RapidFireWeb Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady (Steve Lynes Photo) Lockheed U-2S landing at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK, 19 March 2014. The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed “Dragon Lady”, is an American single-engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated from the 1950s by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides day and night, high-altitude … Read more
Lockheed P-38 Lightning The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War 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, … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Kentucky Bowling Green, Aviation Heritage Park, 825 Three Springs Road. (Dave Gorman Photo) (Martin McGuire Photo) General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark (Serial No. 74-0178). Dedicated to Col Arnie Franklin. (Dave Gorman Photos) Grumman F9F-5 Panther (BuNo. 125992), Blue Angels 1. (Dave Gorman Photos) Lockheed T-33A-5 Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-8786), on loan from … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Kansas Ashland, Pioneer-Krier Museum, Harold Krier Field Aerobat Museum, Clark County Historical Society, 430 West 4th Street, Hwy 160, 67831-0862. De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, Reg. No. N6311V. Krier Kraft Acromaster, Reg. No. N5400E. Great Lakes Special. Atchison, Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, 223 North Terrace Street, 66002. This museum features memorabilia and … Read more
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (Robert Yarnall Ritchie Photo) Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over Houston, c1947. The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar is a passenger transport aircraft of the Second World World War era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family; developed from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra. When the United States started to … Read more
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (USAF Photo) Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star (Serial No. 49-853) armed with napalm bombs takes off on 1 February 1951 from a Korean airfield. The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the Second World War. Designed and built by … Read more
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (USAF Photo) Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (modified). The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation.[N 1] The SR-71 has several nicknames, including “Blackbird” and “Habu”. The SR-71 was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance … Read more
(USAF Photo) Early F-104A’s in flight (Block 15 or F-104-LO-15, the last F-104As produced). The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the “Century Series” of fighter aircraft for the United States … Read more
Preserved Warplanes in Indiana Anderson, McClain’s Historical Military Armor Museum, 2330 Crystal Street, 46012. Closed, aircraft dispersed to other locations. Bell UH-1C Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 65-9547). Bell UH-1H Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 68-16301). Grumman OV-1D Mohawk (Serial No. 68-15939).untingHughes TH-55A Osage Helicopter (Serial No. 67-16963). Rotorway Scorpion Too, Reg. No. N53MC. Auburn, Hoosier Air … Read more
Lockheed F-94 Starfire (USAF Photo) 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-94A-5-LO 49-2577 1951 Stationed at McChord AFB, Washington. Flying over Nevada The 317th FIS was the 1st Squadron with F-94A Starfire. The Lockheed F-94 Starfire is a first-generation jet powered all-weather day/night interceptor aircraft designed and produced by Lockheed Corporation. It was the first operational United States … Read more
