The superb aircraft of the Pima Air Museum, ( pics)
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I separately posted a thread on the boneyard at nearby Davis Monthan.
After the Smithsonian and the US Airforce Museum in Dayton Ohio, Pima is the largest museum, and unlike others is privately run, and supported by volunteers. It has a wonderful collection of American aircraft, and a couple of really strange oddities. Here are some pics:
INSIDE:
nice B24J Liberator
an A-26 ( I think)
A P-51 with A strange distinction. The pilot carefully shot down a US plane on track to mistakenly land at a Japanese airbase, and caused it to ditch. He was one of only three with kills against Germany, Italy and Japan:
B-29
C-46
C 47
Stamford Tuck's (sp?)
Hurricane...many kills in the Battle of Britain
A rare Japanese Oscar
B-25
No ID necessary here
SR71 Blackbird
F-14
After the Smithsonian and the US Airforce Museum in Dayton Ohio, Pima is the largest museum, and unlike others is privately run, and supported by volunteers. It has a wonderful collection of American aircraft, and a couple of really strange oddities. Here are some pics:
INSIDE:
nice B24J Liberator
an A-26 ( I think)
A P-51 with A strange distinction. The pilot carefully shot down a US plane on track to mistakenly land at a Japanese airbase, and caused it to ditch. He was one of only three with kills against Germany, Italy and Japan:
B-29
C-46
C 47
Stamford Tuck's (sp?)
Hurricane...many kills in the Battle of Britain
A rare Japanese Oscar
B-25
No ID necessary here
SR71 Blackbird
F-14
Excellent collection. Some very unique aircraft there.
The B-52 is the famous "003" which was one of the B-52s used as a carrier aircraft for the X-15 and the various lifting body test aircraft.
The "A-26" you show is actually a B-25 M<itchell. The same picture appears lower down correctly identified.
The Hurricane is in the colours of Bob-Stanford-Tuck but it wont be the original. In fact, it might even be a replica.
The B-52 is the famous "003" which was one of the B-52s used as a carrier aircraft for the X-15 and the various lifting body test aircraft.
The "A-26" you show is actually a B-25 M<itchell. The same picture appears lower down correctly identified.
The Hurricane is in the colours of Bob-Stanford-Tuck but it wont be the original. In fact, it might even be a replica.
Eric Mc said:
Excellent collection. Some very unique aircraft there.
The B-52 is the famous "003" which was one of the B-52s used as a carrier aircraft for the X-15 and the various lifting body test aircraft.
The "A-26" you show is actually a B-25 M<itchell. The same picture appears lower down correctly identified.
The Hurricane is in the colours of Bob-Stanford-Tuck but it wont be the original. In fact, it might even be a replica.
The F-14 looks almost like fibreglass too. I'm assuming it's the real thing though?The B-52 is the famous "003" which was one of the B-52s used as a carrier aircraft for the X-15 and the various lifting body test aircraft.
The "A-26" you show is actually a B-25 M<itchell. The same picture appears lower down correctly identified.
The Hurricane is in the colours of Bob-Stanford-Tuck but it wont be the original. In fact, it might even be a replica.
I'll take the B-58 Hustler please. Never seen one of those in real life.
My Dad remembers cycling to Bruntingthorpe to see the B47s take off with JATO bottles attached. Must have been quite a sight. I think from memory they always had some nuke-laden ones in the air at all times in case of a pre-emptive strike from the USSR. I guess this was the same for B36s and B52s as well.
Can anyone spot a B66 Destroyer? They used to fly out of our local airfield before I was born.
That Blenheim/Beaufort (?) looks a little incongruous out there. Be nice to have that on our airshow circuit.
My Dad remembers cycling to Bruntingthorpe to see the B47s take off with JATO bottles attached. Must have been quite a sight. I think from memory they always had some nuke-laden ones in the air at all times in case of a pre-emptive strike from the USSR. I guess this was the same for B36s and B52s as well.
Can anyone spot a B66 Destroyer? They used to fly out of our local airfield before I was born.
That Blenheim/Beaufort (?) looks a little incongruous out there. Be nice to have that on our airshow circuit.
rhinochopig said:
IanUAE said:
What is the plane that has jet and propellors?
Looks like a B-36.Nearly right RB-36D model according to wiki.
Edited by rhinochopig on Thursday 10th November 12:59
(as does the museum's website).
WB-57
This version of the B-57 was given extended wings and more powerful engines to achieve higher altitudes. That is one of the ex-NASA versions that were used for upper atmosphere research, I think.
I saw two of them in 1981 when they still in use and based at Ellington Air Force Base just outside Houston.
This version of the B-57 was given extended wings and more powerful engines to achieve higher altitudes. That is one of the ex-NASA versions that were used for upper atmosphere research, I think.
I saw two of them in 1981 when they still in use and based at Ellington Air Force Base just outside Houston.
Eric Mc said:
WB-57
This version of the B-57 was given extended wings and more powerful engines to achieve higher altitudes. That is one of the ex-NASA versions that were used for upper atmosphere research, I think.
I saw two of them in 1981 when they still in use and based at Ellington Air Force Base just outside Houston.
Ah many thanks. I could not close to it, so had no sense of way it was.This version of the B-57 was given extended wings and more powerful engines to achieve higher altitudes. That is one of the ex-NASA versions that were used for upper atmosphere research, I think.
I saw two of them in 1981 when they still in use and based at Ellington Air Force Base just outside Houston.
dr_gn said:
rhinochopig said:
IanUAE said:
What is the plane that has jet and propellors?
Looks like a B-36.Nearly right RB-36D model according to wiki.
Edited by rhinochopig on Thursday 10th November 12:59
(as does the museum's website).
RDMcG said:
I saw this thing taking off in the distance from the active airbase....very small shot......some kind of STOL
V-22 Osprey. I think the US Marines use it. Takes off like a chopper and rotates those huge propellors forward to fly like a plane. There was one displaying at Farnborough 3 years ago. Very odd noise.Edited by RDMcG on Thursday 10th November 15:10
LotusOmega375D said:
RDMcG said:
I saw this thing taking off in the distance from the active airbase....very small shot......some kind of STOL
V-22 Osprey. I think the US Marines use it. Takes off like a chopper and rotates those huge propellors forward to fly like a plane. There was one displaying at Farnborough 3 years ago. Very odd noise.Edited by RDMcG on Thursday 10th November 15:10
I was there is '08 and don't remember a V-22 being displayed.
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