10000 results found
Registration / Serial:KP355
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB
C/n (msn):20563
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:1 February 2009
Photo by:Erwin van DijkmanContact
Photo ID:766965Submit Correction
View count: 121
Registration / Serial:KP355
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB
C/n (msn):20563
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:1 February 2009
Photo by:Erwin van DijkmanContact
Registration / Serial:KP355
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB
C/n (msn):20563
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:1 February 2009
Photo by:Erwin van DijkmanContact
Photo ID:766965Submit Correction
View count: 121
Registration / Serial:KP355
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB
C/n (msn):20563
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:1 February 2009
Photo by:Erwin van DijkmanContact
Registration / Serial:"68-0027"
Military Code:CC
Aircraft Original Type:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark/Raven
Aircraft Generic Type:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark/Raven
Aircraft Version:General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark
C/n (msn):A1-06
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:27 TFW
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766945Submit Correction
View count: 80
Correct serial is 63-9771. Was used by NASA evaluating problems with the type. Preserved at Cannon AFB from 1975. Repainted with the correct serial number in 1997.
Registration / Serial:"68-0027"
Aircraft Version:General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark
C/n (msn):A1-06
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:"68-0027"
Military Code:CC
Aircraft Original Type:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark/Raven
Aircraft Generic Type:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark/Raven
Aircraft Version:General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark
C/n (msn):A1-06
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:27 TFW
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766945Submit Correction
View count: 80
Correct serial is 63-9771. Was used by NASA evaluating problems with the type. Preserved at Cannon AFB from 1975. Repainted with the correct serial number in 1997.
Registration / Serial:"68-0027"
Aircraft Version:General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark
C/n (msn):A1-06
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:7099
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado
C/n (msn):57
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766937Submit Correction
View count: 111
This is the last surviving Coronado, one of 210 built. Originally a PB2Y-3, it served VR-4 as a transport after conversion to PB2Y-3R with faired-over turrets. Further conversions to PB2Y-5R and PB2Y-5Z saw it fitted out with a VIP interior, flying the deputy and staff of Admiral Nimitz to Tokyo for Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945. Registered N69003 post-war, Howard Hughes used it in preparing to fly his HK-1 flying boat, remaining airworthy until the 1960s. By 1975 it was on display at a Spruce Goose memorial at Long Beach and in 1977 was barged through the Panama Canal to Pensacola
Registration / Serial:7099
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado
C/n (msn):57
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:7099
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado
C/n (msn):57
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766937Submit Correction
View count: 111
This is the last surviving Coronado, one of 210 built. Originally a PB2Y-3, it served VR-4 as a transport after conversion to PB2Y-3R with faired-over turrets. Further conversions to PB2Y-5R and PB2Y-5Z saw it fitted out with a VIP interior, flying the deputy and staff of Admiral Nimitz to Tokyo for Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945. Registered N69003 post-war, Howard Hughes used it in preparing to fly his HK-1 flying boat, remaining airworthy until the 1960s. By 1975 it was on display at a Spruce Goose memorial at Long Beach and in 1977 was barged through the Panama Canal to Pensacola
Registration / Serial:7099
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado
C/n (msn):57
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:05194
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-22 (SNC-1 Falcon)
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-22 (SNC-1 Falcon)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon
Manufacturers:Curtiss-Wright / Curtiss
C/n (msn):4255
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766936Submit Correction
View count: 62
The SNC Falcon was an all-metal trainer derived from a light fighter design, the Curtiss CW-22. A total of 305 were built, this example only serving the Navy between 1942 and 1944. It was registered N8021J by 1956 and arrived at the museum in 1984
Registration / Serial:05194
Aircraft Version:Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon
C/n (msn):4255
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:05194
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-22 (SNC-1 Falcon)
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-22 (SNC-1 Falcon)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon
Manufacturers:Curtiss-Wright / Curtiss
C/n (msn):4255
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766936Submit Correction
View count: 62
The SNC Falcon was an all-metal trainer derived from a light fighter design, the Curtiss CW-22. A total of 305 were built, this example only serving the Navy between 1942 and 1944. It was registered N8021J by 1956 and arrived at the museum in 1984
Registration / Serial:05194
Aircraft Version:Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon
C/n (msn):4255
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:3872
Military Code:72-F-7
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
C/n (msn):754
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VF-72
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766934Submit Correction
View count: 67
Displayed in its early USN colours, this Wildcat was taken on charge in June 1941 and assigned to VF-72 as NAS Norfolk with a short period on loan to FAA 892 Sqdn in mid-1942. The F4F-3 was the first version of the Wildcat to be produced in quantity for the Navy and unlike later models, did not have folding wings. In 1943 it was allocated to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL and was yet another aircraft lost in Lake Michigan when it ditched during at attempted take-off from USS Wolverine in August that year, lying in the depths till recovery in 1991
Registration / Serial:3872
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
C/n (msn):754
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:3872
Military Code:72-F-7
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
C/n (msn):754
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VF-72
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766934Submit Correction
View count: 67
Displayed in its early USN colours, this Wildcat was taken on charge in June 1941 and assigned to VF-72 as NAS Norfolk with a short period on loan to FAA 892 Sqdn in mid-1942. The F4F-3 was the first version of the Wildcat to be produced in quantity for the Navy and unlike later models, did not have folding wings. In 1943 it was allocated to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL and was yet another aircraft lost in Lake Michigan when it ditched during at attempted take-off from USS Wolverine in August that year, lying in the depths till recovery in 1991
Registration / Serial:3872
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
C/n (msn):754
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766931Submit Correction
View count: 56
Struck off charge in 1976 and preserved at Cannon AFB. To Melrose Range, NM for use as a range target in 2012.
Registration / Serial:58-0503
Alternate Serial:80503
Aircraft Version:Lockheed T-33A
C/n (msn):580-1472
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766931Submit Correction
View count: 56
Struck off charge in 1976 and preserved at Cannon AFB. To Melrose Range, NM for use as a range target in 2012.
Registration / Serial:58-0503
Alternate Serial:80503
Aircraft Version:Lockheed T-33A
C/n (msn):580-1472
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:"07534"
Military Code:24
Aircraft Original Type:Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher
Aircraft Version:Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher
C/n (msn):[ 5926 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766903Submit Correction
View count: 55
The OS2U was widely used during WWII for scouting and rescue duties. Launched by ship's catapult, they were recovered using a sea sled towed just below the surface. The aircraft would land in the wake, taxi to the sled and engage it with a hook on the bottom of the float before being craned aboard. This one was allocated BuNo 5926 but supplied in 1942 under Lend-Lease to the Armada Nacional del Uruguay with serial A-752. It was returned for preservation at Pensacola in 1971 and carries spurious serial 07534, in fact allocated to a Stearman
Registration / Serial:"07534"
Aircraft Version:Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher
C/n (msn):[ 5926 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:"07534"
Military Code:24
Aircraft Original Type:Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher
Aircraft Version:Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher
C/n (msn):[ 5926 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766903Submit Correction
View count: 55
The OS2U was widely used during WWII for scouting and rescue duties. Launched by ship's catapult, they were recovered using a sea sled towed just below the surface. The aircraft would land in the wake, taxi to the sled and engage it with a hook on the bottom of the float before being craned aboard. This one was allocated BuNo 5926 but supplied in 1942 under Lend-Lease to the Armada Nacional del Uruguay with serial A-752. It was returned for preservation at Pensacola in 1971 and carries spurious serial 07534, in fact allocated to a Stearman
Registration / Serial:"07534"
Aircraft Version:Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher
C/n (msn):[ 5926 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1383
Military Code:9-B-12
Aircraft Original Type:Vought SB2U Vindicator (V-156)
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought SB2U Vindicator
Aircraft Version:Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VB-9
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766885Submit Correction
View count: 77
Built in 1939, this was the last SB2U-2 to be constructed and is now also the only surviving example of the Vindicator carrier dive-bomber. The type remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943 all had been withdrawn to training units. While assigned to USS Wolverine, in June 1943 it crashed into Lake Michigan after a landing accident, the pilot being rescued after the aircraft slid off the carrier's deck. It was recovered in 1990 and after restoration was marked as an aircraft of USS Essex
Registration / Serial:1383
Aircraft Version:Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1383
Military Code:9-B-12
Aircraft Original Type:Vought SB2U Vindicator (V-156)
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought SB2U Vindicator
Aircraft Version:Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VB-9
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766885Submit Correction
View count: 77
Built in 1939, this was the last SB2U-2 to be constructed and is now also the only surviving example of the Vindicator carrier dive-bomber. The type remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943 all had been withdrawn to training units. While assigned to USS Wolverine, in June 1943 it crashed into Lake Michigan after a landing accident, the pilot being rescued after the aircraft slid off the carrier's deck. It was recovered in 1990 and after restoration was marked as an aircraft of USS Essex
Registration / Serial:1383
Aircraft Version:Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
City / Airport:Minsk - Borovaya (UMMB)Map
Country:Belarus
Collection:Museum of Aviation Technology
Photo Date:2019
Photo by:Wim SonneveldContact
Photo ID:766883Submit Correction
View count: 114
Armed Mi-8 helicopter of the Belarusian air force as preserved in this magnificent museum, which was moved to Minsk-Lipki airfield later.
Registration / Serial:36 blue
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-8T
C/n (msn):3701
Operator Titles:Belarus - Air Force
City / Airport:Minsk - Borovaya (UMMB)Map
Country:Belarus
Photo Date:2019
Photo by:Wim SonneveldContact
City / Airport:Minsk - Borovaya (UMMB)Map
Country:Belarus
Collection:Museum of Aviation Technology
Photo Date:2019
Photo by:Wim SonneveldContact
Photo ID:766883Submit Correction
View count: 114
Armed Mi-8 helicopter of the Belarusian air force as preserved in this magnificent museum, which was moved to Minsk-Lipki airfield later.
Registration / Serial:36 blue
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-8T
C/n (msn):3701
Operator Titles:Belarus - Air Force
City / Airport:Minsk - Borovaya (UMMB)Map
Country:Belarus
Photo Date:2019
Photo by:Wim SonneveldContact
Registration / Serial:"31404"
Aircraft Original Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Generic Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Version:North American F-86H Sabre
C/n (msn):203-23
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766882Submit Correction
View count: 110
Correct serial is 53-1251. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1965. Left in 1974 and converted to a QF-86H target drone for the US Navy. Preserved at Cannon AFB as 31404 by 1981. To the Evergreen Air Museum, McMinnville, OR in 2014.
Registration / Serial:"31404"
Aircraft Version:North American F-86H Sabre
C/n (msn):203-23
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:"31404"
Aircraft Original Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Generic Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Version:North American F-86H Sabre
C/n (msn):203-23
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:766882Submit Correction
View count: 110
Correct serial is 53-1251. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1965. Left in 1974 and converted to a QF-86H target drone for the US Navy. Preserved at Cannon AFB as 31404 by 1981. To the Evergreen Air Museum, McMinnville, OR in 2014.
Registration / Serial:"31404"
Aircraft Version:North American F-86H Sabre
C/n (msn):203-23
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Clovis - Cannon AFB (KCVS / CVS)Map
Region / Country:New Mexico, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1985
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:3969
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat
C/n (msn):851
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766877Submit Correction
View count: 83
In April 1941 this F4F-3A was on the strength of VF-7 aboard USS Wasp as part of the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic before the United States entered WWII. By 1943 it had been assigned to training carrier USS Sable and became yet another casualty swallowed by the waves of Lake Michigan after an accident flying off USS Sable. Recovered by 1987. There must be half a dozen exhibits in the NMNA that were recovered from the depths of Lake Michigan, in fact over 200 aircraft are reckoned to have crashed in the Great Lakes during the war
Registration / Serial:3969
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat
C/n (msn):851
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:3969
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat
C/n (msn):851
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766877Submit Correction
View count: 83
In April 1941 this F4F-3A was on the strength of VF-7 aboard USS Wasp as part of the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic before the United States entered WWII. By 1943 it had been assigned to training carrier USS Sable and became yet another casualty swallowed by the waves of Lake Michigan after an accident flying off USS Sable. Recovered by 1987. There must be half a dozen exhibits in the NMNA that were recovered from the depths of Lake Michigan, in fact over 200 aircraft are reckoned to have crashed in the Great Lakes during the war
Registration / Serial:3969
Aircraft Version:Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat
C/n (msn):851
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:3046
Military Code:89
Aircraft Original Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
Aircraft Generic Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
Aircraft Version:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
C/n (msn):[ 3046 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766872Submit Correction
View count: 45
Alongside the floatplane N3N-3 is this land-based version which was accepted by the USN September 1941, serving at the NAIT instructor school at NAS Corpus Christi, TX and the US Naval Academy at Anapolis, MD from 1947. Struck off as late as 1959, it was sold as N6399T and joined the museum collection in 1978
Registration / Serial:3046
Aircraft Version:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
C/n (msn):[ 3046 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:3046
Military Code:89
Aircraft Original Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
Aircraft Generic Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
Aircraft Version:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
C/n (msn):[ 3046 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766872Submit Correction
View count: 45
Alongside the floatplane N3N-3 is this land-based version which was accepted by the USN September 1941, serving at the NAIT instructor school at NAS Corpus Christi, TX and the US Naval Academy at Anapolis, MD from 1947. Struck off as late as 1959, it was sold as N6399T and joined the museum collection in 1978
Registration / Serial:3046
Aircraft Version:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
C/n (msn):[ 3046 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1235
Alternate Serial:235
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1G
Manufacturers:Sikorsky / Sikorsky
C/n (msn):51214
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766861Submit Correction
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This Dragonfly was delivered to the USCG as 235 in 1946 and was based at Salem, MA. In 1951 the serial numbering was revised to 1235 and 10 years later it was sold as N4927E, but entered the NMNA in 1983
Registration / Serial:1235
Alternate Serial:235
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1G
C/n (msn):51214
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1235
Alternate Serial:235
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1G
Manufacturers:Sikorsky / Sikorsky
C/n (msn):51214
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766861Submit Correction
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This Dragonfly was delivered to the USCG as 235 in 1946 and was based at Salem, MA. In 1951 the serial numbering was revised to 1235 and 10 years later it was sold as N4927E, but entered the NMNA in 1983
Registration / Serial:1235
Alternate Serial:235
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HO3S-1G
C/n (msn):51214
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:55-4305
Alternate Serial:54305
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird
Aircraft Version:Cessna T-37A Tweety Bird
C/n (msn):40019
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:82 FTW
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766851Submit Correction
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A Tweety Bird preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:55-4305
Alternate Serial:54305
Aircraft Version:Cessna T-37A Tweety Bird
C/n (msn):40019
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Registration / Serial:55-4305
Alternate Serial:54305
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird
Aircraft Version:Cessna T-37A Tweety Bird
C/n (msn):40019
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:82 FTW
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766851Submit Correction
View count: 57
A Tweety Bird preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:55-4305
Alternate Serial:54305
Aircraft Version:Cessna T-37A Tweety Bird
C/n (msn):40019
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766848Submit Correction
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A T-Bird preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:57-606
Alternate Serial:70606
Aircraft Version:Lockheed T-33A
C/n (msn):580-1335
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766848Submit Correction
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A T-Bird preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:57-606
Alternate Serial:70606
Aircraft Version:Lockheed T-33A
C/n (msn):580-1335
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Registration / Serial:59-1600
Military Code:82 FTW
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38A Talon
C/n (msn):N5113
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:82 FTW
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766845Submit Correction
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A Northrop Talon preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:59-1600
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38A Talon
C/n (msn):N5113
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Registration / Serial:59-1600
Military Code:82 FTW
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38A Talon
C/n (msn):N5113
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:82 FTW
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Photo ID:766845Submit Correction
View count: 54
A Northrop Talon preserved in front of the 82 Flying Training Wing headquarters at the former Williams Air Force Base.
Registration / Serial:59-1600
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38A Talon
C/n (msn):N5113
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (KIWA / AZA / IWA)Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 1994
Photo by:Jan MakkusContact
Registration / Serial:02465
Military Code:F-21
Aircraft Original Type:Vought F4U Corsair
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought F4U/AU Corsair
Aircraft Version:Vought F4U-1 Corsair
C/n (msn):8095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766839Submit Correction
View count: 144
This F4U was built in 1943 at Vought's plant in Stratford, CT and is a rare example of the early "birdcage" variant. Assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, the aircraft was used to train pilots for carrier landings on the converted paddlewheel steamships USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Like the museum's Vindicator, it is another aircraft that fell into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting a landing on the Wolverine. It was recovered from the lake in 2010 and was restored by the museum over 14 years, only recently being placed on show
Registration / Serial:02465
Aircraft Version:Vought F4U-1 Corsair
C/n (msn):8095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:02465
Military Code:F-21
Aircraft Original Type:Vought F4U Corsair
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought F4U/AU Corsair
Aircraft Version:Vought F4U-1 Corsair
C/n (msn):8095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766839Submit Correction
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This F4U was built in 1943 at Vought's plant in Stratford, CT and is a rare example of the early "birdcage" variant. Assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, the aircraft was used to train pilots for carrier landings on the converted paddlewheel steamships USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Like the museum's Vindicator, it is another aircraft that fell into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting a landing on the Wolverine. It was recovered from the lake in 2010 and was restored by the museum over 14 years, only recently being placed on show
Registration / Serial:02465
Aircraft Version:Vought F4U-1 Corsair
C/n (msn):8095
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:2106
Military Code:6
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless
C/n (msn):632
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766836Submit Correction
View count: 80
Like a number of the aircraft in the collection, this SBD is another crash victim that was much later retrieved from the watery depths. Having survived Pearl Harbor, it sank a Japanese warship in March 1942 but ditched into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting to land on USS Sable having been relegated to training duties out of NAS Glenview. It was raised from the lake in 1994
Registration / Serial:2106
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless
C/n (msn):632
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:2106
Military Code:6
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless
C/n (msn):632
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766836Submit Correction
View count: 80
Like a number of the aircraft in the collection, this SBD is another crash victim that was much later retrieved from the watery depths. Having survived Pearl Harbor, it sank a Japanese warship in March 1942 but ditched into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting to land on USS Sable having been relegated to training duties out of NAS Glenview. It was raised from the lake in 1994
Registration / Serial:2106
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless
C/n (msn):632
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1355
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-62
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A)
C/n (msn):62024
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766834Submit Correction
View count: 62
Backed by the mighty SP-5B Marlin, this HH-52 was taken on strength by the USCG in 1963 and served at several different Coast Guard Air Stations before retirement to the museum in 1987
Registration / Serial:1355
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A)
C/n (msn):62024
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:1355
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-62
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A)
C/n (msn):62024
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766834Submit Correction
View count: 62
Backed by the mighty SP-5B Marlin, this HH-52 was taken on strength by the USCG in 1963 and served at several different Coast Guard Air Stations before retirement to the museum in 1987
Registration / Serial:1355
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A)
C/n (msn):62024
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:0976
Military Code:2-MF-16
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman Model 11
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F3F-2
C/n (msn):374
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766832Submit Correction
View count: 66
Operated from 1938 by VMF-2 from NAS San Diego, in August 1940 this F3F crashed while on approach to USS Saratoga due to a faulty fuel valve, the pilot being successfully rescued. The aircraft was discovered by a Navy submersible at a depth of 1,800ft in 1988 and was recovered in 1990
Registration / Serial:0976
Aircraft Version:Grumman F3F-2
C/n (msn):374
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Registration / Serial:0976
Military Code:2-MF-16
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman Model 11
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37)
Aircraft Version:Grumman F3F-2
C/n (msn):374
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact
Photo ID:766832Submit Correction
View count: 66
Operated from 1938 by VMF-2 from NAS San Diego, in August 1940 this F3F crashed while on approach to USS Saratoga due to a faulty fuel valve, the pilot being successfully rescued. The aircraft was discovered by a Navy submersible at a depth of 1,800ft in 1988 and was recovered in 1990
Registration / Serial:0976
Aircraft Version:Grumman F3F-2
C/n (msn):374
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard VandervordContact