Painted as 4476252, which is an oddity and could cause some enthusiasts a headache. It should be 476252.

Lt Cohen's tanker Intruder is nicely preserved in the museum at OAK.

The devil's air force - 160666 and Skywarrior 147666 at the Oakland Aviation Museum, formerly the Western Aerospace Museum. This Tomcat flew in these spectacular markings with VF-111 'Sundowners' in the early 1980s, and later became an NF-14A test aircraft with the Pacific Missile Test Center at NAS Point Mugu.

Scanned from a 35mm B&W negative.

Scanned from a 35mm B&W Negative.

First flown in July 1961, the Hiller 1099 was unsuccesful. It seated six people and was powered by a PT6 turboshaft.

Built in 1931.

This aircraft never flew with NASA, but is one of eight TAV-8A Harriers originally delivered to the US Marine Corps where it was 159381. After a crash at MCAS Cherry Point 1983-04-28 it was rebuilt for the museum and painted in a NASA colour scheme.

Ordered as a Sunderland Mk IV for the RAF, completed as a Seaford and then converted to a Solent for BOAC, this British flying boat ended up in the United States in 1954. It appears in the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, but is incomplete.

Twelve 16-22 seat DC-5's were built in 1939/40 with KLM being the only civil operator. The U.S. Navy bought seven new examples of the R3D and the prototype was impressed by them. 1902 was delivered to NAS Anacostia in July 1940. It is seen visting the US West Coast wearing Anacostia titles. The U.S. national marking had no bars at this time and was not marked on the fuselage. Taken by F. Shertzer and image given to me by William T. Larkins 40 years ago for publication. No DC-5's survive..

As a tanker, the Skywarrior soldiered on until 1991.

OAK on San Francisco Bay, seen from KLM Boeing 747 PH-BFY after take-off from SFO. Bottom left is the Oakland Aviation Museum, its Short Solent flying boat clearly visible.