USAF Museum Visit Photos (56k DIE)
Posted: 2008-08-09 03:36am
World War II
The controls for the aft turrets on the A-26 Invader; basically a guy sat in teh back and controlled them periscopically.
A-36A Mustang -- the Dive Bomber Version of the P-51.
Ju-88 in Romanian Colors.
B-26 Marauder. Nice to see they mentioned it's role as a torpedoe bomber at midway, etc.
Japanese Balloon Bomb.
Beaufighter. The US actually flew a few of these as night fighters.
Me-163 Komet.
The Most Glorious Bock's Car.
SUPER PLUS GOOD!
Comrade Himm...err Hipper would like to introduce Mrs. Fatman!
Hipper in front of a PR Mosquito (we used them for Photo Recon.
Cold War
B-52 painted in SEA colors. Note the AVROCAR under it's wing.
The museum's B-1B.
B-45C Tornado.
Behold the Mighty F-105.
Self Explanatory.
Formerly top secret information! Now Yours!
F-94A Starfire.
F-94C Starfire.
You know you want to see this one...
Various views of the Cold War Hangar.
Minuteman Emergency Rocket Communication System Satellite.
Pulse Jet Powered Helicopter! Wee!
You can see the doors on the front to insert the fissile material to arm it in flight.
42,000 lb thermonuke. Only the B-36 could carry them.
SNARK SNARK SNARK SNARK SNARK.
Diagram of the RB-52 capsule.
The Presidental and Research Hangars
The B-47 sitting on the flightline on the way to the Research and Presidental Hangar.
The XC-99 Sitting on the flightline on the way to the Research and Presidental Hangar.
Want this?
SAM-26000. Kennedy's Plane.
Ryan Vertijet.
My version of the get together.
The V-6 prototype for the Harrier.
Behold the Valkyrie. 40+ years have not been kind to her.
The turbulence creating "bump" that creates a turbulent area near the bomb bay so that weapons can drop down and separate without being dragged along in a stagnation area.
X-15A2.
X-24B.
X-3 Stiletto Cockpit.
King-Bugatti Engine.
Truman's Plane.
X-10 test vehicle for the Navaho Mach 3 cruise missile.
P-75 Drivetrain.
XF-84 Thunderscreech.
YF-12A Blackbird.
Tactit Blue. Ugh.
Let's all bask in the F-107's glory.
Outdoors Displays
The Hardened Mobile Launcher of SDN World Fame.
Minuteman Rail Garrison Car.
Random Others
The YF-17 painted in the traditional american camouflage scheme -- burnished aluminum.
NIKE Site CD-27L Launcher.
The controls for the aft turrets on the A-26 Invader; basically a guy sat in teh back and controlled them periscopically.
A-36A Mustang -- the Dive Bomber Version of the P-51.
Ju-88 in Romanian Colors.
B-26 Marauder. Nice to see they mentioned it's role as a torpedoe bomber at midway, etc.
Japanese Balloon Bomb.
Beaufighter. The US actually flew a few of these as night fighters.
Me-163 Komet.
The Most Glorious Bock's Car.
SUPER PLUS GOOD!
Comrade Himm...err Hipper would like to introduce Mrs. Fatman!
Hipper in front of a PR Mosquito (we used them for Photo Recon.
Cold War
B-52 painted in SEA colors. Note the AVROCAR under it's wing.
The museum's B-1B.
B-45C Tornado.
Behold the Mighty F-105.
Self Explanatory.
Formerly top secret information! Now Yours!
F-94A Starfire.
F-94C Starfire.
You know you want to see this one...
Various views of the Cold War Hangar.
Minuteman Emergency Rocket Communication System Satellite.
Pulse Jet Powered Helicopter! Wee!
You can see the doors on the front to insert the fissile material to arm it in flight.
42,000 lb thermonuke. Only the B-36 could carry them.
SNARK SNARK SNARK SNARK SNARK.
Diagram of the RB-52 capsule.
The Presidental and Research Hangars
The B-47 sitting on the flightline on the way to the Research and Presidental Hangar.
The XC-99 Sitting on the flightline on the way to the Research and Presidental Hangar.
Want this?
SAM-26000. Kennedy's Plane.
Ryan Vertijet.
My version of the get together.
The V-6 prototype for the Harrier.
Behold the Valkyrie. 40+ years have not been kind to her.
The turbulence creating "bump" that creates a turbulent area near the bomb bay so that weapons can drop down and separate without being dragged along in a stagnation area.
X-15A2.
X-24B.
X-3 Stiletto Cockpit.
King-Bugatti Engine.
Truman's Plane.
X-10 test vehicle for the Navaho Mach 3 cruise missile.
P-75 Drivetrain.
XF-84 Thunderscreech.
YF-12A Blackbird.
Tactit Blue. Ugh.
Let's all bask in the F-107's glory.
Outdoors Displays
The Hardened Mobile Launcher of SDN World Fame.
Minuteman Rail Garrison Car.
Random Others
The YF-17 painted in the traditional american camouflage scheme -- burnished aluminum.
NIKE Site CD-27L Launcher.
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