Warplanes of the USA: Arizona, Tucson, Pima Air & Space Museum: Aircraft A to W
Arizona Warplanes, Tucson, Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road, 85706.
Aircraft by manufacturer, A to W
(Andrew Rollinger Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Aerospace Lines 377SG Super Guppy 201 (Serial No. 52-2693), Reg. No. N940NS.
Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopter (Serial No. AH.1XX384).
Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper (Serial No. 43-27206), Reg. No. N46067.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Aerosport Quail (Serial No. 54716941), Reg. No. N13871.
Albatross D.Va replica.
American A-101 Eagle (Serial No. 538).
Avian Falcon II (Serial No. 12), Reg. No. N4369Z, N3AV.
(2nd Lt. Mary Pekas, USAF Photo, 15 Dec 2007)
(Eric Salard Photo)
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
(Author Photos)
(aceebee Photo)
Avro AEW.2 Shackleton (Serial No. WL790), Reg. No. N790WL.
Balloon Works Firefly 7 (Serial No.), Reg. No. N4065D.
Bede BD-4 (Serial No.), Reg. No. N42EE.
Bede BD-5J Microjet (Serial No.), Reg. No. N505MR.
(Aaron Headly Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
Beechcraft 2000A Starship (Serial No. NC23), Reg. No. N39TU.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (Serial No. 41-9577), Reg. No. N6953C.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator (Serial No. 42-02438), Reg. No. N8073H.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Beechcraft N-35 Bonanza (Serial No. D-6668), Reg. No. N9493Y.
(Eric Salard Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Beechcraft C18S, US Army (Serial No. 29646).
Beechcraft S18D Twin Beech (Serial No. 177), Reg. No. N55681.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Beechcraft U-8D Seminole (Serial No. 56-3701).
Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (Serial No. 43-50222), Reg. No. N1082.
(Author Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (Serial No. 39213), Reg. No. N75018.
Bell helicopters and aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Bellanca 14-13-2 Cruisair (Serial No. 1551), Reg. No. XB-FOU.
Boeing aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Bowers Flybaby 1-A (Serial No.), Reg. No. N49992.
Brewster Bermuda (Serial No.), project.
(Author Photos)
(Gillfoto Photos)
Bristol (Fairchild) Bolingbroke Mk. IVT, RCAF (Serial No. 10076), previously painted as (Serial No. Z9592), currently painted as (Serial No. 9118). This Canadian-built aircraft had an RAF North Africa paint scheme. It has been repainted in the colours of BK-V, an aircraft that flew with RCAF No. 115 Squadron, based at Patricia Bay, British Columbia during the war.
Hawker Siddely XV-6A Kestrel, USAF (Serial No. 64-18264).
British Aerospace BAe GR.3 Harrier, RAF (Serial No. XV804).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harrier, USMC (BuNo. 159241).
McDonnell Douglas TAV-8A Harrier, USMC (BuNo. 159382).
British Aerospace BAe FA.2 Sea Harrier (Serial No. ZH810). This Harrier was one of the last to be produced at Dunsfold in Surrey, UK and entered Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in 1999. It was based in Somerset with No. 899 Squadron and flew until the Sea Harrier fleet was withdrawn in 2006. It was transferred to Piman in 2018.
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
British Aerospace BAe GR.5 Harrier, RAF (Serial No. ZD353). This Harrier served with RAF No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit. It came to Pima in 2017.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Author Photo)
Budd RB-1 Conestoga (Serial No. 39307), Reg. No. XB-DUZ.
Bushby MMII Midget Mustang (Serial No. 581), Reg. No. N53RM.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Canadair CL-13A Sabre Mk. IV (Serial No. 23147), wearing RCAF colours, suspended from the museum ceiling.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso (Serial No. A24-387), ex-RAAF, project.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso (Serial No. 44-34049), Reg. No. N322FA, project.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso (Serial No.), project.
Cassutt Pylon Racer (Serial No.).
Cessna 120 (Serial No. 13662), Reg. No. NC4191N.
Cessna 150L Commuter (Serial No.15073966), Reg. No. N18588.
Cessna 310C (Serial No. 35909), Reg. No. N182Z.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Cessna O-2A Skymaster (Serial No. 68-6901), Reg. No. N37581.
(Eric Salard Photo)
(Greg Goebel Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Cessna T-37B Tweet (Serial No. 57-2267).
(YSSYguy Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Cessna Model U-3A Blue Canoe (Serial No. 58-2107).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Cessna Model U-3A Blue Canoe (Serial No.), USFS, Reg. No. N1822.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Cessna UC-78B Bobcat (Serial No. 42-39162), Reg. No. N66794. USN JRC-1.
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(Author Photos)
Columbia XJL-1 (Serial No. 31400), Reg. No. N54205.
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, ex-RCAF (Serial No. 9742), X, C/N 407, Reg. No. N68740. This aircraft was previously on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas. It has been repainted in its original RCAF colour scheme.
(Gillfoto Photo)
(Author Photos)
(aeroprints.com Photos)
Consolidated B-24J Liberator, USAAC (Serial No. 44-44175), RAF (Serial No. KH304), “Bungay Buckaroo”, Reg. No. N7866, KH304.
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo. 59819), Reg. No. N3739G. Previously a fire-bomber with T&G Aviation based at Chandler, Arizona, then sold to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston Texas, and then sold to the museum in Pima in the fall of 2015.
Convair aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Culver PQ-14B Cadet (Serial No. 44-21819), Reg. No. N1063M.
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
(Author Photo)
(Gillfoto Photo)
Curtiss-Wright C-46D Commando (Serial No. 44-77635), in the markings of the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Combat Cargo Squadron while based at Townsville, Australia in 1944.
(Author Photos)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Curtiss O-52 Owl (Serial No. 40-2746). 22nd Observation Sqn.
Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawk (Serial No. 42-45984). Project. This aircraft crashed in 1942 in New Guinea. It was recovered in 2000 and donated to the Pima Air & Space Museum in 2002.
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk (Serial No. 42-104961). Project. This aircraft crashed in 1943 in New Guinea. It was recovered in 1974 by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation and loaned to the Pima Air & Space Museum in 2004.
Curtiss/Wright AT-9A Fledgling Jeep (Serial No. 42-56882).
(Author Photo)
(Schedezz Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet A, Luftwaffe (Serial No. 40+49).
Douglas aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Erco 415C Ercoupe (Serial No.), Reg. No. N2942H.
Erco 415C Ercoupe (Serial No. 1188), Reg. No. N78X.
(Jeff Keyser Photo)
Evans VP-1 Volksplane (Serial No.), Reg. No. N47188.
Fairchild aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(Royal Navy Photo)
Fairey Gannet. Initially conceived to fulfill the demands of the Second World War, the Gannet was tailored for a dual-purpose role in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and strike missions, catering to the needs of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). Sporting a distinctive design, it featured a mid-wing monoplane configuration, complemented by a tricycle undercarriage and accommodations for a crew of three. Propulsion was provided by a double turboprop engine, propelling two contra-rotating propellers. Taking to the skies for the first time on 19 September 1949, the prototype Gannet showcased its capabilities. Just four years later, it entered active service with the FAA, solidifying its place in aviation history.
(Royal Navy Photo)
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
(Author Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photos)
(Simeon87 Photo)
Fairey Gannet, RN (Serial No. XL482)
(Author Photos)
(Josh Hallett Photo)
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) Flying Bomb (Serial No. 121536).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Flaglor Sky Scooter (Serial No. 1000), Reg. No. N6WM.
Fleet Model 2 Finch (Serial No. 181), Reg. No. N605M.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz (Serial No. 2827), Reg. No. N133JM.
(Eric Salard Photo)
Folland T185 Gnat (Serial No. XM694), Reg. No. N694XM).
(Greg Goebel Photo)
General Dynamics BGM 109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) (Serial No. 12436C0001).
(Author Photo)
(Clemens Vasters Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Simeon87 Photo)
General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (Serial No. 63-0033).
(Simeon87 Photo)
(Author Photo)
(Andrew Thomas Photo)
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat (Serial No.16161). Project.
(Author Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger (Serial No. 069472), Reg. No. N9593C.
(Greg Goebel Photo)
Globe KD6G-2 Drone (Serial No. 633).
(aeroprints.com Photos)
Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) N22S Nomad (Serial No. F163), Australia, Reg. No. N6328, VH-HVZ, Searchmaster.
Grumman aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Gulfstream G-159 G-1 (Serial No.), Reg. No. N4NA.
(Eric Salard Photo)
Gulfstream G-1159 G-II (Serial No.), Reg. No. N948NA.
(Greg Goebel Photo)
(Author Photo)
Gyrodyne QH-50C Dash Drone (Serial DS-1045).
(Author Photos)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Hawker Hurricane Mk. II (Serial No. V6864). Ex-RCAF, parts from 5 aircraft. This fighter was constructed with parts from five Hurricanes, the majority of which were sourced from a Canadian-built aircraft. The aircraft has been modified to represent a Mk. IIb Trop (Serial No. BG974), a fighter flown by US-born pilot Wing Commander L.C. Lance Wade. He had learned to fly in Tucson, and volunteered for service with the RAF, flying BG974 in North Africa with No. 33 Squadron, RAF in 1942. He is credited with shooting down 23 aircraft before his death in 1944. This Hurricane was previously painted in the markings of Robert Stanford Tuck, RAF No. 257 Squadron, summer 1940.
(Author Photos)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Hawker F-58 Hunter (Serial No. J-4035) Reg. No. N159AM. Swiss Air Force.
Helton Lark 95 (Serial No. 9512), Reg. No. N1512H.
Hiller helicopters preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Hughes AIM-4 Falcon (Serial No. AF3660021263).
Hughes helicopters preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(Eric Salard Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Hunting Jet Provost T.3A (Serial No. XM464).
(Soviet Air Force Photo)
Ilyushin IL-2M3 Sturmovik (Serial No. 5612). This aircraft served with the 7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. It was in service near Leningrad in 1943 and 1944 before being shot down. It was recovered from a Russian Lake in 1992 and deliverred to the Museum in 2002.
Kaman helicopters preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Learjet Model 23 (Serial No. 23-015), Reg. No. N88B.
Lockheed aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 70-0973), “Big D”.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
LTV A-7E Corsair II (BuNo. 160713).
Martin B-26B Marauder (Serial No. 40-1501). Project.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Martin 404 Martinliner (Serial No. 14153), Reg. No. N462M.
(Greg Goebel Photo)
Martin AGM-12A Bullpup air-to-surface missile (Serial No. D79).
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Martin B-57E Canberra (Serial No. 55-4274).
English Electric Canberra TT.18 (Serial No. WK142).
English Electric Canberra TT.18 (Serial No. WJ614).
(Bill Abbott Photo)
(aceebee Photo)
Martin WB-57F Canberra (Serial No. 63-13501), Reg. No. N925NA.
(USN Photo)
Martin PBM-5A Mariner.
(USN Photo)
Martin PBM-5A Mariner.
(USN Photo)
Martin PBM-5A Mariner performing a rocket-assisted take off (RATO).
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
(Author Photos)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Martin PBM-5A Mariner (Serial No. 122071), Reg. No. N3190G.
Martin-Marietta LGM-25C Titan II Missile (Serial No. 60-8817).
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
McCulloch HUM-1 (Serial No. 133817), Reg. No. N4072K.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
McCulloch Super J-2 Gyrocopter (Serial No. 019), Reg. No. N4309.
McDonnell Aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 (Wk. Nr. 13045), built in Austra ca 1941, assigned to JG 5 at Petsamo, Finland, crashed on 22 Oct 1942. Wreckage recovered in the 1990s, to be restored to its appearance the day it crashed.
Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Mitchell/Warr B-10 Mitchell Wing (Serial No. 285), Reg. No. N4232A.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Moraine-Saulnier MS-500 Cricquet (Serial No. 724).
(Eric Salard Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Yellow Peril (Serial No. 4497), Reg. No. N45084.
(Author Photos)
(Stumanusa Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Nakajima Ki-43-IIB Hayabusa (Oscar) (Serial No. 6430).
North American aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Northrop aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
(Author Photos)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Panavia IDS Tornado (Serial No. 43+74).
Pacific Airwave Model 89 KISS (Serial No. KM92514), hang-glider
(Hayden747 Photo)
Pentecost E III Hoppicopter (Serial No. 269), back-pack helicopter.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Greg Goebel Photo)
Pereira/Hummel Model 2 Osprey 2 (Serial No. 105A), Reg. No. N17EH.
Piasecki helicopters preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Piper J-4A Cub Coupe (Serial No. 4-469), Reg. No. NC22783.
(YSSYguy Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Piper U-11A Aztec (Serial No. 149067).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Pitts S-1C Special (Serial No. DC-1), Reg. No. N6119.
Radioplane OQ-19 Drone.
Radioplane OQ-3 Drone.
Republic aircraft preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Rutan Long Eze (Serial No. 442), Reg. No. N82ST.
Rutan Quickie (Serial No. 297), Reg. No. N80EB.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Ryan PT-22 Recruit (Serial No. 41-15736), Reg. No. N1180C.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Ryan-Temco D-16 Twin Navion (Serial No. NAV-4-2028B), Reg. No. N128K.
(Josh Hallett Photo)
Ryan Firebee jet propelled target drone.
(YSSYguy Photo)
Ryan YQM-98A Compass Cope drone (Serial No. 72-1872).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Scheibe Zugvogel III-B Glider (Serial No.), Reg. No. N11MG.
Schemmp-Hirth SHK-1 (Serial No. 13), Reg. No. N7732G.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Schweizer TG-3A (Schweizer SGS 2-12) Glider, (Serial No. 15), Reg. No. N69064).
(Author Photos)
(Eric Salard Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Shenyang J-6A Farmer (Serial No. 301), Egyptian Air Force markings.
Sikorsky helicopters preserved in the Pima Air & Space Museum are listed on a separate page on this web site.
Squadron Aviation SPAD XIII Replica.
(Nubifer Photo)
Star Bumble Bee (Serial No.), Reg. No. N83WS, World’s smallest aircraft.
Stinson L-5B Sentinel (Serial No. 44-16907), Reg. No. N4981V.
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle (Serial No. 86), Reg. No. N1001U.
(gillfoto Photo)
(Alan Wilson Photo)
Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk. XIVe (Serial No. MT847), AX-H, previously on display in the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry from 1995 to 2014.
Swallow Airplane Co. Swallow Model A.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Taylorcraft BC-12D (Serial No. 7243), Reg. No. N43584.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper (Serial No. 43-26110), Reg. No. N47583.
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Taylorcraft TG-6 Glider (Serial No. 42-58662), Reg. No. N59134.
(Author Photo)
Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L Compass Bin (Serial No. 69-0432).
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(Aaron Headly Photos)
Vickers Viscount Type 724, Reg No. N22SN, c/n 40, in Viscount Air Services Inc. colours
(Author Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
(Gillfoto Photo)
Vought F4U-4 Corsair (BuNo. 97142), USMC. This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the USMC, Quantico, Virginia.
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
(Eric Salard Photo)
Vought F8U-1 (F-8A) DF-8F Crusader (BuNo. 144427), AC 207, VF-32.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Vultee BT-13A Valiant (Serial No. 42-42353).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
WACO RNF (Serial No. 3392).
(aeroprints.com Photo)
WACO UPF-7 (Serial No. 5532), Reg. No. N30135.
(Author Photo)
(aeroprints.com Photo)
Waco ZKS-6 (Serial No. 4512), Reg. No. N16523.
WACO CG-4A Hadrian Glider (Serial No. 45-14647), nose section.
(Author Photo)
Wright 1903 Flyer replica.
This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Arizona. The aircraft include those flown by members of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft . For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout the State of Arizona. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Arizona's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Arizona's Warplane survivors.
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