Warplanes of the USA: Nebraska, Aurora to Wakefield

‍Warplanes preserved in Nebraska

Aurora

(Otto Dickey Photo)

(Allen Jones Photos)

North American F-100A Super Sabre (Serial No. 63825), mounted on cement pylons at Aurora Airport.  This aircraft is painted in Thunderbird colours.

Beatrice

(Ted Quackenbush Photo)

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-8880), C/N 580-6664.  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at Beatrice Municipal Airport, where it has been on display since April 1963.

Crete

North American F-86D Sabre (Serial No. 52-3735).

Creighton

(USAF Photo)

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-6642).

David City Municipal Airport

(Allen Jones Photos)

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 53-7560), mounted on a pylon.

Fairbury, Engels Airport

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 51-09111).

North American F-100A Super Sabre (Serial No.).

Grand Island

Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicpter (Serial No.).

Bell AH-1F Cobra Helicopter (Serial No. 68-15108), National Guard Flight Facility.

(Allen Jones Photo)

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 53-5882), TR-882.  This aircraft is mounted on a concrete pedestal in the Veteran's Park.

Franklin

(GCXO-GCTS Photo)

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9205), mounted on pylons.

Gordon

Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter (Serial No. 70-15967), American Legion Post 34.

Hastings

(BruceS Photo)

McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II (Serial No. 65-0735), C/N 1794.  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at Hastings Municipal Airport.

Kearney, Museum of Nebraska Aviation, Lil Red Aero Inc., Route 1, Box 120, 68847.

Lexington, Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles

Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 66-0513).

Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 66-01168).

Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 68-16329).

Lincoln Air National Guard Base, 115th ARG, 2420 W. Butler Ave., Lincoln, 68524-1897.

Lincoln ANG Base has the second oldest ANG unit in the nation.  It was opened in 1943 with the 401st Fighter Squadron at Westover Field, from Massachusetts.  In 1948, the NE ANG held its first summer field training at Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine.  They completed their service at Alexandria AFB, Louisiana.  In 1954 the squadron was redesignated the 173rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Air Defense Command.  In 1956, the 173rd FIS moved to the present facilities as a SAC base.  In 1964, the mission changed from air defense to tactical photo-reconnaissance.  In 1994, it was redesignated the 155th Air Refueling Group, flying KC-135Rs.  Aircraft on display at the base and Municipal Airport  include

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9264), C/N 580-7330.  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at 173 ARS NE ANG, Lincoln Airport.

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II (Serial No. 64-0998), C/N 661.

North American F-86L Sabre Dog (Serial No. 52-3760), C/N 190-163.  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at 173 ARS NE ANG, Lincoln Airport.

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (Serial No. 51-11259).  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at 173 ARS NE ANG, Lincoln Airport.

Lincoln, Airport

(Hanyou23 Photo)

Arrow Sport; as seen hanging in the Lincoln Airport passenger terminal (south section), 2400 W. Adams Street.  Photo taken from the second floor gates 3 & 4 walkway in the terminal.

McCook Airbase Historical Society, PO Box B-29, McCook, 69001-0029.

McCook Airport.

North American F-86H-10-NA Sabre (Serial No. 53-1503).

Minden, The Harold Warp Pioneer Village, Highways 6, 34 & 10, PO Box 068, Minden, 68959-0068.

(City of Vancouver Archives Photo, AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1513)

Bell P-59B Airacomet (Serial No. 44-22639), coded 619, visiting Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug 1945.

Bell P-59B Airacomet (Serial No. 44-22656), built in 1942, has two GE I-16 engines

Bensen B-6 (No Serial No.), built in 1954

Bensen B-7 (No Serial No.), built in 1955, McCullough military surplus engine

Cessna Model A monoplane (Serial No. NC-8141), built in 1929

Curtiss Bi-plane (No Serial No.), built in 1910

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny (Serial No. 1350), built in 1917, OX-5 engine

Ercoupe Model No. 415-C (Serial No. 67), built in 1941

Hartman Monoplane, home-built in 1910, Anzani engine

Heath Parasol Spencer V, built in 1931

Piper Apache Model S25-32 (Serial No. N1030P), 1954, two 150-hp Lycoming engines

Pitcairn PA-24 Autogyro (Serial No. NC11638/F-55), 1931, Kinner R-5 engine

Sikorsky YR-4B Hoverfly Helicopter (Serial No. 26), Navy No. HNS-1, Army (Serial No. 43-28229), N75378, Sikorsky (Serial No.26), 1942,  200-hp Warner engine

Stinson Detroiter Model SM8A (Serial No. 4080), 1930, Lycoming radial engine

Swallow (Serial No. possibly 919), built in 1927-28

Taylor J-2 Cub (Serial No. 1650), 1937, Continental engine

Weed Hopper Ultralite Gypsy (Serial No. G133), 1982

Wright Kitty Hawk (No Serial No.), 1962 replica

Neligh

(Bryan Darnell Photos)

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 51-1929)

Omaha, Offutt Air Force Base, 55 WG.

(USAF Photo)

Boeing RC-135S (717-158), of the 55th Wing based at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, seen about to take off from runway 11, 18 April 2003.

Offutt AFB began as Fort Crook, named for General George Crook in 1896.  It later became Fort Omaha, and many of its original buildings are still in use.  During the First World War, the first air unit assigned to the post was the 61st Balloon Company.  The first flying field was established here in 1920.  In 1924 Offutt Field was named after Omaha’s first air casualty during the First World War, Lt. Jarvis J. Offutt.  Following the First World War, the base was used mostly for training air reservists.  In the 1930s, Glenn L. Martin established an aircraft manufacturing plant, the Nebraska Bomber Assembly Plant, which was constructed at Offutt Field.  During the Second World War, an Italian POW camp was established.  After the Second World War, the field reverted to being a training facility for Army Reservists.  In 1948, Offutt Field and Fort Crook were designated Offutt AFB, which became the host base for HQ, Strategic Air Command (SAC) from Andrews AFB, Maryland).  From 1959 to 1965, the 566th Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS) was based here, later becoming the 549th SMS, responsible for operations of 3 Atlas D missile launcher sites.  In 1992, SAC was disestablished and replaced by US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).  Aircraft operating from Offutt AFB include E-4B; RC-135S/U/V/W; EC-135C; TC-135S/W; KC-135E; WC-135W; and OC-135B. (The base runway is 11,700’ long).  Static aircraft displayed at Offutt AFB:

(Offutt AFB Photo)

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress (Serial No. 42-3374), painted as (Serial No. 42-30230), LH, C/N 8310, “Homesick Angel”.

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(Marine Biologist Photo)

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (Serial No. 57-6468), C/N 464173.  This aircraft is mounted on pylons at the main gate to the base.

(USAF Photo)

Boeing EC-135A Looking Glass (Serial No. 61-0582), 1994.

Boeing EC-135A Looking Glass (Serial No. 61-0287), C/N 18194.  This aircraft is preserved at the main gate to the base.

Ashland, Strategic Air and Space Museum (SA&SM), 28210 West Park Highway, Ashland 68003.  The file has become too large and in order to keep the page from crashing, the aircraft preserved at the Strategic Air and Museum are listed on a separate web page on this website.

The Strategic Air and Space Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force.  It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha.  The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missile, and space vehicles and provide educational resources.  It is regarded as having one of the top collections of strategic aircraft.

Omaha, Museum

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-06385).

Omaha, Freedom Park, United States Naval Museum

(Team 57 Photo)

Douglas A-4D Skyhawk (BuNo. 149618), AE, 901, USS Enterprise.  This aircraft is mounted on an iron pedestal in the park.

(Team 57 Photo)

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 69-6191).

(Team 57 Photo)

Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King Helicopter, USCG (Serial No. 1370).

Raymond

North American P-51D-30NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74466), ex-RCAF (Serial No. 9227), "Barbara Jean", Nebraska Air National Guard colours, Reg. No. N10607.  Harry Barr.

Seward, Airport

Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 16473), NE NG.

South Sioux City, Martin Flying Service, W. Hwy 20, 68776.

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No.), static display in a city park.

Spalding

Northrup T-38 Talon (Serial No. 60-00567)

Valley

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-07251)

Wakefield

(Influence Waterfowl Calls Photo)

Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter (Serial No. 67-15772), American Legion Post 81.

York

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 51-1935).  This aircraft is mounted on a pedestal at York Municipal Airport.

[1] William R. Evinger, Editor, Directory of US Military Bases Worldwide, Third Edition, Oryx Press, 1998, p. 135.

[2] Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Air_and_Space_Museum.

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