- Views: 1308
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Relatively unsuccessful on the civil market the Convair 240/340/440 series of airliners served successfully with both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy as trainers and transports. The T-29 remained in service until the mid 1970s!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
- Registration: 74-0118 / TY (cn 0094/A079) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1304
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Formely based at Tyndall AFB!
- Air Force: Switzerland - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter F58
- Registration: J-4035 (cn 41H/697402)
- Views: 1388
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Preserved at this museum!
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: LTV Aerospace A-7E Corsair II
- Registration: 160713 / AC-307 (cn E546) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1579
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona May 5, 2008
Back to the 5th May 2008, this was the Pima Air & Space Museum A-7E last operated by VA-46.
- Air Force: USA - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-123B Provider
- Registration: 4505 (cn 20166)
- Views: 1102
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
In 1960, 8 Providers were transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard from the Air Force! In 1960, eight Providers were transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. They were primarily used for logistics support, but also saw service in search and rescue operations!
- Views: 1457
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
The Bronco saw extensive service in Vietnam and the first Gulf War. The last of them did not leave service until the mid-1990s!
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A
- Registration: 40+49 (cn 0049)
- Views: 1067
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Sold to less powerful air forces for pilot conversion training!
- Views: 1201
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
The Beech Model 18 is one of the most successful designs to come out of the 1930s. The American military recognized the utility of the design and adopted it for use in various models as a transport and as a trainer!
- Views: 1294
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Initially planned as an interim design the Tracer was the Navy's primary carrier based airborne radar aircraft until the mid-1970s. The last of the 88 Tracers built left Navy service in November 1977!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54D Skymaster (DC-4)
- Registration: 42-72488 (cn 10593/324)
- Views: 1660
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
The C-54 is best known for its participation in the Berlin Airlift. In the largest humanitarian airlift ever the United States, Britain and France delivered over 2.3 million tons of cargo, the vast majority in C-54s, between 1948 and 1949!
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: North American RA-5C Vigilante
- Registration: 149289 / GJ-315 (cn NA269-24) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1802
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
The Vigilante the largest aircraft aboard any U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier. It was designed as a supersonic nuclear attack bomber. A change in policy eliminated the Navy's strategic nuclear bombing role and the Vigilante's mission was changed to recon!
- Views: 1738
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Showing the wonderful colors of the USAF thunderbirds display team!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: North American CT-39A Sabreliner
- Registration: 62-4449 (cn 276-2)
- Views: 1134
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Wonderful Aircraft!
- Air Force: USA - Customs
- Aircraft: Government Aircraft Factories N22S Searchmaster
- Registration: N6328 (cn N22S163)
- Views: 1315
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Part of the aircraft collection at Pima Museum!
- Views: 1016
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Terrific view!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing EC-135J (717-166)
- Registration: 63-8057 (cn 18705C2117)
- Views: 960
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Used as an electronic intelligence platform during the cold war!
- Air Force: USA - NASA
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker (717-100)
- Registration: N931NA (cn 18615)
- Views: 1286
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
The 'Vomit Comet', 45 years after it's first flight!
- Air Force: USA - NASA
- Aircraft: Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
- Registration: N401FS (cn 12764)
- Views: 1559
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Built for the US Navy as 148571!
- Views: 1214
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
From the VC-8, formely stationed at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Ceiba, Puerto Rico! (now closed)
- Views: 1394
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Gate Guard at the entrance to the Pima Air and Space Museum outside Davis Monthan Air Base!
- Views: 1236
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona April 18, 2007
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Beech UC-45J Expeditor (18)
- Registration: N6000V / 39213 / 7L-213 (cn 4297)
- Views: 1135
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona April 18, 2007
- Views: 1550
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
A first-generation Harrier, seen preserved at Pima's Air & Space Museum, this aircraft is on loan from the USMC and has been restored displaying the markings of VMA-513, USMC Air Station Yuma, AZ, seen some service with the USS Tarawa!
- Views: 1352
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona April 18, 2007