| NASA Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer 1 (CCT-1) |
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All Shuttle astronauts (over 300) trained in this accurate mockup built by Rockwell. |
| Nieuport 28 replica |
N8539 as 'N6301' |
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Ex Frank Tallman / Tallmantz Aviation) |
| Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman |
44-70296 as '44-70534' |
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904 Norsemen were built 1935-59, inc 749 UC-64As. Ex CF-KVB, NC55860 (N55860), N57WS. |
| North American (Ryan) L-17A (U-18A) Navion |
47-1347 as L-17B '48-0928' |
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2,634 Navions were built 1948-76. Ex N4551K. |
| North American A-36A Apache |
42-83665 |
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'Margie H' Dive-bomber version of the P-51 - 500 built over 7 months 1942-43. Ex NX39502 (N39502), N6458C. |
| North American P-51D Mustang |
44-74936 as '44-15174' |
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The last P-51 assigned to a USAF tactical unit, painted as 'Shimmy IV', Italy in 1944 |
| North American B-45C Tornado |
48-0010 BE-010 10 |
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Pioneering 4-jet bomber. 143 built, including 10 B-45Cs with inflight refuelling, of which this is the sole survivor. |
| North American F-82B Twin Mustang |
44-65168 PQ-168 |
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Betty Jo: Hawaii to New York unrefuelled nonstop distance and speed record holder (1947). Ex NACA132. |
| North American F-82B Twin Mustang as F-82G |
44-65162 FQ-357 |
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Bs were escort fighters, Gs were night fighters with a centre-section radar pod of which none can be found for this reproduction. Ex N12102. |
| North American F-86A Sabre |
49-1067 as '49-1236 FU-236' |
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Flew to the museum in 1961, now marked as the 1st F-86 to shoot down a MiG (1950). |
| North American F-86D Sabre |
50-0477 as '52-3863 FU-863' |
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'Dennis the Menace' Sabre Dog all-weather version came to the museum in 1957. |
| North American RF-86F Haymaker Sabre |
52-4492 FU-492 |
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Photo recce version for the Korean war. Bulges below the canopy held film magazines. Nose gun ports were painted. |
| North American F-86H Sabre |
53-1352 |
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H models were larger, heavier, better performing and nuclear capable. Over 450 built, never saw combat. |
| North American F-100F Super Sabre |
56-3837 HE |
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Vietnam high-speed forward air control aircraft known as 'Misty FAC', this plane's pilots included Dick Rutan.
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| North American F-107A |
55-5119 |
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2nd of 3 prototypes - flew to the museum in 1957 but was never fully finished. The 1st prototype is at Pima. The USAF preferred the F-105. |
| North American NA-64 Yale 1 |
38-0227 as BT-14 '737' |
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Ex Canadian AF 3417 modifed and showing the trainee pilot pleading after a noseover. |
| North American O-47B |
39-112 as '37-328' |
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1934 observation plane with windows in the belly. 239 built. Ex N73722, XB-YUW |
| North American RB-25D Mitchell |
43-3374 as B-25B '40-2344' |
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Converted by NA to a B-25B in 1958 for the museum. 2344 was Jimmy Doolittle's plane on the Tokyo Raid |
| North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco |
68-3787 |
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Light Armed Recce Aircraft (LARA) contest winner in 1964. 360 OV-10s built. |
| North American T-6D Mosquito |
42-84216 TA-216 |
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Forward Air Control version. Spent some time with the South Korean AF. |
| North American T-28A Trojan |
49-1494 TL-494 |
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Trainer first flown 1949, used by the USAF until the mid 50s and by the USN into the '80s. |
| North American T-28B Trojan |
Bu 140048 as 38365 |
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USN version with a belly-mounted speed brake. The South Vietnam AF used it for close air support. |
| North American T-39A Sabreliner |
62-4478 |
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President Johnson's personal transport 1968-73, then used for testing and VIP transport. Came here in '84. |
| North American X-10 |
GM-19307 |
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Development vehicle for the SM-64 Navajo nuclear cruise missile, later cancelled. First to fly, and sole survivor of 13. |
| North American X-15A-2 |
56-6671 |
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With extra propellant tanks and a stretched fuselage, this is the fastest X-15, reaching Mach 6.7 on its last flight (1967). |
| North American XB-70 Valkyrie |
62-0001 |
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The museum's iconic aircraft, this is the 1st of the 2 built for testing even though the bomber program had been cancelled. First flight 1964, reached Mach 3.1 in '65, and came to the museum in '69. |
| Northrop A-17A (Gamma 2F) |
36-207 |
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Attack version of the Gamma, 411 built, widely exported, some named 8A or Nomad. |
| Northrop AT-38B Talon |
63-8172 HM |
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Weapons trainer and agressor aircraft. This retired in 1991, going on display in 2004. |
| Northrop B-2 Spirit |
'82-1070 WM' |
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2nd structural test airframe, marked as 'Spirit of Ohio', an early production test aircraft. |
| Northrop P-61C Black Widow |
43-8353 as P-61B '42-39468' |
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'Moonlight Serenade'. US's 1st dedicated night fighter, 1st operation was in 1944 over England against a V-1. |
| Northrop SM-62 Snark |
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Ground-launched nuclear cruise missile, 6,325 mile range, but had a poor nav system. Operational 1960-61. |
| Northrop F-89J Scorpion |
52-1911 as '53-2509 FV-509' |
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350 F-89Ds were modified to J standard for carrying Genie nuclear rockets and Falcon missiles. |
| Northrop Tacit Blue |
None |
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Stealth and radar development aircraft, proved that curves can be stealthy and helped B-2 development. |
| Northrop X-4 Bantam |
46-0677 |
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Following the tailless Me163 and DH108, two X-4s were built for transonic tests. They proved that full tails are best. |
| Northrop YC-125B Raider |
48-626 as '48-622' |
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Ex N2566B, XA-LOU. 13 A transports and 10 B Arctic rescue test versions were built 1949-50. Underpowered and soon withdrawn. The only other survivor is at Pima. |
| Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter |
59-4989 as '64-13332' |
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One of three prototypes, marked as a Vietnam "Shoski Tiger" combat test aircraft in 1965-7. |
| Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23A 'Black Widow II' |
87-0800 N231YF |
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First of 2 prototypes - lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter contest to the YF-22 in 1991. |
| Packard LePere LUSAC 11 |
SC-42133 |
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LePere United States Army Combat - sole survivor of 28 built before the end of WW1. |
| Panavia Tornado GR1 |
ZA374 CN as 'ZD374' |
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'Miss Behavin'. Given the wrong serial during repainting in pink for the Gulf War. Donated by the RAF in 2002. |
| Piasecki (Vertol) CH-21B Workhorse |
51-15857 |
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Came to the museum in 1965. |
| Piper L-4A Grasshopper |
42-36790 as '42-36389' |
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Ex N5777N |
| Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback |
42-23278 as '42-22668' |
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Ex N5087V, N347D. Marked as 'Fiery Ginger IV', the fin of which is displayed beside it. |
| Republic P-47D-40 Thunderbolt Bubble canopy |
Republic P-47D-40 45-49167 |
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Ex Peru AF 540 and 116, N47DB. Marked as P-47D-30 'Five by Five'. |
| Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
51-10454 FS-454 |
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About 4,450 straight-wing F-84s were built. This one came to te museum in 1963. |
| Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
52-6526 |
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The prototype swept-wing F-84 was only slightly better than the F-84E. As the F-84F, over 2,700 were built. |
| Republic YRF-84F FICON |
49-2430 |
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This is the prototype F-84F which first flew in 1950 named the XF-96A. Modified in 1951 for FICON tests: note the hook above the nose and the angled stabilisers. |
| Republic XF-84H 'Thunderscreech' |
51-17059 FS-059 |
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An F-84F with a turboprop behind the cockpit, and a T-tail. 1st of 2 prototypes. Crippling noise and vibration from the supersonic props caused cancellation. |
| Republic RF-84K Thunderflash |
52-7259 FS-259 |
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25 production RF-84Fs were converted for further FICON tests, being launched and recovered by GRB-36Ds. The nose hook was retractable. |
| Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor |
46-680 |
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The 1st of 2 built. The rocket & jet powered interceptor reached 984mph and climbed at 30,000 feet per minute. |
| Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
60-0504 RU |
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'Memphis Belle II' - based in Thailand and has two MiG kills. Came here in 1990. |
| Republic F-105G Thunderchief |
63-8320 WW |
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'BAM BAM' - an F-105F with 3 kills in Thailand, converted to an F-105G Wild Weasel attacking SAM sites. |
| Rockwell (Boeing) B-1B Lancer |
84-0051 |
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In 2002, the USAF started reducing B-1B numbers to save costs: this came to the museum the same year. |
| Royal Aircraft Factory (Eberhart) SE-5E |
A622-325 |
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Eberhart Steel Products rebuilt 50 RAF-built SE-5As using 180-hp Wright-Hispano E engines. |
| Ryan PT-22C (ST-3KR) Recruit |
41-15721 |
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Ex N51713. Over 1,000 built - this one came as a private donation. |
| Ryan X-13 Vertijet |
54-1620 |
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2nd prototype - the one that made the VTOL flights with full transition in April 1957. The successful programme soon closed, and 1620 came to the museum in 1959. The 1st prototype is in the San Diego Museum Annexe. |
| Scaled Composites Long-EZ Borealis |
N90EZ |
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Testbed for a pulsed detonation engine (PDE). Made the first manned flight with a PDE in January 2008. |
| Schneider SG38 Schulgleiter 1 |
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German AF - one of about 10,000 SG38s built. |
| Schweizer TG-3A |
42-52988 |
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Training glider for cargo glider pilots - 110 built. |
| Seversky P-35 |
36-404 as P-35A '41-17449 4MP-17' |
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Sole surviving P-35. 198 were built in total: landmark design was the predecessor of the Republic P-47. |
| Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant |
67-14709 709 |
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Developed from the S-61, these combat search and rescue choppers served in operations from Vietnam to Desert Storm. |
| Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
68-10357 |
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Special operations chopper with advanced navigation systems and all-weather capabilities. Retired in 2008. |
| Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly (S-47) |
43-46506 16 |
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World's first production helicopter, first flown in 1942, first used in combat in '44. |
| Sikorsky YR-5A (YH-5A) Dragonfly (S-48) |
43-46620 |
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26 YR-5As were ordered for service testing, the first delivered in 1945. Over 300 H-5s were produced. |
| Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II (S-49) |
43-46506 16 |
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Improved version of the R-4, 225 were built and served in the US and the UK 1944-50. |
| Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw |
52-7587 as H-19A '51-3893' |
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'Hopalong' - one of a pair that made the 1st transatlantic helicopter flight, in 1952. |
| Sopwith F1 Camel replica |
'F6034 N' |
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The most successful allied figher of WW1. USAF staff completed this in 1974. |
| SPAD VII |
'3730' |
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The American Expeditionary Force had about 190 of these rugged fighters. |
| SPAD XIII C1 |
S-4523 1 |
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Ex N2030A of Cole Palen. The US had 893 of these upgraded fighters This has the markings of Eddie Rickenbacker's plane. |
| Standard J-1 |
22692 |
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1601 examples of this primary trainer were built - this one was restored by the museum in 1981. |
| Stearman PT-13D (E-75) Kaydet |
42-17800 (N2S-5 60591) |
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Ex N41766. PT-13s had Lycoming engines - 2,141 built. This was donated by Boeing, painted as it looked as it left the production line. |
| Stinson (Vultee) L-1A (O-49) Vigilant |
40-0291 as '41-19039' |
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Ex N63229. Very versatile utility plane, used by the US and the RAF. First flew 1940, 324 built. |
| Stinson L-5G Sentinel |
42-98225 as '42-98667' |
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Ex N66225. Military version of the 105 Voyager, 3,590 built for the USAF.
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| Supermarine (Vickers-Armstrong) Spitfire LFVc Trop |
MA863 HL-B |
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Ex Australian AF A58-246. Restored in Duxford for the IWM in 2000. |
| Supermarine Spitfire PR11 |
PA908 as 'MB950' |
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Ex Indian AF M342. Painted as an 8th AF example operated over Europe from England during WW2. |
| Taylorcraft L-2M (O-57) Grasshopper |
43-26592 as '43-26588 X88' |
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Used only for training in the US. Many L-2s had side-by- side seating, but the M had tandem. |
| Thomas-Morse S4C Scout |
38944 |
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Nicknamed "Tommy", widely used for advanced pursuit training from 1917. |
| Vultee BT-13B Valiant |
42-90629 33 67ED |
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Over 9,500 BT-13 and BT-15 basic trainers were built from 1940. Nicknamed "Vibrator". |
| Waco CG-4A Hadrian |
45-27948 |
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Over 13,900 were built by 16 companies. First Flight 1942. Carried 13 troops or a Jeep. |
| Wright 1909 Military Flyer replica |
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The 1st military aeroplane. Replica built by the museum in 1955 with several original parts, including the engine. |
| Wright Modified 1911 B Flyer
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Mods include a Rausenberger engine, ailerons, and a control wheel. |
| Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka |
1018 |
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Trainer version of the suicide aircraft. |
