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Warplanes of the USA: Oregon Air National Guard Historical Aviation Photos

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 of the USA: Republic XF-12 Rainbow, USAF

Republic XF-12 Rainbow (USAAF Photo) Republic XF-12 Rainbow (Serial No. 491002). The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American four-engine, all-metal prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Republic Aviation Company in the late 1940s. Like most large aircraft of the era, it used radial engines, specifically the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The XF-12 was referred … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North Dakota Air National Guard and Historical Aviation Photos

North Dakota Warplanes (USAF Photo)North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang fighter (Serial No. 44-74938) from the 178th Fighter Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, ca. 1954. (USAF Photo) North American F-51D-30-NA Mustangs, 178th Fighter Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing “The Happy Hooligans“, North Dakota Air National Guard, at Hector Field, North Dakota, June 1950. (USAF … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Northrop F-89 Scorpion, USAF

Northrop F-89 Scorpion (USAF Photo) U.S. Air Force Northrop F-89D-45-NO Scorpion interceptors of the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadrons, Goose Bay AB, Labrador (Canada), in the 1950s. 52-1959 in foreground, now in storage at Edwards AFB, California. 1950. The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American P-51D Mustang, USAAF, USAF, survivors

North American P-51D Mustang survivors The aim of this webpage is to locate, identify and document Mustangs preserved in the USA.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are as credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: North Carolina: Asheboro to Wilmington

‍Warplanes preserved in North Carolina Asheboro, North Carolina Aviation Museum, 2222-G Pilots View Road, 27204. Cessna L-19A Bird Dog (Serial No.). Cessna O-2 Skymaster (Serial No.). Cessna O-2 Skymaster (Serial No.). (RadioFan Photo) Beechcraft T-34A Mentor (Serial No. 55-0217), Reg. No. N3648G. Link trainers. Pilatus P-3 (Serial No.). Shehane Aerosprot Quail, homebuilt. Stearman PT-13D Kaydet … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: North Dakota: Bismark to West Fargo

‍Warplanes preserved in North Dakota Bismark, Municipal Airport. (Robert Dilley Photos) Bell UH-1V Iroquois helicopter (Serial No. 70-16440), medevac, mounted on a pylon.  US Army Aviation Facility Complex, North Dakota National Guard. Casselton, Aero Replicas, Caselton Regional Airport, 58012. Messerschmitt Bf 109, replica. McDonnell F-4C Phantom (Serial No. 63-7417). Pitts S-1-C. Devil’s Lake (Safn Photo) … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American P-51H, P-51K, F-6D, F-6K, and Cavalier Mustangs, USAF

North American P-51H, P-51K, F-6D, F-6K, and Cavalier Mustangs There are more than 20 different variants of the North American P-51 Mustang.  Private owners have modified many of these aircraft to perform as air racers, and others have been restored or modified to conform to specific configurations for performance purposes. Mustang variants: P-51 Mustang XP-51/P-51 … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American X-15, USAF

North American X-15 (USAF Photo) North American X-15 attached to its Boeing B-52 mother ship with a Northrop T-38 Talon flying nearby. Three X-15s were built, flying 199 test flights, the last on 24 October 1968. (NASA Photo) X-15A-2 (56-6671) with external fuel tanks, 1965. The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North Carolina Air National Guard and Historical Aviation Photos

North Carolina Warplanes (USCG Photo) Curtiss HS-2L being launched from the seaplane ramp at Coast Guard Air Station Morehead City, North Carolina, ca 1926. (USAAF Photo) Republic P-47N Thunderbolt (Serial No. 44-33311), North Carolina Air National Guard, ca 1948. (USN Photo) Douglas F4D-1 Skyray,  Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron VMF(AW)-115 “Able Eagles” undergiong maintenance at Marine … Read more