- Views: 1200
- 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: 1292
- 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: 1658
- 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: 1800
- 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!
- Air Force: USA - Department of Commerce
- Aircraft: Beech Super King Air 350C (B300C)
- Registration: N68RF (cn FM-21)
- Views: 1603
- Location: Aguadilla - Raphael Hernandez (Borinquen Field / Ramey AFB) (BQN / TJBQ) , Puerto Rico March 26, 2011
On display at the anniversary of the former Ramey air force base!
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Piper U-11A Aztec
- Registration: 149067 (cn 27-357)
- Views: 1181
- Location: Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA / KDMA) , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
In 1960, the U.S. Navy purchased 20 Aztecs for use as short-range transports designated as UO-1. They were also used to allow Navy pilots who had been assigned non-flying duties to maintain their skills and flight pay!
- Views: 1735
- 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: 1132
- 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: 1314
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Part of the aircraft collection at Pima Museum!
- Views: 1011
- 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: 957
- 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: 1285
- 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: Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy
- Registration: N940NS (cn 15938/41)
- Views: 1451
- Location: Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA / KDMA) , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Based on the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser the Super Guppy was built to carry huge rocket and aircraft parts. A total of 56 were built, this one was delivered in 1967, retired in 1990 and could carry a load of 20 tons!
- Air Force: USA - NASA
- Aircraft: Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
- Registration: N401FS (cn 12764)
- Views: 1555
- Location: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum , USA - Arizona March 24, 2011
Built for the US Navy as 148571!
- Views: 1205
- 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: 1393
- 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: 1547
- 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!
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota
- Registration: 08-72068 (cn 9239/LUH068)
- Views: 1684
- Location: San Juan - Isla Grande (SIG / TJIG) , Puerto Rico February 23, 2011
This one belongs to 1.Bat/114.Av/B.Co/Det.B of the Puerto Rico National Guard, we lost its twin brother 08-72069 on 20 December 2010. What a sad incident where we lost partners and close friends.
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: North American T-28D Trojan
- Registration: JF13-96/13 / O-13534/5306 (cn 174-72)
- Views: 1504
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 8, 2011
also from tango squadron, who looks for historical aircrafts in Thailand!
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- Registration: KH18KH-23/24 / 21123/91686 (cn TU-1006) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1333
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 8, 2011
Guardian of the southern sky. This F-5 belong to 2nd Air Division/21st Wing 211sq at Surat Thani AB, southern part of Thailand.
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4A Airtrainer
- Registration: B.F16-04/17 / 60434 (cn CT4-006)
- Views: 1459
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 8, 2011
CT-4A of 1st Air Division/6th Wing 604sq, the civilian training squadron of the Royal Thai Air Force based at Don Muang AB.
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
- Registration: KH19-10/34 / 10310/87706 (cn 2J-6) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1319
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 6, 2011
Static display in Children's Day 2554 (2011). 2nd Air Division/1st Wing,103sq "Lightning" is operating a few F-16A Block 15AB as a front line fighter for the Royal Thai Air Force.
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Aero L-39ZA Albatros
- Registration: B.KHF1-39/40 / 40117 (cn 365603)
- Views: 1427
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 8, 2011
RTAF have really interesting lineup. I love the shape of this Albatros, one of my favorite in the RTAF fleet. Part of 3rd Air Division/4th Wing 401sq at Takhli(Nakhon Sawan).
- Air Force: Thailand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Basler BT-67 Turbo-67
- Registration: L2K-9/47 / 46159 (cn 16262/33010)
- Views: 1451
- Location: Bangkok - Int. (Don Muang) (DMK / VTBD) , Thailand January 8, 2011
The other side of this one is written in thai, I am curious about how do you say royal thai air force in thai!