Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Norfolk Naval Air Station

Norfolk Naval Air Station, Eugene Ely Air Park. (Author Photo) Boeing Vertol HH-46D Sea Knight (BuNo. 151953), BR 39, C/N 2103.  NAS Norfolk Memorial Park. (NMNA Photo) Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo. 152923) from Attack Squadron 35 Black Panthers at Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California, in 1975.  VA-35 was assigned to Carreir Air Wing 8 … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Hampton, Virginia Air and Space Center

Hampton, Virginia Air and Space Center, 600 Settlers Landing Road, 23669-4033. American AA-1, Reg. No. N501NA. Apollo 12. (Author Photos) Bell P-39Q Airacobra (Serial No. 42-20027). Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial  No. 69-6648). (Author Photos) Boeing Stearman Model 75 Kaydet (Serial No. 07481), Reg. No. N2S3. (Author Photos) Consolidated B-24 Liberator, nose section (Serial No.), … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Fort Eustis), United States Army Transportation Museum

Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Fort Eustis), United States Army Transportation Museum, 300 Washington Blvd, Besson Hall, 23604-5260. (Curtiss-Wright Photos) (WQ59B Photo) Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air Car GEM-2X ground-effect machine. (USAF Photos) Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Mk. II (Serial No. 59-4975).  Out for restoration. (US Army Photo) (SWAG Photo) Beechcraft U-8D Seminole (Serial No. 58-3051). (US Army … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Bealeton, Flying Circus Aerodrome

Bealeton, Flying Circus Aerodrome, Route 17, Box 99, Bealeton, VA 22712. (The Flying Circus Photo) Bird biplane, 1929, Reg. No. NC980V. (The Flying Circus Photo) Boeing Stearman A-75 Kaydet (Serial No.), 1943, Reg. No. N68853.  Flying Circus.  All other aircraft on the FCA are privately owned. Boeing Stearman A-75-N1 Kaydet (Serial No. 75-762), Reg. No. … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Virginia: Chantilly, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Abrahms to Hiller

‍Chantilly, Washington Dulles International Airport, National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. There are more than 400 aircraft in the collection of the NASM, and of these, at least 65 are displayed in the NASM main building on the Washington, D.C., Mall.  More than 200 are located in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. … Read more