- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing NKC-135A Stratotanker (717-100)
- Registration: 55-3123 (cn 17239)
- Views: 1693
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. One of fourteen KC-135As converted to special testing. It was used to prove that a high-energy laser could be operated effectively from a plane. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Views: 2034
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. The museum's Liberator flew combat missions over North Africa in 1943-1944 with the 512th Bomb Squadron. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
- Registration: 56-0665 (cn 464036)
- Views: 2205
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. View of the huge bomb bay of this B-52. It was quite intimidating standing underneath it! Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II / 430EX II flashes.
- Views: 2793
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. The second Nighthawk built. It has a GBU-24 Paveway III (a laser-guided bomb used to destroy hard targets) mounted in its internal weapons bay. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed AC-130A Spectre (L-182)
- Registration: 54-1626 (cn 182-3013)
- Views: 1793
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. This was the original AC-130 prototype, a side-firing gunship based on the venerable C-130. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing EC-135E Stratolifter (717-157)
- Registration: 60-0374 (cn 18149)
- Views: 1573
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. Used in support of the Apollo space program, this modified C-135 Stratolifter is equipped with a steerable seven-foot antenna dish in its distinctive 'Snoopy Nose'. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Views: 2303
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. Close-up of the cockpit of the second Nighthawk built, one of five FSD (Full Scale Development) aircraft used for systems testing. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Registration: N4583B (cn 1959) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3094
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. OA-10 was the Air Force version of the PBY series flown by the Navy during WWII. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens. (Editors Note, this is marked up as an OA-10A 433879 but is actually a PBY-5A)
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Northrop Tacit Blue
- Registration:
- Views: 1626
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. Tacit Blue, also known as 'The Whale', was built to test advances in stealth technology. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Martin B-26G Marauder
- Registration: 43-34581 (cn 27860)
- Views: 1746
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. This Marauder was flown in combat by the Free French during the final months of WWII. It is now painted as a 9th Air Force B-26B assigned to the 387th Bomb Group in 1945. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed U-2A
- Registration: 56-6722 (cn 389)
- Views: 1709
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. Overview of the Cold War Gallery. The U-2A is the last one made. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor
- Registration: 91-4003 (cn 645-4003)
- Views: 2627
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. The museum's Raptor is displayed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile in its internal weapons bay. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Views: 2391
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. Close-up shot of the nose landing gear of the sole remaining YF-12A prototype (the other two were lost in accidents). Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: North American XB-70A Valkyrie
- Registration: 62-0001 (cn 278-1)
- Views: 1638
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. The starboard landing gear of the sole remaining Valkyrie. What a sight! But, what is that little wheel for? Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
- Registration: 56-0665 (cn 464036)
- Views: 2219
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. The forward landing gear bay of this B-52. Quite a lot of intricate detail in there! Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II / 430EX II flashes.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed AC-130A Spectre (L-182)
- Registration: 54-1630 (cn 182-3017)
- Views: 2562
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. 'Azrael, Angel of Death', served with distinction during Operation Desert Storm. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit
- Registration: 82-1070 / WM
- Views: 1993
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 5, 2009
National Musem of the US Air Force. This was the second non-flying airframe used for fatigue testing, but it is painted as 82-1070 ('Spirit of Ohio'). Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Registration: 44-27297 (cn 77)
- Views: 1804
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. This B-29, 'Bockscar', was the plane that dropped the second atomic bomb, named 'Fat Man', over Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7976 (cn 2027) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2981
- Location: Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright AFB) (DWF) , USA - Ohio December 6, 2009
National Museum of the US Air Force. In my humble opinion, one of the most beautiful planes ever. EOS 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman A-6E Intruder (G-128)
- Registration: 154167 (cn I-302)
- Views: 1517
- Location: Washington - Dulles Int. (IAD / KIAD) , USA - Virginia August 22, 2009
National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Nicely preserved Intruder. Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Lockheed Martin
- Aircraft: Lockheed Martin X-35B Lightning II
- Registration: 301 (cn PAV-1)
- Views: 1932
- Location: Washington - Dulles Int. (IAD / KIAD) , USA - Virginia August 22, 2009
National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The X-35B prototype which was used to evaluate the STOVL abilities of the future F-35. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7972 (cn 2023) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2260
- Location: Washington - Dulles Int. (IAD / KIAD) , USA - Virginia August 22, 2009
National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The business end of this amazingly preserved Blackbird. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7972 (cn 2023) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2244
- Location: Washington - Dulles Int. (IAD / KIAD) , USA - Virginia August 22, 2009
National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The unmistakable head-on view of the Blackbird. Definitely one of the highlights of the collection. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Lockheed Martin
- Aircraft: Kaman K-1200 K-Max
- Registration: N359KA (cn A94-0030)
- Views: 2717
- Location: Windsor Locks (Hartford / Springfield) - Bradley Int. (BDL / KBDL) , USA - Connecticut July 18, 2009
Bradley Space & Aviation Day 2009. Shot of the instrument panel of this interesting and quite narrow craft (note the windows / doors on either side of the cockpit). Canon EOS 400D, EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM lens, Speedlite 580EX II flash.