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Photo ID: 2274012
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44-86292 / 82/R Many years ago while "Enola Gay" was still dismantled and in store at the Silver Hill facility, I once had the eerie experience of being able to go on board and sit in the bombadier's seat. Of course this is the Superfortress which dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima on 6.8.45 |
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Photo ID: 2271475
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55-3270 (cn 116) Of the 466 Otters built, 184 went to the US Army as U-1As. There are nice examples of the DHC-2, 3 & 4 at the US Army Transportation Museum, but the light conditions in this corner make the Otter difficult to photograph |
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Photo ID: 2270645
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62-4532 (cn 158) This rescue helicopter was formerly displayed at Travis AFB, CA. The Huskie was notable for its intermeshing wooden rotors and was extensively used in Vietnam for recovery missions, and later for airbase fire-crash duties, known by the callsign "Pedro". Around 250 were built of which about a dozen have been preserved |
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Photo ID: 2270405
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51-3064 (cn 177-121) This Sabre, one of 981 F-86D models convereted to 'L' specification, has been preserved since 1962, nowadays displayed in 37th FIS/14th FIW markings. When I last photographed her some 38 years earlier, she was still in authentic natural metal finish - see upload to follow |
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Photo ID: 2270404
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N520NA / 520 One of 9 Kestrel FGA.1s built as development aircraft between the experimental P.1127s and the production Harriers, first flying in 11.64 as XS694, then being transferred to the US Army for evaluation as 64-18266. Apparently became the second NASA 520 when the first (ex XS694/64-18268) crashed, substantial parts from the latter being used to make it airworthy again for NASA research use at Langley. They also had NASA 521 (ex XS689/64-18263, now displayed at the nearby Virginia Air & Space Center |
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Photo ID: 2270403
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59-0428 (cn 752) The Voodoo became the principle aircraft of the 98th FIS stationed at Dover AFB in from mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Their job was to defend Washington DC and the Eastern US during the Cold War period. This example has been smartly restored to represent one of them, although in fact its actual service history was with the 49th FIS (Griffiss AFB, NY), 60th FIS (Otis AFB, MA) and 107th TFG NY ANG (Niagara Falls) |
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Photo ID: 2270402
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57-3079 (cn 5) Accepted by the US Army as a YAC-1 (ex CF-LKF-X) in 8.59 and used as the Golden Knights Parachute Team jump aircraft from 1.75 to 3.78 and 5.85 to 7.86, going on display at the US Army Transportation Museum in 1986 |
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Photo ID: 2270080
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63-9760 / KA (cn 224) From 1967 to the mid-1970s this C-7 operated out of Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam with the 483TCW/TAW/TFW, typically into unprepared airstrips along the borders of Laos and Cambodia in support of Special Forces. From 1977 assigned to the 357TAS (AL ANG) at Maxwell AFB, and transferred to the US Army there in 1987 for their Golden Knights Parachute Team. Retired to Dover in 1992 |
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Photo ID: 2270079
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53-0230 (cn 17012) A total of 888 C-97s were built, of which 814 were KC-97 tankers. 53-0230 was assigned to the Strategic Air Command in 1955 at Westover AFB, Mass. In 1965 it was converted to KC-97L status at Hayes Aircraft Corp, Birmingham, AL, by the addition of two J47 jet engines and transferred to the Tennessee ANG. To MASDC for storage in 1976 and transferred to the AMC Museum in 10.99 |
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Photo ID: 2270078
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59-0536 (cn 45587) My favourite exhibit at the superb AMC Museum. One of a handful surviving out of 50 built, the Cargomaster was designed as a long-range strategic airlifter, particularly for the transport of ICBMs. All were withdrawn in 1971 when metal fatigue was found. This example was delivered to the 1501ATW (MATS) at Travis AFB, CA in 4.61, the unit becoming 60MAW in 1966. Decommissioned and to Offutt AFB, NE for the SAC Museum in 6.71 and, like the C-124, flown to Dover inside a C-5 when the SAC Museum relocated in |
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Photo ID: 2269912
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UR-CKL (cn 01348005) At rest till next evening with a load outbound via Malta as CVK7039. This An-12 is a former Soviet AF aircraft which later flew for Uzbekistan Airlines (UK-11109), Imtec (XU-365), Sasco (EX-034) and Click (EX-169). Now, it would be nice to see the only other aircraft in these colours so far, their An-74... |
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Photo ID: 2269897
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44-9030 (cn 27256) In 2011 this C-54 was restored in its WWII Pacific Theater markings, which it still carried during Berlin Airlift service, by then the one of 38 'M' models converted for coal hauling. From 1973 was used for sky marshall training but joined the AMC Museum in 1989 |
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Photo ID: 2269896
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51-2881 (cn 10870) Looks good but a false identity - never served with the USAF, being in fact originally RCAF C-119F 22118, assigned in 1953 to 436 Sqdn at Dorval. In 1956 during the Suez crisis used on UN shuttles between Italy and Egypt. Had enlarged radar nose fitted in 1957 and based to Downsview. Struck off RCAF charge 1965 but from 1969 operated as firebomber by Hawkins & Powers as N3559. Upgraded to Steward-Davis Jet-Pak spec in 1972 with J34 engine above fuselage and flown to Dover for preservation 10.91 |
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Photo ID: 2269895
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61-2275 (cn 300-6001) The very first Starlifter to be built, making her maiden flight on 17.12.63, the 60th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. Spent entire career as a test aircraft with AFSC at Wright-Patterson in numerous programs, the last being to test a new tension rope for NASA towing a QF-106 in the air. One of four early C-141A’s not converted to C-141B standard, all 270 in the main fleet undergoing the stretch. Joined C-141B 64-0626, parked alongside in 'lizard’ camouflage |
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Photo ID: 2269894
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64-0626 (cn 300-6039) Arrived at the AMC Museum in 1996 and later joined by the first-built C-141A 61-2275 which is parked alongside. All remaining Starlifters in service were retired by 2006 |
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