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==A==

'''Aero Spacelines 337SG Super Guppy''': [[Aero Spacelines Super Guppy]] Serial Number: 52-2693 Registration: N1038V, N940 Markings: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1991. Based on the Boeing C-97 cargo plane and the 377 airliner the huge "Guppy" super-transports are some of the most unique aircraft ever built. This is the second Guppy, the first "Super Guppy" built. Its parts came from at least two different aircraft. The majority of the airframe came from a former Pan American Airways airliner. However the wings, engines and forward fuselage came from one of the Air Force's experimental turbo-prop powered YC-97J aircraft, 52-2693. The Super Guppy continued in use by NASA until 1991 when it was retired in favor of a younger Super Guppy.

'''Aeronca L-3B "Grasshopper"''': (in storage) [[Aeronca L-3]] Serial Number: 43-27206 Registration: N46067

'''Aerosport Quail''': [[Aerosport Quail]] Serial Number: Q547169410 Registration: N1387J.

'''Albatros Replica Albaros''' : (in storage) Replica of a German [[Albatros D.V]]a fighter from World War I. It has been designed to use an American made Ranger engine in place of the original Mercedes built engine.

'''Avian Falcon II "Skydancer"''': (in storage) Serial Number: 12 Registration: N3AV, N4369Z Markings: Barbara Demaree, Muncie, Indiana, 1992.
'''Avro Shackleton''': [[Avro Shackleton]] Serial Number: WL790 Registration: N790WL Markings: Royal Air Force, Number 8 Squadron, 1991.

==B==

'''Bede BD-4''': [[Bede BD-4]] Serial Number: 382 Registration: N42EE Markings: Wright/Hartman, 1999.
'''Bede BD-5J ''' [[Bede BD-5]] Registration: N505MR Markings: From a BD-5J seen in the James Bond film "Octopussy," 1983. The BD-5 proved to be a challenge both to build and to fly. While many kits were sold they often proved to be beyond the abilities of most homebuilders to complete and even when finished the tiny aircraft require a very competent pilot to fly them safely. In 1973, Bede Aircraft introduced a jet-powered version the BD-5J. This aircraft still holds the record as the world's smallest jet aircraft and is a popular air show performer. A BD-5J was made famous by its appearance in the James Bond film "Octopussy."
'''Beechcraft 2000A "Starship"''': [[Beechcraft Starship]] Serial Number: NC-23 Registration: N39TU Markings: Image America, 2001. By 2004, only two or three Starships continue to fly, the rest having been consigned to the scrap yard or museums.
'''Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator''': see [[Beechcraft Model 18]] Serial Number: 42-2438 Registration: N8073H Markings: U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.
'''Beechcraft AT-11 "Kansan"''': see [[Beechcraft Model 18]] Serial Number: 41-9577 Registration: N6953C Markings: U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

'''Beechcraft Bonanza N-35''': [[Beechcraft Bonanza]] Serial Number: D-6668 Registration: N9493Y Markings: Marion Rice Hart, 1980.
'''Beechcraft S18D "Twin Beech"''': Serial Number: 177 Registration: N55681 Markings: Prairie Airways Ltd., 1937. [[Beech Model 18]] Family: AT-7, AT-11, S18D, UC-45J
'''Beechcraft U-8D Seminole''': [[Beechcraft L-23 Seminole]] Serial Number: 56-3701 Markings: Alabama Army National Guard, 1979.
'''Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor''': see [[Beechcraft Model 18]] Serial Number: 29646 Registration: N1082 Markings: Civil Markings, N6000V.
'''Beechcraft UC-45J SNB-2 Navigator''': sse [[Beechcraft Model 18]] Serial Number: 39213 Markings: U.S. Navy, Los Alamitos NAS, California, 1967.

'''Bell AH-1S "Cobra"''': [[Bell AH-1 Cobra]] Serial Number: 70-15985 Markings: Arizona Army National Guard,
'''Bell HTL-2 "Siox"''': [[Bell H-13 Sioux]] Serial Number: 122952 Registration: N1358N Markings: Test Squadron 3 (VX-3), San Diego Naval Air Station, California. The HTL-2 on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum is the first one built.
'''Bell HTL-7 (TH-13N) "Siox"''': [[Bell H-13 Sioux]] Serial Number: 145842 Markings: Helicopter Utility Squadron Four (HU-4), 1965.
'''Bell P-39Q "Airacobra"''': (in restoration) [[Bell P-39 Airacobra]] Serial Number: unknown Markings: None, in storage awaiting restoration.
'''Bell P-63E "Kingcobra"''': [[Bell P-63 Kingcobra]] Serial Number: 43-11727 Registration: N9003R Markings: Factory standard markings U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945.
'''Bell UH-1F Iroquois''': [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] Serial Number: 63-13141 Markings: Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, 1966. The UH-1F now on display is the first prototype of this version of the Huey. A total of 119 UH-1Fs were built between 1964 and 1967.
'''Bell UH-1M Iroquois''': [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] Serial Number: 65-09430 Markings: California Army National Guard, 1990.
'''Bell UH-1H Iroquois''': [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] Serial Number: 64-13895 Markings: U.S. Army Medical Evacuation markings.

'''Bell OH-58A Kiowa''': [[Bell OH-58 Kiowa]] Serial Number: 69-16112

'''Bellanca Model 14-13-2 Cruisair Senior''': [[Bellanca 14-13]] Serial Number: 1551 Registration: XB-FOU Markings: Carlos Ramirez Company, Mexico City, Mexico.

'''Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress''': [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] Serial Number: 44-85828 Registration: N9323R Markings: 390th Bomb Group, England, 1943.

'''Boeing B-29A Superfortress''': [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress]] Serial Number: 44-70016 Markings: 330th Bomb Group, K-40, "Quaker City," "Sentimental Journey," Gu.

'''Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress''': [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]] Serial Number: 52-0003 Markings: Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, 1960s. Only three of the "A" model Stratofrtresses were built and all served solely as test aircraft for both Boeing and the Air Force. The oldest B-52 in existence this is the third "A" model built.

'''Boeing B-52G Stratofortress''': [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]] Serial Number: 58-0183 Markings: 2nd Bombardment Wing, 596th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisi.

'''Boeing B-52D Stratofortress''': [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]] Serial Number: 55-0067 Markings: 7th Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas, 1981.

'''Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter''': [[Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter]] Serial Number: 52-2626 Registration: HB-ILY Markings: International Red Cross, Biafra, 1970.
'''Boeing EB-47E Stratojet''': [[Boeing B-47 Stratojet]] Serial Number: 53-2135 Markings: 376th Bombardment Wing, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, 1964.
'''Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker''': [[Boeing EC-135]] Serial Number: 63-8057 Markings: 9th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Hickam AFB, Ha.
'''Boeing KB-50J Superfortress''': [[Boeing KB-50]] Serial Number: 49-0372 Markings: 4505th Air Refueling Wing, 1959. In restoration and should be back on display by September
'''Boeing KC135A Stratotanker''': [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker]] Weightless Wonder V, [[Vomit Comet]] Serial Number: 63-7998 Registration: N931NA Markings: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.
'''Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter''': [[Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker]] Serial Number: 53-0151 Markings: 9th Strategic Aerospace Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
'''Boeing PT-17 (A75N1) Stearman Kaydet''': [[Boeing-Stearman Model 75]] Serial Number: 41-8882 Registration: N48576 Markings: United States Army Air Forces, 1941.
'''Boeing VC-137B Freedom One''': [[Boeing C-137 Stratoliner]] Serial Number: 58-6971 Markings: 89th Military Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Maryland, 1998. One of three 707-153s bought "off-the-shelf" and converted to military use, this aircraft was completed as a VC-137A by Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, Washington on April 7, 1959. On May 30, 1959 this aircraft was accepted by the U. S. Air Force, painted in Military Air Transport Service colors (white top with extensive Day-Glo orange) and markings and assigned to the 1298th Air Transport (Special Missions) Squadron at Andrews AFB, MD with a deployment to Washington National Airport in Washington, DC. In June 1961, the aircraft was assigned to the 1254th Air Transport (Special Missions) Wing, Andrews AFB.

'''Boeing 727-100''' [[Boeing 727]] (in storage) Serial Number: 18296, Registration: N7004U, Markings: United Airlines, 1991. This is the fifth 727 built by Boeing at its Renton, Washington factory and was the first one delivered to a customer. It was handed over to United Airlines on October 29, 1963 and was the first 727 to make a commercial flight on March 28, 1964. It was operated by United until 1991 when it was donated to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In February 2011 the aircraft was donated to the Pima Air and Space Museum by NASM.


'''Boeing YC-14''': [[Boeing YC-14]] Serial Number: 72-1873 Markings: Boeing/Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, 1977.
'''Bowers Fly Baby model 1a''': [[Bowers Fly Baby]] Registration: N49992 Markings: Roy McCalden, Tucson, Arizona, 1977.
'''Brewster Bermuda/Buccaneer''': (in storage) [[Brewster SB2A Buccaneer]] Serial Number: unknown Markings: Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, 1943.
'''Bristol Blenheim MK IV''': [[Bristol Blenheim]] Serial Number: unknown Markings: Royal Air Force, North Africa, 1941.
'''British Aerospace AV-8C Harrier''': [[Harrier Jump Jet]] Serial Number: 159241 Markings: VMA-513, Yuma MCAS, Yuma, Arizona, 1985.

'''Budd RB-1 Conestoga''': [[Budd RB Conestoga]] Serial Number: 39307 Registration: XB-DUZ Markings: None, to be restored.

'''Bushby MM-II Midget-Mustang''': [[Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang]] Serial Number: 581 Registration: N53RM Markings: Richard McMurry, Tucson, Arizona, 1983.

==C==

'''Canadair Sabre''': (on Display) [[Canadair Sabre]] Serial Number: Serial Number: 23147, Markings: Royal Canadian Air Force, 416 Squadron, Grostenquin Air Base, France, 1954

'''Canadian/Vickers OA-1oA (PBY-5A) Canso''': (in storage) [[Consolidated PBY Catalina]] Serial Number: 44-34049 Registration: N322FA Markings: Airborne Fire Attack, Orange County, California, 1997.
'''Cassutt Formula one Pylon Racer''': [[Cassutt Special]] Serial Number: unknown Markings: Jim and Kathy Haun, 1997. More than 800 have been built.
'''Cessna 120''': [[Cessna 140]] Serial Number: 13662 Registration: NC4191N Markings: Nelson Duarte, 1987. Production of the Model 120 ended in 1949 with 2,171 built.

'''Cessna 150L''' : [[Cessna 150]] Serial Number: 15073966 Registration: N18588 Markings: Johnnie Anderson, 1983.
'''Cessna 310A''': [[Cessna 310]] Serial Number: 38157 Registration: N182Z Markings: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1971.
'''Cessna Skymaster O-2A Skymaster''': [[Cessna O-2 Skymaster]] Serial Number: 68-6901 Registration: N37581 Markings: 602nd Tactical Control Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, 1977.
'''Cessna T-37B Tweet''': [[Cessna T-37 Tweet]] Serial Number: 57-2267 Markings: 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, 1989. A total of 1,269 T-37 were built with the last one leaving the assembly line in 1967.
'''Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe''': [[Cessna 310]] Serial Number: 58-2107Markings: 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, 1974. The planes' distinctive blue and white paint scheme led to the unofficial nickname "Blue Canoe."
'''Cessna UC-78B Bobcat''': [[Cessna AT-17]] Serial Number: 42-39162 Registration: N66794 Markings: U.S. Navy JRC-1, Naval Air Station Alameda, 1943. The name Bobcat was selected in a contest run by Cessna in their factory while in Army service it got the nickname "Bamboo Bomber" for its wooden construction. Cessna built a total of 5,399 aircraft of the type for civil and military use.

'''Columbia XJL-1''': [[Columbia JL]] Serial Number: 31400 Registration: N54205 Markings: U.S. Navy, Patuxent River NAS, 1947. The Columbia XJL-1 was intended as a replacement for the Grumman J2F Duck amphibious biplane for the United States Navy. There were three XJL-1s built. One was used for destructive strength testing and the other two were used for flight-testing. This is the last of the three; completed in 1946 and accepted by the Navy on October 29, 1947 it was assigned to Patuxent River Naval Air Station for testing.
'''Consolidated B-24J Liberator''': [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator]] Serial Number: 44-44175 Registration: N7866 Markings: Right side: Indian Air Force, Number 6 Squadron, 1968. Left side: 446th Bomb Group, Bungay, England, 1944. A few of the U.S. Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer variants saw service as fire fighters in the United States well into the 1990s.
'''Convair B-36J Peacemaker''': [[Convair B-36]] Serial Number: 52-2827 Markings: 95th Bomb Wing, Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas. The B-36 is the largest bomber and the last piston engine powered bomber produced by the United States. First designed to meet a World War II requirement for a plane capable of hitting targets in Germany from bases in the United States the prototype did not fly until August 8, 1946.
'''Convair B-58A Hustler''': [[Convair B-58 Hustler]] Serial Number: 61-2080 Markings: 305th Bombardment Wing, Grissom AFB, Indiana, 1969.
'''Convair C-131F Samaritan''': [[Convair C-131 Samaritan]] Serial Number: 141017 Markings: Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1986.
'''Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger''': [[Convair F-102 Delta Dagger]] Serial Number: 54-1366 Markings: 525th. Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany. A total of 111 TF-102s were built.

'''Convair F-102A Delta Dagger''' : [[Convair F-102 Delta Dagger]] Serial Number: 56-1393 Markings: 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, George AFB, California, 1958.

'''Convair F-106A Delta Dart''' : [[Convair F-106 Delta Dart]] Serial Number: 59-0003 Markings: 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1984. A total of 277 single seat and 63 two-seat F-106s were built.

'''Convair T-29B Flying Classroom''': [[Convair C-131 Samaritan]] Serial Number: 51-7906 Markings: U.S. Navy, Training Squadron 29 (VT-29), Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, 1966.

'''Culver PQ-14 Cadet''': [[Culver PQ-14 Cadet]] Serial Number: 44-21819 Registration: N1063M Markings: Army Air Force, Biggs AAF, El Paso, Texas 1945.

'''Curtiss C-46D Commando''': [[Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando]] Serial Number: 44-77635 Markings: 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Combat Cargo Squadron, Townsville, Australia, 1944.

'''Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawk''': (in storage) [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] Serial Number: 42-45984 Markings: 7th Fighter Squadron, Papua New Guinea, 1942.

'''Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk''': (in storgae) [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] Serial Number: 42-104961 Markings: 8th Fighter Squadron, Papua New Guinea, 1943.

'''Curtiss O-52 Owl''': [[Curtiss O-52 Owl]] Serial Number: 40-2746 Markings: 22nd Observation Squadron, Brooks Field, Texas, 1942.

'''Curtiss/Wright AT-9A Jeep''' (in storage) [[Curtiss-Wright AT-9]] Serial Number: 42-56882 Markings: Unrestored remains of original USAAF markings.

==D==

'''Dassault-Breguet/Dornier A Alpha Jet''': [[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet]] Serial Number: 4049 Markings: German Luftwaffe Fighter bomber Group 49, ca. 1998.

'''Douglas A-20G Havoc''': (restoration) [[Douglas A-20 Havoc]] Serial Number: 43-21627 Markings: 312th Bomb Group, 387th Bomb Squadron, Hollandia, Papua New Guinea, 1943.

'''Douglas C-9B Skytrain II''': [[McDonnell Douglas C-9]] Serial Number: 164607 Markings: Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 57 (VR-57,) U.S. Navy, North Island NAS, California.

'''Douglas Thor-Agena B''': [[Thor-Agena]] Serial Number: 59-2406

'''Douglas EA-1F Skyraider''': [[Douglas A-1 Skyraider]] Serial Number: 135018 Markings: VAW-33, USS America, 1967.

'''Douglas F-6A Skyray''': [[Douglas F4D Skyray]] Serial Number: 134748 Markings: Douglas Aircraft Testing Division, 1961.

'''Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless''': (restoration) [[Douglas SBD Dauntless]] Serial Number: unknown Markings: None. Aircraft undergoing restoration.

'''Douglas TF-10B Skyknight''': [[Douglas F3D Skyknight]] Serial Number: 124629 Markings: Marine Night Fighter Training Squadron 20 (VMFT(N)-20), Cherry Point MCAS, North Carolina.

'''Douglas VC-118A Liftmaster'''; [[Douglas DC-6]] Serial Number: 53-3240 Markings: 1254th Air Transport (Special Missions) Wing, Andrews AFB, Maryland, 1962. This aircraft served as the official Air Force One for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson

'''Douglas WB-66D Destroyer''': [[Douglas B-66 Destroyer]] Serial Number: 55-0395 Markings: 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 1969.

'''Douglas YEA-3 Skywarrior''': [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior]] Serial Number: 130361 Markings: Naval Air Testing Center, Patuxent River NAS, 1969.

'''Douglas DC-7B''': [[Douglas DC-7]] Serial Number: 44-701 Registration: N51701 Markings: T&G Aviation Inc. Chandler, Arizona, 1985.

'''Douglas C-133B Cargomaster''': [[Douglas C-133 Cargomaster]] Serial Number: 59-0527 Markings: 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California, 1970.

'''Douglas C-124C Globemaster II''': [[Douglas C-124 Globemaster II]] Serial Number: 52-1004 Markings: 901st Military Airlift Group, Laurence G. Hanscom AFB, 1972.

'''Douglas A-4C Skyhawk''': [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk]] Serial Number: 148571 Registration: N401FS Markings: Flight Systems Inc. Mohave, California, 1974-1981.

'''Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk''': [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk]] Serial Number: 142928 Markings: VA-153 (Navy Attack Squadron 153), USS Coral Sea, mid-1960s.

'''Douglas B-18B Bolo''': [[Douglas B-18 Bolo]] Serial Number: 38-0593 Registration: N66267 Markings: 25th Antisubmarine Wing, 4th Antisubmarine Squadron, Langley AAF, Virginia, July 1942.

'''Douglas B-23 Dragon''': [[Douglas B-23 Dragon]] Serial Number: 39-0051 Registration: N534AJ Markings: Air Lease, Inc., Harvey, Louisiana, N534J, 1967-71 Great Lakes Carbon, N61Y.

'''Douglas B-26K Invader''': [[Douglas A-26 Invader]] Serial Number: 64-17653 Markings: 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom Air Base, Thailand, 1968-69.

'''Douglas C-47 Skytrain''': [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] Serial Number: 41-7723 Markings: 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, England, June 6, 1944.

'''Douglas C-54D Skymaster''': [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] Serial Number: 42-72488 Markings: 313th Troop Carrier Group, Fassberg AB, Germany, 1948-1949.

'''Douglas C-117D Super Gooneybird''': [[Douglas DC-3]] Serial Number: 50826 Markings: Current Markings: H & MS-27 (Marine Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron), Cherry Point, NC, 1968.

'''Douglas A-26C Invader''': [[Douglas A-26 Invader]] Serial Number: 43-22494 Markings: 319th Bomb Group, Okinawa, 1945.

'''Douglas AIR-2A Genie''': [[AIR-2 Genie]] Serial Number: TE-04813, Markings: 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 1985

==E-F==

'''Erco Ercoupe 415C''': [[ERCO Ercoupe]] Serial Number: 1188 Registration: N78X Markings: Pima Air & Space Museum, 2004.

'''Evans VP-1 Volksplane''': [[Evans VP-1 Volksplane]] Registration: N47188 Markings: James Glaze, Tucson, AZ 1990.

'''Fairchild PT-26 Cornell''': [[Fairchild PT-19]] Serial Number: 10530 Registration: N1270N Markings: Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943. Displayed partially unskinned to show internal structure.

'''Fairchild PT-19A Cornell''': [[Fairchild PT-19]] Serial Number: 41-14675 Registration: N53963 Markings: 301st Elementary Flying Training Detachment, Corsicana Field, Texas, 1941.

'''Fairchild C-123B Provider''': [[Fairchild C-123 Provider]] Serial Number: 55-4505 Markings: U.S. Coast Guard, Miami, Florida, 1972.

'''Fairchild C-123K Provider''': [[Fairchild C-123 Provider]] Serial Number: 54-0580 Registration: N3142D Markings: Ryan Air Attack, Hemet, California, 1989.

'''Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar''': [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar]] Serial Number: 49-0157 Markings: 907th Troop Carrier Squadron, Clinton County AFB, Ohio, 1963.

'''Fairchild C-119C (waterbomber) Flying Boxcar''': [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar]] Serial Number: 49-0132 Registration: N13743 Markings: Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, California, "Tanker 81," 1975.

'''Fairchild C-82A Packet''': [[Fairchild C-82 Packet]] Serial Number: 44-23006 Registration: N6997C Markings: 7th Geodic Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Forbes AFB, Kansas, 1949.

'''Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II''': [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]] Serial Number: 75-0298 Markings: 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 358th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 1992.

'''Fairey Gannet AEW MK.3''': [[Fairey Gannet AEW.3|Fairey Gannet]] Serial Number: XL482 Registration: N1350X Markings: Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth, 1978.

'''Fieseler Fi103-A1 Hoellenhund V-1''' [[V-1 (flying bomb)]] Serial Number: 121536 Markings: Luftwaffe Flak-Regiment 155(W), France, 1944.

'''Flaglor Sky Scooter''': [[Flaglor Scooter]] Serial Number: 1000 Registration: N6WM Markings: Willard Monroe, Tucson, AZ, 1977.

'''Fleet Model 2''': [[Fleet Model 1]] Serial Number: 181 Registration: N605M Markings: Gilpen & Greenway Air Lines, Tucson, Arizona 1934.

'''Focke Wulf FW 44J Stieglitz''': [[Focke-Wulf Fw 44]] Serial Number: 2827 Registration: N133JM Markings: German Luftwaffe, ca. 1936.
'''Focke Wulf FW 44J Stieglitz''': [[Focke-Wulf Fw 44]] Serial Number: 2827 Registration: N133JM Markings: German Luftwaffe, ca. 1936.


Revision as of 16:44, 27 March 2013

Pima Air & Space Museum
Map
Established1976
Location6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Coordinates32°8′25″N 110°52′0″W / 32.14028°N 110.86667°W / 32.14028; -110.86667
TypePrivate: aerospace
DirectorYvonne Morris
WebsitePimaAir.org

The Pima Air & Space Museum features a display of nearly 300 aircraft spread out over 80 acres (320,000 m²) on a campus occupying 127 acres (610,000 m²). Located in Tucson, Arizona, it is one of the world's largest, non-government funded aerospace museums. It is also home since 1991 to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame.

Opened to the public in May 1976 with 48 aircraft on display, the Museum's main hangar houses an SR-71A Blackbird, an A-10 Warthog, an Air Force Through the Years exhibit, and a mock-up of a control tower.

The museum is adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), affiliated with the base, also known as the "Graveyard of Planes" or "The Boneyard", is the largest aircraft storage and preservation facilities in the world. Bus tours of the boneyard leave from the museum several times a day from Monday to Friday, except Federal holidays.

The nearby Titan Missile Museum is run by the Pima Air & Space Museum. It is located south of Tucson in Green Valley off of Interstate 19 and features a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile still in its silo. Tours of the above-ground and underground installations around the missile are conducted daily. More extensive "top to bottom" tours take up to five hours and are conducted several times each month. Reservations required for top to bottom tour.

Representative photographs
  • Boeing B-29 Superfortress
    Boeing B-29 Superfortress
  • An SR-71 Blackbird slices across the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains.
    An SR-71 Blackbird slices across the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains.
  • Boeing NB-52A carrying the legendary X-15
    Boeing NB-52A carrying the legendary X-15
  • Super Guppy prepared for unloading at Edwards AFB
    Super Guppy prepared for unloading at Edwards AFB

Aircraft list for the Museum

Main article: List of aircraft in the Pima Air& Space Museum


Focke Wulf FW 44J Stieglitz: Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Serial Number: 2827 Registration: N133JM Markings: German Luftwaffe, ca. 1936.

Folland Gnat T-185: Folland Gnat Serial Number: XM694 Registration: N694XM Markings: Royal Air Force flight test colors, 1961.

G

General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark: General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark Serial Number: 68-0033 Markings: 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom, 1992.

General Dynamics BGM-109G GLCM: BGM-109 Tomahawk Serial Number: 12436C0001 Markings: United States Air Force, 1983.

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat: Grumman F4F Wildcat Serial Number: 16161 Markings: Carrier Qualification Training Unit, Glenview, Illinois, 1945. This aircraft flew off one of the two Great Lakes paddlewheel steamers were converted into aircraft carriers. The USS Wolverine and USS Sable sailed from Chicago's Navy Pier each day to let new aviators practice landing and taking off from ships. The combination of new pilots and the inherently dangerous activity of landing on a moving ship resulted in many aircraft littered across the bottom of southern Lake Michigan. Fortunately for future historians Lake Michigan has just the right combination of depth, cold and fresh water to preserve these aircraft.

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger: Grumman TBF Avenger Serial Number: 69472 Registration: N9593C Markings: VT-1 (Navy Torpedo Squadron 1) USS Essex CV-9, ca. 1944.

Gettings/WAR P-47D Thunderbolt (on loan) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Serial Number: 1 Registration: N555TN.

Globe KD6G-2: Serial Number: 633 Ground launched radio-controlled target drone. All metal construction with parachute for recovery.

Gluhareff EMG-300 : (in storage) Serial Number: 1 Markings: Eugene M. Gluhareff, 1994. Designed in the early 1990s the EMG-300 is a homebuilt design with a very professional pedigree. Its builder, Eugene M Gluhareff had a long career of helicopter, jet, and rocket development. He first worked for Sikorsky Aircraft in the 1940s on helicopter design, later he worked for the American Helicopter Company on the design for a rotor-tip pulse jet–powered helicopter for the U.S. military. He later joined the Douglas Aircraft Company and worked on several rocket projects including the Saturn rocket for the Apollo program. Along the way he invented the pressure jet engine that powers the EMG-300. This engine uses propane for fuel and contains no moving parts. In the 1970s he started his own company to continue development of the pressure jet and vehicles to make use of it. His main interest was the use of the jets for rotor-tip jet-powered helicopters including several backpack helicopter designs, and the EMG-300. Other uses have included powered hang gliders and even a go-kart. The EMG-300 was his last design before his death in 1994, it had completed an initial series of test flights, but was not completely tested at the time of his death.

Goddard Rocket: Replica of Robert H. Goddard's first liquid fueled rocket flown March 16, 1926. First flight reach an altitude of 41 feet (12 m), traveled 184 feet (56 m) for a flight of 2.5 seconds.

Govt aircraft factory N22B Nomad: GAF Nomad Serial Number: F163 Registration: N6328 Markings: United States Customs Service, 1998

Grumman TF-9J Cougar: Grumman F-9 Cougar Serial Number: 147397 Markings: Training Squadron 10 (VT-10), Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, 1973.

Grumman S2F-1 Tracker: Grumman S-2 Tracker Serial Number: 136468 Markings: Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, Grosse Ile, Michigan, 1968.

Grumman RF-9J Cougar: See Grumman F-9 Cougar Serial Number: 144426 Markings: Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 61 (VFP-61), Miramar Naval Air Station, ca. 1961.

Grumman OV-1C Mohawk: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk Serial Number: 61-2724 Markings: First Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Vietnam 1967.

Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon: Grumman Widgeon Serial Number: 32976 Markings: NACA, Langley Field, Virginia, 1948.

Grumman HU-16A Albatross: Grumman HU-16 Albatross Serial Number: 51-0022 Markings: 31st Air Rescue Squadron, Clark AB, Philippines ca. 1957.

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II: Grumman Gulfstream II Serial Number: 222 Registration: N948NA Markings: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 2007.

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I: (in storage) Grumman Gulfstream I Registration: N4NA Markings: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 2002.

Grumman TAF-9J Cougar: see Grumman F-9 Cougar Serial Number: 141121 Markings: Training Squadron 23 (VT-23), Kingsville NAS, Texas, 1969.

Grumman A-6E Intruder: Grumman A-6 Intruder Serial Number: 155713 Markings: VA-128 (Navy Attack Squadron 128) Whidby Island NAS, Washington, ca. 1990.

Grumman AF-2S Guardian: Grumman AF Guardian Serial Number: 129233 Registration: N9995Z Markings: Aero Union Corporation, Chico, California, 1973.

Grumman E-1B Tracer: Grumman E-1 Tracer Serial Number: 147227 Markings: Airborne Early Warning Squadron 307, North Island Naval Air Station, California, 1974.

Grumman F-11A Tiger: Grumman F-11 Tiger Serial Number: 141824 Markings: U.S. Navy Aerial Demonstration Team, The Blue Angels, Pensacola NAS, Florida, 1968.

Grumman F-14A Tomcat: Grumman F-14 Tomcat Serial Number: 160684 Markings: Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124), Miramar NAS, California, 1994.

Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat: Grumman F7F Tigercat Serial Number: 80410 Markings: Marine Fighter Squadron 312 (VMF-312), Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.

Grumman F9F-4 Panther: Grumman F9F Panther Serial Number: 125183 Markings: Marine Fighter Squadron 311 (VMF-311), Pusan, Korea, 1952.

Gyrodyne QH-50C DASH: Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH Serial Number: DS-1045 Markings: U.S. Navy, ca. 1963.

H-K

Hawker MK.II Hurricane: Hawker Hurricane Markings: Royal Air Force, 257 Squadron, 1940. Service History:This aircraft was manufactured from parts of several airframes. The majority of the parts came from a Canadian aircraft built at Fort William, Ontario in 1942. That plane crashed in Lake St. Johns, Quebec on March 27, 1944. Parts of at least five Hurricanes went into the construction of this and one other restored aircraft. The aircraft was loaned to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas for several years before being sold. In early 2006 the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation loaned it to the Pima Air and Space Museum.

Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel: (in storage) Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Serial Number: XS690, Registration: 64-18264, Markings: Tri-Partite Evaluation Squadron, RAF West Raynham, 1965

Hawker F-58 Hunter: Hawker HunterSerial Number: J-4035 Registration: N159AM Markings: Swiss Air Force, 5th Fighter Squadron, 1994.

Helton 95 Lark: Serial Number: 9512 Registration: N1512H Markings: Tatnall Hillman, 1989. The Helton Lark is the result of several brief attempts to turn the World War II era Culver PQ-8 target drone into a civilian sport plane. Despite the aircraft's good speed and handling the low payload of less than 600 pounds resulted in a very limited interest in the aircraft. The Lark Aviation Company in Tracy, California was the first to attempt to manufacture the aircraft. Beginning in 1961, two years of redesign and testing resulted in a modernized and improved aircraft with plywood covered wings in place of fabric, a fiberglass cowling, sliding canopy, and aerodynamic improvements. Production began and ended in 1963. In 1965, the Helton Aircraft Corporation of Mesa, Arizona acquired the rights to the Lark 95 and began production late in 1966. Production continued into the first part of 1967 when the last attempt at producing the Lark ended.

Hiller UH12C: Hiller OH-23 Raven Serial Number: J345 Registration: N725C Markings: C. T. Jensen, 1959.

Hughes OH-6A Cayuse: Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Serial Number: 67-16381 Markings: B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Vietnam, 1970.

Hughes TH-55A Osage: (in storage) Hughes TH-55 Osage Serial Number: 67-15418 Markings: Pima Air & Space Museum.

Ilyushin Il-2m3 Sturmovik: (in storage) Ilyushin Il-2 Serial Number: unknown

Kaman SH-2F Seasprite: Kaman SH-2 Seasprite Serial Number: 150155 Markings: Light Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron 31 (HSL-31), North Island Naval Air Station, California.

Kaman OH-43D Huskie: Kaman HH-43 Huskie Serial Number: 139974 Markings: Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6), Camp Pendleton, California, 1965.

Kaman HH-43F Huskie: Kaman HH-43 Huskie Serial Number: 62-4531 Markings: 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1972.

L

Learjet Model 23: Learjet 23 Serial Number: 23-015 Registration: N88B Markings: Ms. Louise Timken, 1992.

Lockheed S-3B Viking: Lockheed S-3 Viking Serial Number: 160604 Markings: Sea Control Squadron 21 (VS-21), Naval Air Field Atsugi, Japan, 2004.

Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Serial Number: 61-7951 Markings: U.S. Air Force, Air Force Plant 2, Palmdale, California.

Lockheed T-1A Seastar: Lockheed T2V SeaStar Serial Number: 144200 Markings: Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, 1970. Of the 150 Seastars built only two are known to survive.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Serial Number: 53-6145 Markings: 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw AFB, 1974.

Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star: see Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Serial Number: 136810 Markings: Marine Corps Headquarters, Flight Section, Andrews AFB, Maryland, 1975.

Lockheed Model 10 Electra: Lockheed Model 10 Electra Serial Number: 42-56638 Registration: N4963C Markings: Northwest Airlines, 1936. The Electra is probably best known as the aircraft in which Amelia Earhart vanished during her attempted around-the-world flight in 1937.

Lockheed VC-140B Jetstar: Lockheed JetStar Serial Number: 61-2489 Markings: 89th Military Airlift (Special Missions) Wing, Andrews AFB, Virginia, 1966.

Lockheed VP-3A Orion: Lockheed P-3 Orion Serial Number: 150511 Markings: CINCNAVEUR Executive Transport Detachment Sigonella, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, 1999.

Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star: Lockheed YO-3 Serial Number: 69-18006 Markings: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1982.

Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar: (In storage) Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Serial Number: 12481 Registration: N15SA.

Lockheed P-80B Shooting Star: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Serial Number: 45-8612 Markings: 22nd Fighter Bomber Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, Furstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, 1949.

Lockheed AP-2H Neptune: Lockheed P-2 Neptune Serial Number: 135620 Markings: VAH-21, Sangley Point, Philippine Islands and Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam, 1968. The AP-2H designation was applied to four heavily modified SP-2H aircraft for a special program during the Vietnam War. This program, the Trails Roads Interdiction Multisensor (TRIM) Project was designed to use then new technologies such as FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) and LLLTV (Low Light Level Television) to track and attack North Vietnamese supplies and troops along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Lockheed C-130A Hurcules: Lockheed C-130 Hercules Serial Number: 57-0457 Markings: 118th Tactical Airlift Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville, 1989.

Lockheed C-130D Hercules: Lockheed C-130 Hercules Serial Number: 57-0493 Markings: 109th Tactical Airlift Group, New York Air National Guard, Schenectady County Airport, New York, 1984. A total of twelve ski-equipped C-130Ds were built in 1958. The ski/wheel landing gear allowed the planes to operate from either a normal runway or from ice and snow. The Hercules is the largest aircraft ever equipped with skis.

Lockheed C-141B Starlifter: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Serial Number: 67-0013 Markings: 305th and 415th Air Wings, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 2000.

Lockheed D-21B: (on display) Lockheed D-21/M-21 Serial Number: 90-0533 Markings: 4200th Support Squadron, Beale AFB, California, 1971.

Lockheed EC-121T Constellation: Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star Serial Number: 53-0554 Markings: 79th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Homestead AFB, Florida, 1974.

Lockheed P2V Neptune: Lockheed P-2 Neptune Serial Number: 147957 Registration: N14448 Markings: Black Hills Aviation, Inc., Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1975.

Lockheed C-121A Constellation: Lockheed Constellation Serial Number: 48-0614 Markings: 7167th Special Air Missions Squadron, Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, 1951. Dwight D. Eisenhower had two different VC-121As assigned as his personal transports at different times. This aircraft was the first. It served him during his time as the SHAPE commander in the early 1950s

Lockheed L-049 Constellation: Lockheed Constellation Serial Number: 42-94549 Registration: N90831 Markings: Trans World Airlines, 1950.

Lockheed F-104D Starfighter: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Serial Number: 57-1323 Markings: 156th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), San Juan International Airport, Puerto Rico, 1974.

Lockheed F-94C Starfire: Lockheed F-94 Starfire Serial Number: 51-5623 Markings: 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Oxnard AFB, California, 1953.

Lockheed/Vega PV-2 Harpoon: Lockheed Ventura Serial Number: 37257 Markings: Naval Air Reserve, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

M

Martin 404 Skyliner: Martin 4-0-4 Serial Number: 14153 Registration: N462M Markings: Mr. Marvin Janzen, 1975.

Martin B-57E Canberra: Martin B-57 Canberra Serial Number: 55-4274 Markings: 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 1970.

Martin PBM-5A Mariner: Martin PBM Mariner Serial Number: 122071 Registration: N3190G Markings: Transport Squadron 21 (VR-21), ca. 1950. Of the 1367 PBM Mariners of all models built, this is the last intact aircraft in existence.

Martin WB-57F Canberra: (in restoration) Martin B-57 Canberra Serial Number: 63-13501 Registration: N925NA Markings: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975.

Martin B-26 Marauder: (in restoration) Martin B-26 Marauder Serial Number: 40-1501

McCulloch Super J-2 Gyrocopter: McCulloch J-2 Serial Number: 19 Registration: N43090 Markings: Daryl Riva, Tucson, Arizona, 1987.

McCulloch HUM-1: see McCulloch MC-4 Serial Number: 133817 Registration: N4072K Markings: Naval Air Technical Center, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, 1953.

McDonnell-Douglas AIR-2A Genie: AIR-2 Genie Serial Number: TE-04813 Markings: 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 1985.

McDonnell ADM-20C Quail: ADM-20 Quail Serial Number: unknown Markings: U.S. Air Force.

McDonnell F-3B Demon: McDonnell F3H Demon Serial Number: 145221 Markings: Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13), USS Shangri-La, 1963.

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Serial Number: 57-0282 Markings: 107th Fighter-Interceptor Group, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Airport, New York, 1972.

McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo: McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Serial Number: 56-0214 Markings: 186th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Mississippi Air National Guard, Key Field, Mississippi.

McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II (on loan) McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Serial Number: 153016 Markings: Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21), USS Ranger, 1983.

McDonnell Douglas YF-4J Phantom II: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Serial Number: 151497 Markings: Naval Air Test Facility, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, 1974.

McDonnell Douglas NF-4E Phantom II: F-4 Phantom II variants Serial Number: 66-0329 Markings: USAF Thunderbirds, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1973.

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Serial Number: 64-0673 Markings: 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1967.

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Serial Number: 74-0118 Markings: 325th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida, 1992.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum-A: Mikoyan MiG-29 Serial Number: Unknown Markings: Soviet Air Force, ca. 1990

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD Flogger-K Mikoyan MiG-23 Serial Number: 23709 Markings: 655th IAP, Soviet Air Force, Parnu Airport, Estonia, 1991

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF Fishbed D: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Serial Number: 2410 Registration: N21MF Markings: Soviet Air Force, 1967.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF Fishbed D: (on loan) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Serial Number: 507 Markings: Hungarian Air Force, 1967.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17PF Fresco D: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Serial Number: 634

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Fresco C: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Serial Number: 101905 Markings: Democratic Republic of Vietnam Air Force, circa 1968.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI Miget: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Serial Number: 38 Markings: Polish People�s Republic Air Force, circa 1960.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Fagot: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Serial Number: 822 Markings: Democratic People�s Republic of Korea Air Force (North Korea), 1952.

Mitchell/Warr B-10 Mitchell Wing: Serial Number: 285 Registration: N4232A Markings: Peter McEvoy, 1993. Designer Don Mitchell built his first airplane in 1929 while still in high school. Along with sailplane designer Hawley Bowlus he founded Bowlus Sailplanes Inc. in 1937. The company produced kit planes such as the Baby Albatross. During World War II they built CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. The Mitchell Wing began as a foot-launched hang glider in 1975. Soon thereafter a powered version called the B-10 followed. This version is manufactured of wood, aluminum tubing, and fiberglass, covered with Ceconite fabric. The A-10 version is a factory built of all aluminum construction. Mitchell Wings have been used to set several distance and altitude records for microlight aircraft and hang gliders.

Moraine-Saulnier MS-500 Criquet: see Fieseler Fi 156 Serial Number: 724 Markings: Italian Air Force, North Africa, 1940. After the liberation of France the Moraine-Saulnier Company continued to produce Storks, under the designation MS-500. Production of these aircraft continued until 1949.

N

Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa (Oscar): Nakajima Ki-43 Markings: Imperial Japanese Air Force 63rd Sentai, Hollandia, New Guinea, 1944.

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Yellow Peril: (On Display 2012) Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary Serial Number: 4497 Registration: N54084 Service History Built by the Naval Aircraft Factory and delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1941. The aircraft’s service history is unknown, but it eventually was sold to Jensen Flying Service and was modified for use in aerial fire fighting. In 1990, the U.S. Forest Service loaned the aircraft to the Pima Air & Space Museum as part of a program to preserve historic firefighting aircraft. It was later purchased by the museum. Markings: Jensen Flying Service, 1950s.

North American RA-5C Vigilante: North American A-5 Vigilante Serial Number: 149289 Markings: Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 3 (RVAH-3), Albany Naval Air Station, Georgia, 1970.

North American T-28C Trojan: North American T-28 Trojan Serial Number: 140481 Markings: Training Squadron 6 (VT-6), Whiting Field Naval Air Station, Florida, 1974.

North American X-15A-2 Mockup: North American X-15 Serial Number: �56-6671� Markings: U.S. Air Force/NASA, Edwards Air Force Base, 1968.

North American T-2C Buckeye: North American T-2 Buckeye Serial Number: 157050 Markings: Carrier Training Wing 6 (CTW-6), Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida.

North American P-51D Mustang: North American P-51 Mustang Serial Number: 44-63272 Markings: 3rd Air Commando Group, 4th Fighter Squadron, Philippines, 1945.

North American F-107A: North American F-107 Serial Number: 55-5118 Markings: North American Aviation, Edwards AFB, California, 1956. One of two of the F-107 prototypes were turned over to NASA.

North American F-100C Super Sabre: North American F-100 Super Sabre Serial Number: 54-1823 Markings: 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1968.

North American F-86L Sabre: see North American F-86D Sabre Serial Number: 53-0965 Markings: 354th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.

North American AT-6B Texan: North American T-6 Texan Serial Number: 41-17246 Markings: 3595th Pilot Training Wing, Luke Army Air Field, Arizona, 1942.

North American B-25J Mitchell: North American B-25 Mitchell Serial Number: 43-27712 Markings: Restored to typical USAAF markings ca. 1944. Named "Spirit of Al Penn" in honor of a long-time PASM volunteer who was killed in a traffic accident while on his way to the museum.

North American AGM-28A Hound Dog: AGM-28 Hound Dog Serial Number: 60-2092 and Serial Number: 59-2866 Markings: U. S. Air Force, 1960s.

North American BT-14A Yale: see North American BT-9 Serial Number: 3397 Registration: N47350 Markings: Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943.

North American CT-39A Sabreliner: North American Sabreliner Serial Number: 62-4449 Markings: 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina.

North American F-86E Sabre: (in storage) North American F-86 Sabre Serial Number: 50-0600 Markings: 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, Suwon Air Base, Korea, 1952.

North American F-86H Sabre: North American F-86 Sabre Serial Number: 53-1525 Markings: 474th Fighter Bomber Wing, Clovis AFB, New Mexico, 1954.

North American AF-1E Fury: see North American FJ Fury Serial Number: 139531 Markings: Prototype flight testing, Columbus NAS, 1956.

North American/Rockwell OV-10D Bronco: North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco Serial Number: 155499 Markings: Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, 1992.

Northrop MQM-57 Falconer: see Radioplane BTT

Northrop YC-125A Raider: Northrop YC-125 Raider Serial Number: 48-0636 Registration: N2573B Markings: Triplay y Maderas de Durango, S.A., Durango, Mexico, 1960. As of 2002 only two Raiders are known to exist, both in museums in the United States.

Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter: Northrop F-5 Serial Number: 72-0441 Markings: 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida, 1998.

Northrop F-89J Scorpion: Northrop F-89 Scorpion Serial Number: 53-2674 Markings: 449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Ladd AFB, Alaska, 1957.

Northrop T-38A Talon: Northrop T-38 Talon Serial Number: 61-0854 Markings: 479th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, 435th TFTS Holloman AFB, New Mexico, 1982.

P

Pacific Airwave Model 89 KISS: Serial Number: KM92514 Markings: Pacific Airwave, 1991. Pacific Airwave's K-series of gliders are high performance hang-gliders intended for use in competitions. In 1989, the year the Magic Kiss was released, pilots flying them won the European, World, and Women's Hang Gliding Championships. The same year Kevin Christoperson set the then world record for distance in a hang glider of 287.5 miles (462.7 km). K-series gliders dominated the California Coastal Races in the early 1990s as well

Panavia IDS Tornado: Panavia Tornado Serial Number: 43+74 Markings: German Navy, Marinefliegergeshwader 1.

Pentecost Hoppicopter: Backpack helicopter Markings: Horace Pentecost, 1945 The Hoppicopter is a part of the long quest for a truly low-cost personal flying machine. It was designed by Horace Pentecost of Seattle, Washington during World War II. He marketed it to the U.S. military as a replacement for the parachutes used by paratroops. The design consists of a small 20 horsepower motor powering two counter-rotating sets of rotor blades, strapped to the back of the pilot. The greatest weakness of the design was its use of the pilot's legs as landing gear. If he stumbled during landing or take-off the blades would quickly turn into thousands of potentially lethal splinters as they pounded themselves to bits on the ground. This was, quite correctly, seen as ridiculously hazardous and the idea was quickly abandoned.

Pereira/Hummel Model 2 Osprey 2: Osprey Osprey 2 Serial Number: 105A Registration: N17EH Markings: Ernest Hummel, 1986.

Piasecki HUP-3 Army Mule: see Piasecki H-25 Serial Number: 147598 Markings: Utility Helicopter Squadron 1 (HU-1), Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan, 1961.

Piasecki/Vertol CH-21C Workhorse: Piasecki H-21 Serial Number: 56-2159 Markings: 93rd Transportation Company, South Vietnam, 1962.

Piper U-11A Aztec: seePiper PA-23 Serial Number: 149067 Markings: Alameda Naval Air Station, 1976.

Piper J-4A Cub Coupe: Piper J-4 Serial Number: 4-469 Registration: NC22783 Markings: Piper Aircraft delivery scheme, 1939.

Pitts S-1C Special: Pitts Special Serial Number: DC1 Registration: N6119 Markings: John Marek, aerobatic competition, 1994.

R

Radioplane OQ-19: see Radioplane BTT Markings: United States Army, 1970s

Radioplane OQ-3: Radioplane OQ-2

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Serial Number: 52-6563 Markings: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds display team, 1956.

Republic F-105G Thunderchief: Republic F-105 Thunderchief Serial Number: 62-4427 Markings: 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California, 1979.

Republic F-84C Thunderjet: Republic F-84 Thunderjet Serial Number: 47-1433 Markings: 33rd Fighter Group, Walker AFB, New Mexico, 1948.

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt: (in storage) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Serial Number: 42-8130 Markings: 348th Fighter Group, 341st Fighter Squadron, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1943.

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Serial Number: 51-1944 Markings: 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln Airport, Nebraska.

Republic F-105D Thunderchief: Republic F-105 Thunderchief Serial Number: 61-0086 Markings: 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 1969, "Big Sal." Flown by Captain John Hoffman, and named for his wife Sally.

Ruhrstahl SD 1400 Fritz-X: Fritz X air-launched anti-ship missile.

Rutan Quickie: Rutan Quickie Serial Number: 297 Registration: N80EB Markings: Edgar Weaver, 1986.

Rutan Long EZ: Rutan Long-EZ Serial Number: 442 Registration: N82ST Markings: John R. Stitt, San Diego, California, 1983.

Ryan PT-22 Recruit: PT-22 Recruit Serial Number: 41-15736 Markings: U.S. Army Air Corps, 1941.

Ryan-Temco D-16 Twin Navion: Camair Twin Navion Serial Number: Nav-4-2028B Registration: N128K Markings: W. E. Hinton, Springtown, Pennsylvania.

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Scheibe III-B Zuzvogel Glider: Scheibe Zugvogel Serial Number: unknown Registration: N11MG Markings: Robert H. Tornquist, 1982

Schempp-Hirth SHK-1 Glider: in storage Serial Number: 13 Registration: N77320 Markings: Paul and Lisa Jackson, 1986

Schweizer TG-3A Glider: Serial Number: 15 Registration: N69064 Markings: U.S. Army Air Force, 1942

Shenyang J-6A Farmer: Serial Number: 301 Markings: Egyptian Air Force, 211th FGA (Fighter Bomber) Brigade, Jiyanklis, Egypt, 2000

Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV: Serial Number: 73-1649 Markings: 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 2008

Sikorsky S-43 Baby Clipper: Serial Number: 1059 Registration: NC16934 Markings: VMJ-2, San Diego, California, ca. 1939

Sikorsky VH-34C Chocktaw, Sikorsky H-34: Serial Number: 57-1684 Markings: Executive Flight Detachment, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, 1960.

Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw, Sikorsky H-19: Serial Number: 52-7537 Registration: N2256G, Markings: 534th Air Defense Group, Kinross AFB, Michigan

Sikorsky CH-54A (Sky Crane) Tarhe: Serial Number: 68-18437 Markings: 273rd Aviation Company, U.S. Army, Vietnam

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican: Serial Number: USCG 1476

Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly: Serial Number: 48-0548 Registration: N9845Z, Markings: 6th Air Rescue Squadron, Goose Bay Air Base, Labrador, 1949

Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave: Serial Number: 58-1005 Markings: 90th Transportation Company, Illesheim, West Germany, 1965

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard: Serial Number: USCG 1450 Markings: United States Coast Guard, Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Texas, ca. 1985

Sikorsky HO3S-1 Dragonfly Sikorsky H-5: Serial Number: USCG 232 Registration: N4925E, Markings: United States Coast Guard, Coast Guard Station Brooklyn, New York, 1946

Snow S-2A: Serial Number: 1010 Registration: N3695F

Starr Bumble Bee: see Bumble Bee II Registration: N83WS Markings: Robert Starr, 1984

Stinson L-5B Sentinel Stinson L-5 Sentinel : Serial Number: 44-16907 Registration: N4981V

Syb Aviation SE-210 Caravelle Sud Aviation Caravelle : Serial Number: 86 Registration: N1001U, Markings: Aero Service Corporation, Houston, Texas, 1990

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Taylorcraft BC-12D: Taylorcraft B Serial Number: 7243, Registration: N43584, Markings: Gilpen & Greenway Airlines, Tucson, Arizona, 1946

Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper: Serial Number: 7243, Registration: N43584, Markings: Gilpen & Greenway Airlines, Tucson, Arizona, 1946

Taylorcraft TG-6: Glider version of the Taylorcraft L-2 Serial Number: 42-58662, Registration: N59134, Markings: 17th Elementary Flying Training Detachment, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, 1942

Teledyne Ryan AQM-34L Firebee or Compass Bin : see Ryan Firebee Serial Number: 69-0432, Markings: 432nd Tactical Drone Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, 1978

Teledyne Ryan YQM-98A Compass Cope

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Vickers modle 744 Viscount: see Vickers Viscount Serial Number: 40, Registration: N22SN, Markings: Viscount Air Services Inc., Tucson, 1991. Service History This aircraft, the 40th one built, was the first Viscount in North America. It was delivered to Trans-Canada Airlines and was registered as CF-TGI. At 9 AM on April 18, 1955 Viscount number 40 became the first turbine-powered aircraft to fly a commercial revenue service in both Canada and the United States when it departed Toronto, Canada for New York City with forty passengers. Trans-Canada Airlines flew this aircraft until 1963 when it was transferred to TransAir of Canada. It continued in service with that airline until 1973, when it was sold to a private individual. In 1980, the plane was purchased by the Northwest Travel Club and was given the U.S. registration N22SN. The Viscount only served with the travel club for a short time before being bought by Tucson based Viscount Air Services, Inc. Viscount Air provided charter and corporate transportation to many different companies and groups, including several rock-and-roll bands. In 1991, the aircraft was donated to the Pima Air and Space Museum.

Vought A-7E Corsair II: Serial Number: 160713, Markings: VA-46, USS John F. Kennedy, 1991

Vought A-7D Corsair II: Serial Number: 70-0973, Markings: 162nd Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Arizona Air national Guard, Tucson International Airport

Vought/LTV DF-8F Crusader: Serial Number: 144427, Markings: Utility Squadron 8 (VU-8), Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, Pu

Vought F4U-4 Corsair: Serial Number: 97142, Markings: U.S. Marine Corps, 1952

Vultee BT-13A Valiant: Serial Number: 42-42353, Markings: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1941

WACO ZKS-6: see Waco S series Serial Number: 4512, Registration: NC16523, Markings: WACO factory paint scheme, 1936

WACO UPF-7: see Waco F series Serial Number: 5532, Registration: NC30135, Markings: Gilpin & Greenway Airlines Tucson, Arizona, 1944

WACO RNF: see Waco F series Serial Number: 3392, Registration: NC11206, Markings: Robert E Eby, Tucson, Arizona 1990

See also

References

  1. ^ Convair B-36J in collection at pimaair.org
  2. ^ Boeing B-29 in collection at pimaair.org
  3. ^ Lockheed SR-71A in collection at pimaair.org
  4. ^ Fairchild A-10A in collection at pimaair.org
  5. ^ Douglas B-23 in collection at pimaair.org
  6. ^ Boeing NB-52A in collection at pimaair.org
  7. ^ Super Guppy in collection at pimaair.org
  8. ^ Convair B-58 in collection at pimaair.org
  9. ^ Douglas A-26 in collection at pimaair.org
  10. ^ Republic P-47 in collection at pimaair.org
  11. ^ Avro Shackleton in collection at pimaair.org
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