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Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-21 08:00pm
by Knife
So, yeah, spent the afternoon there with the family.

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B1b and my daughter. While not the best 'purchase' aesthetically it has always been one of my favorites.

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Nice silhouette.

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Money shot.


But don't worry Shep, I have your back;




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B52

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Good shot of the nose.

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Not SAC, so turn your back.

But Knife? You ask, what do those B52's carry?

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But what type of bombs are those?

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Ok, so the B52's didn't carry them...

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This did though.

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Tail guns

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Whole tail section.

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Along the right wing to the cockpit.

Some odds and ends;



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Globemaster if I'm not mistaken.

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P38

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Nose art B17

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B24

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We've come a long way to my Vulcan 900.

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-23 07:02pm
by The Grim Squeaker
Some dang nice shots there. Especially the silloutte shot for the shot of the craft, and "some odds and ends".

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-23 09:42pm
by Napoleon the Clown
This brings back memories. I haven't been to there in so long. I always enjoyed those visits. Thanks for posting these.

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-24 01:21am
by Knife
Napoleon the Clown wrote:This brings back memories. I haven't been to there in so long. I always enjoyed those visits. Thanks for posting these.

Yeah, I go about every five or so years it seems. They keep making it better, though they used to have an SR-71 I really loved and it's gone.

Here's some more goodies;


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B17 tail gunner

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Waist guns of the B17

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Ball turret. Good view but shitty job.

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Another shot of the P38.

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F4, duh!

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This is a model of the trinity device they apparently made for the movie "Oppenheimer" as a prop and then the Museum got a hold of it. Neat looking thing.

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The family in front of the MASH helicopter, nomenclature escapes me at the moment.

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Old school ambulance.

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Probably won't see these jeeps at Moab.

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Only decent picture of the A26 that I got. Black didn't show up well.

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-24 02:36am
by Isolder74
No. 10: Bell 47 OH-13 Sioux
Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter
Type: General Utility Helicopter
Powerplant: One Lycoming V0-435-A1B 6-Cylinder Engine
Principal Armament: Two 7.62-mm Machine Guns
Carrying Capacity: 2 Medical Litters or 1,000-pound Cargo
Maximum Cruising Speed: 83 mph

The first of many U.S. Army helicopters to be named after Native American tribes, the Bell 47 Sioux was distinctive for its bubble canopy, exposed welded-tube tail boom and saddle fuel tanks. Its two-bladed rotor made a "chop-chop" sound, leading to the nickname "chopper" for helicopters. Easily recognizable for its appearances in the smash hit film and television series MASH, the Sioux earned its reputation during the Korean war -- the conflict in which helicopters first cut their teeth.

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-24 03:06am
by The Grim Squeaker
Last bunch of shots are all blurred or had a crazy high ISO - I'd recommend using a flash next time you come there next decade ;)

Re: Aerospace Museum Hill AFB (lots of pics)

Posted: 2009-03-24 02:27pm
by Knife
DEATH wrote:Last bunch of shots are all blurred or had a crazy high ISO - I'd recommend using a flash next time you come there next decade ;)
They were all off my blackberry.