RapidFireWeb Piasecki YH-16 helicopter (USAF Photo) Piasecki YH-16 helicopter. The Piasecki H-16 Transporter (company designation PV-15) was a tandem-rotor transport or rescue helicopter designed by Frank Piasecki and built by Piasecki Helicopter. The prototypes were evaluated by the United States Air Force and Army, but the crash of the second test aircraft led to cancelling the project. … Read more
Oregon Warplanes McMinnville, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, 3850 NE Three Mile Lane, McMinnville, OR 97128. The Museum is located adjacent to McMinnville Municipal Airport on Hwy 18, 3 miles SE of the city. (airforcefe Photo) (Valder137 Photo) Airspeed Auster, RAF (Serial No. VF644). (ClemensVasters Photo) Appollo Command Module replica. (Valder137 Photo) (Clemens Vasters Photo) … Read more
Republic XF-84 H Thunderscreach (USAF Photo) Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech (Serial No. 51-17059). The turboprop-driven XF-84H was a joint Air Force/Navy project designed to combine the speed of jet aircraft with the long range, low fuel consumption, and low landing speed of propeller-driven aircraft. The XF-84H’s modified F-84F airframe included a T-tail and a triangular fin … Read more
Republic F-84 Thunderjet (USGOV-PD Photo) Republic F-84D Thunderjet formation, 118th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, 1954. The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojetfighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces(USAAF) proposal for a “day fighter”, the F-84 first flew in 1946.Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunderjet was plagued by … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Oregon Adrian Boeing A75N1/PT-17 Stearman (Serial No. 75-5127), Reg. No. N4775V. Ron Zerbel, 1888 Highway 201 South, Adrian, OR 97901. Boeing E75N1/PT-17 Stearman (Serial No. 75-5127), Reg. No. N4775V. Ron Zerbel, 1888 Highway 201 South, Adrian, OR 97901. Albany Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (Serial No. 148357), Reg. No. N4692A. Charles H. Hainline, 567 … Read more
Reading, Mid Atlantic Air Museum, 11 Museum Drive, 19605. Aeronca C3 Master, C/N A572, 1935, Reg. No. N15252. Aeronca C3 Master, C/N A647, 1936, Reg. No. N16259. Aeronca K, C/N K13, 1937, Reg. No. N17495. Aeronca K, C/N K100, 1937, Reg. No. N18834. Aeronca K, C/N K204, 1937, Reg. No. N19336. (MAAM Photo) Aeronca L3-B Defender, … Read more
Oregon Warplanes (NMUSAF Photo) North American TB-25K Mitchell, modified B-25J-25-NC, (Serial No. 44-30480), Oregon Air National Guard, 1950s. (USAF Photo) Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 16716), 142nd Fighter Group, Oregon Air National Guard, ca 1954. (USAF Photo) McDonnell F-101B-110-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0325), 123rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Redhawks, 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group, Oregon Air National … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Pennsylvania Allantown, Queen City Municipal Airport. (Steve Knight Photo) Sikorsky UH-34J Seabat Helicopter (BuNo. 145684), C/N 58-0947, Allied Air Force. (National Naval Aviation Museum Photo) Two Sikorsky SH-3A Sea Kings doing the primary mission the aircraft was design to do – hunt submarines. All other missions – search and rescue, logistics, etc.. … Read more
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak and Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (USGOV-PD Photo) Republic F-84F-50-RE Thunderstreak (s/n 52-6852) of the 91st Fighter-Bomber Squadron, RAF Bentwaters UK. The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American swept-wing turbojet-powered fighter-bomber. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version. The design was originally intended to be a relatively simple upgrade to the F-84 Thunderjet to … Read more
Laporte, Eagles Mere Air Museum, Pennsylvania 42, 17731. (EMAM Photo) A-40 Heath Parasol, 1937. (EMAM Photo) Aeronca C3 “Bathtub”, 1933. (EMAM Photo) Alexander Eagle Rock A-4, 1928. (EMAM Photo) Bellanca CH 400 Skyrocket, 1930. (EMAM Photo) Boeing Stearman PT-13 Kaydet, 1944, US Navy, 405, VN2S2, Reg. No. N75MW. (EMAM Photo) Brunner Winkle Bird CK, 1932. (EMAM Photo) Cessna AW, 1928. (EMAM Photo) Curtiss … Read more
