Warplanes of the USA: North American FJ-2 Fury, and FJ-3 Fury, US Navy

North American FJ-2 Fury, FJ-3 Fury (Bill Larkins Photo) North American FJ-3 Fury (BuNo. 135850), of VC-3. The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing and carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the North American F-86 Sabre operated by … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: New York: Bethpage to Woodridge

‍Warplanes preserved in New York Bethpage, Grumman Facility Grumman EA-6B Prowler (BuNo. 162938), NJ-906, C/N MP-121. Big Flats (ripraff Photo) Schweitzer SGS 1-26 Glider, Reg. No. N91889, hanging in the Arnot Mall. Herring-Arnot Glider, hanging in the Arnot Mall. Bethpage (muffy53 Photos) Grumman F-14D Tomcat (BuNo. 164603), AJ 101, C/N 631/D-36. Brooklyn, Historic Aircraft Restoration … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: New York: Glenville, Empire State Aerosciences Museum

Warplanes preserved in New York Glenville, Empire State Aerosciences Museum, 250 Rudy Chase Drive, 12302. (Doug Kerr Photo) Aeronca 65TC (Serial No.). (Doug Kerr Photo) Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 15623). (Doug Kerr Photos) (Jeff Nelson Photo) Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 65-9435), 513, Proud Mary. (Doug Kerr Photo) (Martin McGuire Photo) Convair … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American A-5 Vigilante, US Navy

North American A-5 Vigilante (USN Photo) North American RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo. 156640) of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 3 (RVAH-3) “Sea Dragons” in flight on 1 June 1976. The North American A-5 Vigilante is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy. Before the 1962 unification of … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: New Mexico: Alamogordo to Truth or Consequences

‍New Mexico Warplane Survivors Alamogordo (Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation Photo, 1992) Lockheed P-2H(AT) Neptune, 11, Reg. No. N14447, Black Hills Aviation. (Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation Photo, 1992) Lockheed P-2H(AT) Neptune, 09, Reg. No. N4235T, Black Hills Aviation. XQ4 Drone (Serial No. 55-3241). McDonnell QF-4E Phantom II (Serial No. 74-1625), Alamagordo White Sands Regional Airport. Warplanes … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American P-51D Mustang, historic photos

Historic photos of North American P-51D Mustangs (Bill Larkins Photo) North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74607), California Air National Guard, cDec 1946. (Bill Larkins Photo) North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74825), California Air National Guard, 1951. (USAAF Photo) North American P-51D Mustang with D-Day stripes. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American P-51 Mustangs of US Air National Guard units

North American P-51 Mustangs of US Air National Guard (ANG) units The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during the Second World War and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American B-25 Mitchell, USAF

North American B-25 Mitchell (USN Photo) A U.S. Navy North American PBJ-1D Mitchell (BuNo. 35094) in flight near the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland, 28 February 1944. (USAAF Photo) North American B-25G Mitchell, showing the midship location of dorsal turret. (USAAF Photo) North American B-25H Mitchell. The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: New Mexico: Albuquerque, National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

Albuquerque, National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, 601 Eubank at Southern Blvd.  (505) 245-2137. (Author Photo) (Jack Gilbert Photo) (Balon Greyjoy Photo) Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Serial No. 45-21748), C/N 13643.  According to David Hoover, Curator and Collections Manager for the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, this B-29 did not have a name. … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: North American OV-10 Bronco, USAF

(USAF Photo) An air-to-air right side view of an OV-10 Bronco aircraft firing a White phosphorus smoke rocket to mark a ground target. The aircraft is used by forward air controllers in support of ground troops. The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the … Read more