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Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed C-69 Constellation and Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star, WV-1, (PO-1W), WV-2, WV-3, USAAF, USAF, US Navy

Lockheed Constellation (USAF Photo) Lockheed C-121G-LO Constellation (Serial No. 54-4062), former U.S. Navy R7V-1 (BuNo. 131636), named “City of Jackson Hole“, from the 187th Airlift Squadron, 153rd Air Transport Group, Wyoming Air National Guard. The Lockheed Constellation (“Connie”) is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series was the … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Iowa: Ankeny to St. Maries

Preserved Iowa Warplanes Ankeny, Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, 3704 SE Convenience Boulevard, 50021.  Ankeny Regional Airport. Aeronca Chief, Reg. No. N9545E. Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor (Serial No. 51-11854), Reg. No. N72409. Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (Serial No. 51-236), 327, Reg. No. N41005. Bensen Gyrocopter. Fairchild PT-19A Cornell (Serial No. 234148), 43, Reg. No. N53956. Luscombe UC-90 (Serial … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed P2V Harpoon, US Navy

Lockheed P2V Harpoon (USAAF Photo) Lockheed B-37. The bomber was also used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), which designated it the Lockheed B-34 (Lexington) and B-37 as a trainer. The PV-2 Harpoon was a major redesign of the Ventura with the wing area increased from 551 ft2 (51.2 m2) to 686 ft2 (63.7 … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed P-38 Lightning, USAAF

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 of the USA: Lockheed Lodestar, USAAF, US Navy, USMC

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

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and Lockheed YF-12A Blackbird, USAF

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

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Kansas: Ashland to Wichita

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

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Kentucky: Bowling Green to Wurtland

‍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 of the USA: Lockheed F-94 Starfire, USAF

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

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, USAF

(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 anAmerican single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployedas a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheedas one of the “Century Series” of fighter aircraft for the UnitedStates Air Force (USAF), it was … Read more