Beech GB-2 (D17S) Traveller |
23688 |
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Ex 44-67723, FT474, N9459H. |
Beech RC-45J (D18S) Expeditor |
09771 4P-9771 |
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Ex NC1040 (N1040), the last civil Beech 18 delivered before the switch to military production. Impressed 1942. |
Beech T-34B Mentor |
140813 |
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Ex N7098U |
Beech T-34B Mentor |
144040 SH-00 |
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Ex USFS N159Z, N159ZL |
Beech T-34B Mentor |
144044 |
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Ex N4579P |
Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor |
161842 E-842 |
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Beech UC-12B Huron |
161515 5B-1515 |
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USMC |
Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra |
'070280' |
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'USMC' apparently a training aid replica. |
Bell TH-57C Sea Ranger |
162028 E-64 |
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Boeing F4B-4 |
'9029 6-F-1' |
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Actually an Army P-12F, 32-92, then N7037U, restored and converted. |
Boeing Stearman N2S-3 B75N1 Kaydet |
05369 41 |
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Ex N75032. Flown twice by Aviation Cadet George H.W. Bush. |
Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight |
151952 HW-00 |
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Brewster A-34 Bermuda Mk1 |
FF860 |
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Built for the RAF, displayed as an SB2A-1 Buccaneer '462860 V-S-5' |
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog |
5L-14981 FDD |
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Vietnam AF, ex US Army O-1A 51-4981. In 1975 a VNAF Major escaped from Vietnam with his family of 6 by landing this on USS Midway. |
Cessna UC-78B (AT-17B) Bobcat |
43-7995 |
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USAF, ex N63426, false markings as USN 'JRC-1 63426'. |
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
08317 |
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Note that this is the seaplane version - not an amphibian. |
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
46602 45-P-3 |
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Ex N6071C, CF-FFZ, C-FFFZ, N4NC ntu, N607CC. |
Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado |
7099 |
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The sole survivor. Used as N69003 by Howard Hughes to prepare for flying the Spruce Goose. |
Convair R4Y-1 C-131F Samaritan |
141015 615 |
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Curtiss A-1 Triad replica |
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Us Navy's first aircraft |
Curtiss 1C (JN-4D) Jenny |
A-995 (A-0995) |
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Ex N75234 |
Curtiss 12 (NC-4) |
A-2294 4 |
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In 1919 this is the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic, the only one to make it out of the four Nancy boats that set out on the flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, then on to Plymouth. |
Curtiss 18 MF Seagull |
A-5483 |
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Curtiss 34C (F6C-1) Hawk |
A-6969 |
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Curtiss 43 (F7C-1) Seahawk |
A-7667 99 |
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Curtiss 48A (N2C-2) Fledgling |
A-8529 |
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Curtiss 76A (BFC-2 F11C-2) Goshawk |
A-9332 2-B-13 |
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Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk IIB |
7 white |
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Russian AF. Ex RAF AK255 |
Curtiss C-46A Commando |
43-47350 N611Z |
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Operated in China with the CIA as N8364C and N8361C. Then N1382N, N611Z. In the markings of R5C-1 39611 14. |
Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 (CW-22N) Falcon |
05194 N8021J |
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Ex N8021J |
De Havilland Canada NU-1B DHC-3 Otter |
144672 F-699 |
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Douglas Dolphin 117 |
N14205 (NC14205) |
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False USCG livery as an RD-4. It was famously bought by Bill Boeing. Later NC26 (N26) and N26K. Never a military plane. |
Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
2106 6 |
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Crashed in Lake Michigan in 1943, recovered over 50 years later. |
Douglas EA-1F AD-5Q Skyraider |
132532 '35018 AE-810' |
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Douglas A-1H AD-6 Skyraider |
135300 NL-405 |
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Flew the last Skyraider attack mission in Vietnam (1968). |
Douglas B-26B Invader (On Mark Marketeer) |
'77141' |
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Also marked as JD-1 '446928'. Ex USAF 41-39215 N5292V N4000M N200M N142ER. Never a Navy plane. |
Douglas R4D-5L DC-3A C-47A Skytrain |
12418 XD-8 |
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Que Sera Sera - first aircraft to land at the South Pole, 31/10/1956. Ex USAF 42-23496 ntu. |
Douglas C-117D Super DC-3S |
50821 821 |
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Ex USAF 43-49615 ntu. |
Douglas R6D-1 VC-118B DC-6A Liftmaster |
128424 |
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Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak |
37970 NACA-140 |
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1st aircraft, held world speed record of 640.7mph for 5 days in 1947. Beaten by 2nd aircraft. Not flown by NACA. Ex N2863D. |
Douglas F-10B F3D-2 Skyknight |
124598 WF-2 |
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Used by Raytheon for a while for testing for the Army. |
Douglas F-6A (F4D-1) Skyray |
134806 |
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Douglas A-3A A3D-1 Skywarrior |
135418 TB-8 |
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Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior |
N875RS (NX875RS) 75 |
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Ex 144865, N575HA. Latterly used as a Raytheon testbed. |
Douglas XA-4A A4D-1 Skyhawk |
137813 AJ-301 |
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2nd airframe and 1st pre-production Skyhawk, first flown in August 1954, 2 months after the prototype. |
Douglas A-4C A4D-2N Skyhawk |
145077 010 |
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Douglas A-4E (A4D-5) Skyhawk |
149656 AH-303 |
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Markings of John McCain's aircraft when he was shot down and taken prisoner in Vietnam in 1967. |
Douglas A-4E Skyhawk |
150076 |
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Never flew with the Angels, but marked as 154180 Blue Angels 1 which did. |
Fleet 2 (Consolidated N2Y-1) |
A-8605 |
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Used as a trainer for F9C Sparrowhawk operations from airships. |
Fokker D.VII replica |
N1928S |
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Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
N7861 (NC7681) |
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Marked as RR-5 'A-9206' |
Franklin PS-2 Eaglet |
9617 |
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General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
163572 AD-23 |
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Adversary version - no weapons but packed with Electronic Warfare electronics. Ex USAF 86-1690 ntu. |
Grumman (CCF) G-23 Goblin 1 |
'FF-1 9351 5-F-1' |
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A founding aircraft of the Nicaraguan AF as GN-3 and GN-9. Restored as N2803J by Grumman as an FF-1. |
Grumman F3F-2 |
0976 2-MF-16 |
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Recovered from the Pacific off California in 1993 after 50 years submerged. |
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
3872 72-F-7 |
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Crashed into Lake Michigan in 1943 and recovered in 1991. |
Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat |
3969 |
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Grumman (GM) FM-2 Wildcat |
86747 N68843 |
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Ex N68843 |
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
25910 21 |
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Crashed into Lake Michigan in 1945 and recovered in 2009 after nearly 65 years submerged. Restored here. |
Grumman F6F-6 Hellcat |
94203 |
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Ex N7865C |
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat |
80373 12 |
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USMC, ex N7654C as Tanker E63 |
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat |
121710 B-100 |
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Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
123050 H-311 |
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Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
128109 A-211 |
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Grumman F-11A (F11F-1) Tiger |
141828 AF-217 |
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Spent a season as Blue Angels 1 before retiring here. |
Grumman YF-14A Tomcat |
157984 5 |
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The museum's iconic gate guard - the 5th prototype - remained a test aircraft and never entered active service. |
Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
162710 AD-268 |
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Grumman (General Motors) TBM-3E Avenger |
53593 |
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Ex N6822C, N5567A. |
Grumman AF-2S Guardian |
123100 30 30-SK |
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Ex N3144G - the 30 relates to it having been firebomber Tanker E30. |
Grumman TF-1 C-1A Trader |
136754 754 |
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Grumman E-1B WF-2 Tracer |
148146 AE-711 |
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Grumman S2-E S2F-3S Tracker |
151647 AW-344 |
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Grumman E-2C+ Hawkeye 2000 |
164494 AB-600 |
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Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
156481 SD-534 |
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Grumman J2F-6 Duck |
33581 149 |
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Grumman JRF-3 Goose |
'V190' |
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False USCG markings. Ex N5538N, N12CS. |
Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon |
V212 |
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USCG. Ex N743 N2770A N324BC N212ST. |
Grumman TC-4C Academe |
155722 NJ-50 |
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Gulfstream 1 with an A-6 radome for navigator training. 9 built. Grumman registration before delivery: N798G. |