Pictures from various US aviation museums (Lots of pics)
Discussion
I continued my journey to the south of the United States visiting any aviation museums with Blackbirds located in them. This took me to the Virginia Aviation Museum in Virginia, Eglin Armament Museum in Florida, Battleship Park in Alabama, and the Museum of Aviation in Georgia.
Here's a few pictures from each of them, comments very welcome.
Virginia Aviation Museum - A very small museum next to Richmond Airport, the main attractions being an F-14 and an SR-71 Blackbird.
This particular Blackbird set the SR-71 Endurance Record on 26th April 1971.
Not an actual aircraft but I thought this was quite good.
Eglin Armament Museum - This is a museum which internally is dedicated to weapons, as the name suggests, but externally has some fairly interesting aircraft on display, all of which are well looked after by various squadrons and groups from the base. This SR-71 has a extended tail from being used as a test aircraft for sensor equipment in 1975.
Battleship Park - This museum is so called because of the USS Alabama, a WWII battleship which forms the centre-piece, but it has a good selection of interesting aircraft as well. This was the first A-12 that I'd seen on my trip.
And the USS Alabama
Museum of Aviation - The 2nd biggest USAF Museum in the United States, there were plenty of interesting aircraft and exhibits here, although due to the Georgia sun most of the aircraft parked outside look a little worse for wear. This particular SR-71 set the world speed and altitude records on 28th July 1976.
Here's a few pictures from each of them, comments very welcome.
Virginia Aviation Museum - A very small museum next to Richmond Airport, the main attractions being an F-14 and an SR-71 Blackbird.
This particular Blackbird set the SR-71 Endurance Record on 26th April 1971.
Not an actual aircraft but I thought this was quite good.
Eglin Armament Museum - This is a museum which internally is dedicated to weapons, as the name suggests, but externally has some fairly interesting aircraft on display, all of which are well looked after by various squadrons and groups from the base. This SR-71 has a extended tail from being used as a test aircraft for sensor equipment in 1975.
Battleship Park - This museum is so called because of the USS Alabama, a WWII battleship which forms the centre-piece, but it has a good selection of interesting aircraft as well. This was the first A-12 that I'd seen on my trip.
And the USS Alabama
Museum of Aviation - The 2nd biggest USAF Museum in the United States, there were plenty of interesting aircraft and exhibits here, although due to the Georgia sun most of the aircraft parked outside look a little worse for wear. This particular SR-71 set the world speed and altitude records on 28th July 1976.
blueedge said:
See if I can find the pic, may be same type of fighter.
Thank you both for the positive comments.
Vipers said:
Jamie, another good one to see is the Museum of Flight just south of Seatac airport, (Seattle) if your up that way.
Alas on this trip I'm only on the Eastern side of the States, but I'm already planning another trip to the West coast in the near future...y2blade said:
fantastic shots
I should know this but it escapes me at the moment...what is this?
I think it is a Northrop YF17 Cobra? but not 100%
You are correct, it is prototype 2 of the YF-17.I should know this but it escapes me at the moment...what is this?
I think it is a Northrop YF17 Cobra? but not 100%
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