My visit to the NMUSAF Pics...
Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:28 pm
Lets see if these work...
More to come...
More to come...
Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:44 pm
What is the story with this thing? Spotted in the resto hanger's...
And two of the Belle's turrets...
And two of the Belle's turrets...
Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:56 pm
They've had that shark-mouth PT-26 for years. Apparently it was a donation from a private individual..used to hang in the Annex hangar.
Great to see the Shiden-Kai (George) back on her feet! I'd been getting worried..they tore her down about ten years ago, then the project languished on the back burner for a long time.
SN
Great to see the Shiden-Kai (George) back on her feet! I'd been getting worried..they tore her down about ten years ago, then the project languished on the back burner for a long time.
SN
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:49 pm
I wonder how many of the Constellation external cargo pods still exist ?
Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:09 am
geez, it's been about 20 years since I've been to wright pat. We used to go camping on the base when I was a Boy Scout. We would get the F-4 alarm clock, that'll wake a bunch of boys up!
Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:04 am
Hi there,
Great looking photo's and Thanks for sharing them. BUT....what the heck is the bird that is bare metal in the photo below the Army version of the SBD Dauntless ? I KNOW it isn't a Thunderbolt, because the landing gear is all wrong. But as that plane sits there it is making me pull whats left of my hair out trying to figure out what it is
Any ideas there folks ??
Paul
Great looking photo's and Thanks for sharing them. BUT....what the heck is the bird that is bare metal in the photo below the Army version of the SBD Dauntless ? I KNOW it isn't a Thunderbolt, because the landing gear is all wrong. But as that plane sits there it is making me pull whats left of my hair out trying to figure out what it is
Any ideas there folks ??
Paul
Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:20 am
a George 
Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:31 am
Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai, to be specific. 
Probably the Japanese Navy's finest WWII fighter.
They brought her into the shop for some minor repairs and paintwork about ten years ago, but discovered all sorts of nasty corrosion, and tore her completely apart. Then she sat for several years while other projects had priority. Good to see she's made it back to the front of the line!
Here's a pic of the George in the Musuem of Naval Aviation..
SN
Probably the Japanese Navy's finest WWII fighter.
They brought her into the shop for some minor repairs and paintwork about ten years ago, but discovered all sorts of nasty corrosion, and tore her completely apart. Then she sat for several years while other projects had priority. Good to see she's made it back to the front of the line!
Here's a pic of the George in the Musuem of Naval Aviation..
SN