RapidFireWeb Preserved Florida Warplanes Apopka North American T-28A Trojan (Serial No. 49-1618), Reg. No. N7054L, TL618 Corp, 1321 Apopka Airport Rd Hangar 149, Apopka, FL 32712. Arcadia (lazyCachers Photo) Lockheed T-33A-I-LO Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9696), on static display in the city. Recently fully refurbished. Bartow Cessna T-37B Tweet (Serial No. 56-3546), mounted on a pylon … Read more
Douglas X-3 Stiletto (NACA Photo) The Douglas X-3 Stiletto is a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Its primary mission was to investigate the design features of an aircraft suitable for sustained supersonic speeds, which included the first use of … Read more
Edo OSE (USN Photo) The Edo OSE was a 1940s American single-seat multi-role floatplane designed and manufactured by the Edo Aircraft Corporation. They built a limited run of prototypes for testing and evaluation. Initially designated as the XS2E, the XOSE was built entirely from metal. The aircraft was created in single-and two-seat configurations, with the latter … Read more
Douglas F3D Skyknight (later redesignated F-10 Skyknight) A U.S. Navy Douglas F3D-1 Skyknight (BuNo. 123763) from Composite Squadron VC-3 “Blue Nemesis” in flight. VC-3 was home based at Moffett Field, California, 1950. The Skyknight is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed in response … Read more
Douglas B-23 Dragon (NMUSAF Photo) Douglas B-23 Dragon in USAAC markings during the early 1940s. The Douglas B-23 Dragon is an American twin-engined bomber developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the B-18 Bolo. Douglas proposed a number of modifications designed to improve the performance of the B-18. Initially … Read more
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (NACA Photo) Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket No. 3 (BuNo. 37975), parked on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base. This aircraft, NACA 144 (BuNo. 37974), was the first to reach Mach 2. The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (or D-558-II) is a rocket and jet-powered research supersonic aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for … Read more
Douglas C-47 Dakota and Skytrain (USAAF Photo) Two USAAF C-47A Skytrains (based on the Douglas DC-3) from the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon). The aircraft in the back is a Douglas C-47A-65-DL (Serial No. 42-100550), the other is a C-47A-90-DL (Serial No. 43-15661). … Read more
Douglas SBD Dauntless and A-24 Banshee 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 … Read more
Douglas AD-5 Slyraider (USN Photo) A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas AD-5 Skyraider (BuNo. 133885) of Marine Attack Squadron 331 (VMA-331) “Bumblebees” in flight. VMA-331 was operating from the aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CVS-32), circa in the mid-1950s. 133885 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force and was shot down by ground fire near Ban Senphan, Laos, … Read more
Douglas Havoc (USAAF Photo) Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers over France, c1943-1944. The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it was ordered by France for their air force before … Read more
