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Warplanes preserved in the USA: Wisconsin: National Guard Memorial Library & Museum, Camp Williams, Wisconsin

Camp Williams, Wisconsin National Guard Memorial Library & Museum, Camp Douglas, Volk Field, Volk Air National Guard Base, 54618-5001. (Robert Dilley Photos) Bell UH-1H Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 66-16171). Bell AH-1S Cobra Helicopter (Serial No. 70-16000), Company A. (Robert Dilley Photo) (Mike Freer Photo) Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker (Serial No. 52-0905), 0905, C/N 16599. Cessna O-2A … Read more

Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Second World War

Canadian Forces Nursing Sisters (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583104) Nursing Sister, RCAF, white uniform, 18 Dec 1943. ‍Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Second World War During the Second World War Canada’s Nursing service was expanded to all three branches of the military: the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Vought F7U Cutlass, US Navy

Vought F7U Cutlass (USN Photo) Vought F7U-3 Cutlass (BuNo. 128464) from Air Development Squadron VX-3 out of Naval Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, 15 January 1954. The Vought F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer Chance Vought. It was the first tailless production … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Vought F4U Corsair and Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, US Navy

Vought F4U Corsairs and Goodyear FG-1D Corsairs 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 … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Virginia Beach: Military Aviation Museum, Biplanes and Tripanes of the First World War era

Virginia Beach, Military Aviation Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457.  Jerry Yagen’s Fighter Factory, Tidewater Tech, 240 Municipal Airport Road, Suffolk Municipal Airport, 23434. Photos of aircraft from the Second World War and post-war era on display in the Military Aviation Museum, are preserved on a separate page on this website. Military … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Virginia Beach, Oceana Naval Air Station Aviation Heritage Park, US Navy

Virginia Beach, Oceana NAS Aviation Heritage Park, Oceana NAS, 1750 Tomcat Blvd, 23640-2191.  Oceana NAS houses Commander, Carrier Air Wings 1,3,7,8 and 17; Commander, Fighter Wing, Atlantic Fleet; Fighter Squadrons 2, 11, 14, 31, 32, 41, 101, 102, 103, 143, 211, and 213; and Fleet Composite Squadron 12. (Author Photos) Chance Vought F-8E Crusader (BuNo. … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Virginia Beach: Military Aviation Museum, Second World War and post-war era

Virginia Beach, Military Aviation Museum The Museum was founded by Gerald “Jerry” Yagen in 2005, and the museum’s hangars were opened to the public in 2008. Virginia Beach, Military Aviation Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457.  Jerry Yagen’s Fighter Factory, Tidewater Tech, 240 Municipal Airport Road, Suffolk Municipal Airport, 23434. Photos of … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Vought F-8 Crusader, US Navy

Vought F-8 Crusader (USN Photo) A U.S. Navy Vought F-8H Crusader (BuNo. 148677) of U.S. Naval Reserve Fighter Squadron 202 (VF-202) “Superheats” landing on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) in 1971. VF-202 was based at Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas (USA), and was having carrier qualifications. The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) isa … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Norfolk Naval Air Station

Norfolk Naval Air Station, Eugene Ely Air Park. (Author Photo) Boeing Vertol HH-46D Sea Knight (BuNo. 151953), BR 39, C/N 2103.  NAS Norfolk Memorial Park. (NMNA Photo) Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo. 152923) from Attack Squadron 35 Black Panthers at Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California, in 1975.  VA-35 was assigned to Carreir Air Wing 8 … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Fort Eustis), United States Army Transportation Museum

Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Fort Eustis), United States Army Transportation Museum, 300 Washington Blvd, Besson Hall, 23604-5260. (Curtiss-Wright Photos) (WQ59B Photo) Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air Car GEM-2X ground-effect machine. (USAF Photos) Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Mk. II (Serial No. 59-4975).  Out for restoration. (US Army Photo) (SWAG Photo) Beechcraft U-8D Seminole (Serial No. 58-3051). (US Army … Read more