (Serial No. 75-3048), Reg. No. N9793Z.  John D. Koelbel, 521 E Seminary, Ave., 21286-1356.

Waldorf

Consolidated-Vultee BT-15 Valiant (Serial No. 10798), Reg. No. N550C.  Thomas Bayne Jr., 3435 Baynes Manor, 20601-2073.

Wheaton, City Park

Chance Vought F7U-3M Cutlass (BuNo. 129722), Naval Air Test Center aircraft.  This aircraft was on display in a city park for many years.  Its current location and status is unconfirmed.

Worcester, American Legion Post 93.  Route 13.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9650), TR-650, C/N 580-7835, 48th Interceptor Group.

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