RapidFireWeb 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 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 South Dakota Aberdeen Grumman G-21A Goose (Serial No. B-70), Reg. No. N888GG. Ronald J. Rivett, 1910 8th Ave NE, 57401. Chamberlain (Robert Dilley Photo) (Mike Heideman Photos) Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 53-6100), c/n 580-9731. Brookings North American AT-6A Texan (Serial No. 66-2517), Reg. No. N8BP. Harrison C. Thompson, PO Box … Read more
South Carolina Warplanes (Alan Wilson Photo) Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 92-3910) of the 77th Fighter Squadron, part of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw AFB, 2016. (USAF Photo) General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 92-3909) equipped with 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, South Carolina ANG. (USGOV-PD Photo) North American F-51D-30-NT Mustang … Read more
Mount Pleasant, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, 40 Patriots Point Road, 29464-4377. Most of the aircraft listed here are preserved onboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10). The USS Laffey (DD-724) and the USS Clagamore (SS-343) are also preserved here. USS Yorktown (CVS-10), Patriots Point, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina. (Michael Forman Photo) (Ryan Pethick Photo) (Jim … Read more
Republic XP-72 (USAF Photo) The Republic XP-72 was an American prototype fighter-interceptor developed by Republic Aircraft as a progression of the P-47 Thunderbolt design. The XP-72 was designed around the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 28-cylinder air-cooled radial engine with a supercharger mounted behind the pilot and driven by an extension shaft from the engine. … Read more
Rockwell B-1 Lancer (USAF Photo) U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber aircraft from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) stands by as another Lancer connects with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft Feb. 23, 2012 for inflight refueling during a mission over the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. … Read more
(USN Photo) View of the parking apron at the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA), in 1963. Captain O.A. Soli, USN, of the overhaul and repair (O & R) department is in the forground looking at over 35 Douglas A-1 Skyraider of various versions (A-1E, EA-1E, EA-1F, A-1H/J) and the … Read more
Warplanes preserved in South Carolina Bamberg (Valder137 Photos) Vought F4U-4 Corsair (BuNo. 97143), airworthy, James Tobul. Beaufort, Marine Corps Air Station, Merritt Field. (Adrian Brooks Photo) Boeing Vertol HH-46D Sea Knight (BuNo. 152530), C/N 2152, mounted on concrete pedestals. (Adrian Brooks Photo) Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo. 147772), 01, C/N 12536. (Jim Hoagland Photo) (Nobuhiko Moriya … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Rhode Island Bristol North American SNJ-5 Texan (Serial No. 43936), Reg. No. N241F, Frank J. Govednik III, 2 Chester Ave, Bristol, RI 02809-1416. North Kingstown, Quonset Air Museum, 488 Eccleston Ave., North Kingstown, RI 02852. This museum is now closed. Founded in September 1992, the Quonset Air Museum was dedicated as an … Read more
