Warplanes of the USA: South Dakota, Aberdeen to Yankton

‍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 921, 57006-0921.
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A Valiant (Serial No. 2972), Reg. No. N63656.  David A. Beulke, 347 Eastern Ave S, 57006.

Bell OH-13E Sioux Helicopter (Serial No. 511-4127), Reg. No. N6240.  Brookings Civil Defense, 307 3rd Ave., 57006.

Faulkton

(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo, 1988)

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 69-6239), City of Faulkton Airport.

Gary

Hughes TH-55 Osage Helicopter (Serial No. 64-18170), Reg. No. N3793B. 3793B Inc., c/o Joseph Kolbach, 3771 Edgewater Drive, 57237-5528.

Great Plains

Vougt A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 70-1050).  Great Plains Airport, 57064.

Grenville

North American P-51K-5NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-11807), South Carolina Air National Guard colours, project, Reg. No. N451K.  Francis Butler.

Harrison

Boeing Stearman A75N1 PT-17 Kaydet (Serial No. 75-8307), Reg. No. N5053V. Vanderpol Construction Co., 27406 377th Ave., 57344-5013.
Boeing Stearman A75N1 PT-17 Kaydet (Serial No. 75-2850), Reg. No. N55045.  Vanderpol Construction Co., 27406 377th Ave., 57344-5013.

Huron

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No.  70-1012), mounted on a concrete pylon, Huron Regional Airport, 57350.

Fairchild M-62A Cornell (Serial No. T411167), Reg. No. N47400.  Propnuts Aero Club, W.W. Howes Airport, 57350.

Madison

North American AT-6D Texan (Serial No. 88-15693), Reg. No. N9272K. Joseph E. Habeger, 900 NE 8th St., 57042-1815.

Mitchell

Beech T-34A Mentor (Serial No. 59-8082 FM-82), Reg. No. N34MH. Walter R. Miller, Rte 5, Box 347, 57301.

Mitchell, Soukup & Thomas International Balloon & Airship Museum, 700 North Main Street, 57301.  This museum is closed.

1890’s Charles Dolfus Balloon Baskets

Hindenburg (LZ-129) Dishes

Shennandoah Girders/Control Room Doors

Pierre, South Dakota National Guard Museum, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 425 East Capitol Ave., 57501.

(USAF Photo)

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 70-0996),  175th Tactical Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, in Bicentennial Motif, 1972.

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 70-5996).

Platte

Douglas A-26C Invader (Serial No. 44-35552), Reg. No. N5544V.  Duane D. Sly, 36776 275th St., Airport Road 57369.

Warplanes preserved at Rapid City, South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth Air Force Base, are presented in a separate page on this website.

Rapid City

North American T-28A Trojan (Serial No. 49-1516), Reg. No. N10WX.  Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, 501 E St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Air National Guard, Sioux Falls Airport, Industrial and Algonquin, PO Box 5044, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5044.

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger (Serial No. 53-1801), painted as (Serial No. 56-1114).

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 137993), C/N 580-8284.

LTV A-7D Corsair II (Serial No. 70-0931)

McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (Serial No. 63-7491)

North American F-100 Super Sabre (Serial No. 56-3187)

Spearfish

Dornier Do-27A1 (Serial No. 211), Reg. No. N211KM, Spearfish Aviation Inc., 120 Union St., 57783-2923.

Vermillion

Boeing Stearman A75L300 Kaydet (Serial No. 75-2079), Reg. No. N1414W. Amond H. Hanson, 210 Washington Street, 57069.

Wall

(wardnkathy Photo)

Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile inside a silo at Delta-09 Launch Silo/Facility.

Wasta

(Robert Dilley Photo)

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo. 147681) painted as it looked in 1965 when the aircraft was assigned to H&MS 15 on the USS Hornet.  It was one of four A-4C aircraft assigned to the squadron. Tail marking YV, nose number 81.  Tom Rancour wrote,"The fuselage of 147681 was found in a scrap yard in Michigan by Bob Schneider of Tyler, Texas in the 1990s.  Bob traded HUMVEE parts for it.   Bob was a USMC A4 pilot in Vietnam.  He still flies an A4 for A4 LLC.  I purchased the aircraft from him in March 2012.  The wing is from a TA-4J and portion of the tail from a third A4.  I have the tailpipe and an overhauled J65 engine in my building on display with my other military collection.  The aircraft was assembled in Hawkins, Texas by mostly Vietnam A4 vets.   I was able to get several photos of the aircraft in 1965-66 from the Skyhawk Association, Naval Aviation News and the 65-66 USS Hornet Cruise Book.  I used the photos to make stenciling to recreate the insignia that was on the aircraft in 65 and 66.  We painted it with Dupont Imron paint at $478/gallon so the finish would last.  I was fortunate to have found and talked to  the H&MS 15 squadron controller and one of the pilots who flew the aircraft. It has been a great project to be involved in.  I still have to add a border fence and an information plaque around the aircraft to dress it up.  Maybe a navy yardarm with the appropriate flags also.  I have met a lot of A4 veterans that stop to "say hello to an old friend"."

Watertown              

Beech U-21 (Serial No. 66-18080), Reg. No. N518NA. Lake Area Technical Institute, PO Box 730, 57201-0730.

(NGComets Photo)

Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopter (Serial No. 0-23238), City Park, near the Veterans Memorial.

LTV A-7E Corsair II (BuNo. 157435), Watertown Municipal Airport.

Yankton

(Terry Alberta Photo)

Northrop T-38A Talon (Serial No. 60-0595), Thunderbird colours, "Yankton", mounted on a pylon at Chan Gurney Municipal Airport.