Reference pictures of preserved aircraft
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A-1H Details: ‘Lieutenant America’
I shot these pics of a restored A-1H, "Lieutenant America", at Lonesome Pine Regional Airport in Wise County, Va., back in 2011.For a restoration, this Skyraider compares well to photos from Wayne Mutza's book on A-1's in [...]
PBJ Walkaround
This is the last actual PBJ-1J (delivered as such from the North American factory) still in existence, now operated in flying condition by the CAF SOCAL Wing out at Camarillo Airport here in S.Calif. after a 23 year restoration.
1:1 Scale Boeing B-29 FIFI
The Commemorative Air Force dropped into Lunken Airport to sell some rides on FIFI, one of two B-29's still flying today. The other newly flying B-29 is DOC, named for the Disney character, and is based out of Wichita, Kansas. Was told by [...]
Here kitty kitty! F-11A Tiger, Blue Angel
This is a F-11A as a Blue Angel at The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island N.Y. Meow.
GAF Jindivik Mk 203B
Another Jindivik? Yep. This one was photographed at the South Australian Aviation Museum in Port Adelaide, a short ride by train from Adelaide city centre. From a distance they look much the same but once you are up close you will find a [...]
GAF Jindivik Mk 303A
And now to something completely different...a drone! In 1948 development begun in Australia to find a suitable unmanned aircraft for missile test purposes. In 1950 a manned prototype called Pika was flown for the first time and the [...]
Zero walkaround
Since several people are doing Japanese aircraft for the Midway build, perhaps these shots of the disassembled Planes of Fame A6M5a Zero may be useful. This is a Nakajima-built airplane, and Steve Hinton - who has been directly involved [...]
FAA Grumman Wildcat AL426 being stripped, restored & preserved at Yeovilton, UK
These few pics are from a visit we paid to the FAA Museum at Yeovilton in around 2006 when they were restoring their Wildcat AL246.
I found it amazing that the colours inside had never been touched up or replaced and were a true depiction [...]
Focke Wulf 190 A8 at Gatow
On the 28th of August, at IPMS-Deutschlands modelling show, I had the privilege to be invited to a guided tour of the FW 190 A8 that’s being restored at Gatow air force museum in Berlin.
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Stabsfeldwebel Enrico Schade, who leads the [...]
Saab AJS 37 Viggen cockpit
Another cockpit from the Arboga missile museum. This time it´s a multi role AJS 37. A is for attack, J is for fighter and S is for recce. Hope it gives you a general feeling for the colours and working environment in the pilot´s office. [...]
