Book: American Warplanes: New England, 2010

This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the US Air Force, the US Navy, the US Army, the US Marine Corps, the US Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard units in each state, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number of aircraft previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas.

120 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft. For those who would like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers, websites and email addresses have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum’s current inventory or that on display as gate guardians throughout the New England States. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type.

Although many of New England’s heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view New England’s Warplane survivors.

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Boeing B-29A Superfortress (Serial No. 44-61975). ‍Windsor Locks, New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The New England Air Museum is situated at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut midway between Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts.  Take I-91 North or South to Exit 40 (Rte 20).  Take the second right exit off Route 20 and turn right onto Route 75 North.  Continue for 2.8 miles.  Take left at Museum sign onto Perimeter Road for approximately 1.5 miles.  The Museum will be on the right.

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North American F-100A-1-NA Super Sabre (Serial No. 52-5761).Windsor Locks, New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096.

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Lockheed P-38L/F-5G Lightning (Serial No. 44-53186), c/n 8441, airworthy, Reg. No. N505MH (1958).  The Collings Foundation, 137 Barton Road, Riverhill Farm, Stow, Massachusetts.