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I 153, I-15bis

Nakajima Hayabusa Ki 43 "Oscar"

Early P 38(Glacier Girl was dug out of a glacier, intact and restored)

Grumman F4f

B 25

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"Judy" bomber


http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/ ... index.html

This is a real A6m2,(not one made up for the movies). All is authentic except the engine.

This is the LB30 touted by the CAF as a B 24..

Very nice.  Is the Confederate AF still around and active?
 

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Very nice.  Is the Confederate AF still around and active?

I believe the PC gestapo got it renamed as Commemorative Air Force.

http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/ Links to the Temora Museum in Australia.

The Hudson flew ASW from Milne Bay, the Spit VIII saw out the war in its packing crate, The Spit XVI saw combat in NW Europe. The Boomerang flew with 83 Sqn in 1943.

Have a search for the Wanakai Museum in NZ. IMHO the best collection & air show in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hi, this is from the Bong Museum.

The P-38 is probably the best of the lot, but the A6M2 and Ki-43 are definately the best looking. Too bad for them looks didn't count for much during the war.

This SBD-2 Dauntless (Bureau Number 2106) was on Ford Island during the Imperial Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor.

At the battle of Midway crewed by Marines 1st LT Daniel Iverson, Jr., pilot, and PFC Wallace J. Reid, radioman-gunner, this plane dive-bombed the IJN aircraft carrier Hiryu. Both crewman were wounded during the attack, and the aircraft withstood over 200 holes in its airframe from projectiles.

The aircraft was recovered from Lake Michigan where it crashed in 1943 after being assigned to a training role. The National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida describes this aircraft as "the most historically significant Navy combat aircraft ever put on display."

The aircraft is on a replica deck of USS Cabot, CVL-28, in the museum's west wing.

That is a great picture of the Dauntless.
 
"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.
 

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

That is a great picture of the Dauntless.

"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.

Thought the Confederates stopped existing sometime in the 19th century? [;)]

Kawanishi "George" at Wright Patterson

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

That is a great picture of the Dauntless.

"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.

In contemporary terms they world be terrorist insurgents.

I thought the name change was due to bankruptcy.

I do belive that Kermit Weeks (Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida) has by far the largest private collection of vintage aircraft (and warbirds).  Basically, he's got more a bunch of money to spend (oil), and spends his time buying up vintage aircraft in all states of (dis)repair.  Then restores them -completely-, as in, just about everything in his 4 hangers is completely flyable (and he's the primary test pilot, not a bad deal!).

This is but a small list of what he's got (you can tour the museum).  He's got everything from Blen IVs to Tigercats to Furys still in crates.

http://www.fantasyofflight.com/collection.htm

Yes, Daton is much bigger, but it helps to have the backing of the United States Airforce. Fantasy of Flight is certainly in the top 10 air museums in the US (better than 8th AF museum in Savanna, about as good as US Naval Museum of Avaition (or close to).

I'll also point out that the Wildcat in m10bob's post that is in the back (gray), is actually Week's FM-2 (you can see it on his list in the link, and I can tell you it's parked near to the B-26 [;)])

-F-

His museum is by a big lake. Besides the B-17 (wich is a display, not flyable), and B-24 (flyable), he's got a Suderland Flying Boat (among many other toys). It goes right out the hanger into the lake. And yes, it even flew over my house once (that was certianly cool, about as cool as when the B-25 & B-17 flew over on approach to Zepherhills).