RapidFireWeb Warplanes preserved in Washington, District of Columbia District of Columbia Armory (Mark Knapp Photo Bell UH-1V Iroquois helicopter (Serial No. –012) (Mark Knapp Photo) General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 78-008), 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard. National Law Enforcement Museum (Mark Knapp Photos) Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger, “Eagle One“, Reg. No. … Read more
Texas San Antonio, USAF History & Traditions Museum, 37th TH TRW/MU, Lackland AFB, 78236-5218. (BruceS Photo) (Robert Dilley Photo) Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (BuNo. 29637), painted as USAF (Serial No. 42-9637), C/N 7777. (Wanda Texas Photo) Beechcraft T-34A Mentor (Serial No. 55-0206), C/N G-763. (Mike Freer, Touchdown Aviation Photo) (Wanda Texas Photo) (Robert Dilley Photo) Bell … Read more
Utah Warplanes (USAF Photo) North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73215), Utah Air National Guard, 1950. (Bill Larkins Photo) North American F-51D-25NA Mustangs, Utah Air National Guard, being serviced, ca 1950. (Tech Sgt Derrick Harris, USAF Photo) General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon from the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah releases the first … Read more
Texas Warplanes Corpus Christi, USS Lexington Museum, 2914 Shoreline Drive. PO Box 23076, 78402-1116. There are 20 aircraft aboard, all on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation (NMNA). (Author Photo) USS Lexington CV-16. (Author Photos) Beechcraft T-34B Mentor (Serial No. 140936). (Author Photos) Bell AH-1S Cobra Helicopter (Serial No. 76-22574), 601. (Author Photos) … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Virginia Bridgewater Lockheed C-121G Super Constellation (Serial No. 4137), Reg. No. N105CF. Being used as a source of spares for the restoration of “Columbine II“. (TSgt. Ron Woods, USAF Photo, 24 Oct 1990) (TSgt. Ron Woods, USAF Photo, 24 Oct 1990) Lockheed VC-121A Constellation (Serial No. 48-0610), Reg. No. TBC, “Columbine II“. … Read more
Texas Warplanes Dallas, Frontiers of Flight Museum, 8008 Cedar Springs Road, Love Field Terminal LB-18, 2nd Floor, 75235-2852. Aero L-29 Delphin (2), No. 10 and No. 41. (HrAtsuo Photo) Apollo 7 Command Module. Banty, homebuilt. Beech C.90 King Air (Serial No.). (Michael Barera Photo) Bell Model 47 helicopter. (Michael Barera Photos) Bell UH-1D Iroquois Helicopter … Read more
Texas Warplanes Dallas, American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Commemorative Air Force Headquarters, 5661 Mariner Drive, Dallas, Texas 75237. The CAF and AAHM operate the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (NAEC), a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m2) facility to provide “hands-on learning opportunities, an immersive history experience and activities for all ages.” The museum’s collection, which numbers … Read more
Texas Warplanes San Marcos, Central Texas Wing (Centex Wing), Commemorative Air Force, 1841 Airport Drive, 78666. (Author Photos) Beechcraft T-34 Mentor (Serial No.) Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (Serial No. 51242). (Author Photos) Bell P-39Q AiraCobra (Serial No. 42-19597), “Miss Connie“, 68, Reg. No. N6968. (Author Photos) Bell P-63F Kingcobra (Serial No. 296E1-1R), Reg. No. N6763, project. … Read more
Texas Warplanes Galveston, Lone Star Flight Museum, 2002 Terminal Drive, 77554. (Alan Wilson Photo) Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing (Serial No. 44-67791), c/n 6897. Built for the US military, but instead allocated to the Royal Navy under lend-lease agreements and became (Serial No. FT527) in Fleet Air Arm service, known as the Traveller I. She later … Read more
San Antonio, Kelly Field Heritage Museum, Kelly AFB, 149 TFG/CC, 78241-5000. (USAF Photo) The U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 Hustler, made its initial flight on November 11, 1956. The aircraft featured a distinctive delta wing shape and a sophisticated inertial guidance navigation and bombing system. Its design included a slender “wasp-waist” fuselage … Read more
