USAF Mesuem Panoramics...

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Since Sonton2003 brought up the topic, I thought I would share some of my panoramic snapshots of the Air Force Mesuem.... Taken with a S100...

Many of the displays are dificult to photograph in a single frame so this was my solution. The stitching makes things a bit curved that are in reality straight.

I really enjoyed the mesuem, and highly recomend a visit to anyone passing through Dayton, Ohio.

1. They have both outdoor and indoor exibhits. Here is a C-130 with its Big Brother...

2. XB-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3+ bomber that never made it into production. Urban ledgend has it this is the forerunner of the "Aroura" a Super-Secret aircraft that nobody has seen and only flies out of Nevada at night, Blah, Blah, Blah....

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1. F-82 "Twin Mustang" what can I say, this is such an amazing machine! 2 P-51's in one! These saw some combat early on in Korea but were no match for the Mig-jet and were replaced by the F-86....

2. F-86 Saber Jet. Seen here naked....

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The star of the mesuem is the B-36 Stratofortress. It has its own hangar and dwarfs all the other planes it is housed with it.

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FWIW... The second plane back, in the middle of the B-36 shot, with the red tail, is the kind that George Bush Jr. flew in the National Guard...

[Jetmech1]

Nice pictures. I've been there 3 times. Can't wait to go back. It is amazing how big the XB-70 and B-36 are. I worked on (as a mechanic) the SR-71 that is on display in the mesuem.

[Jetmech1]

If you don't mind here are a couple that I took with a Sony 2.1 mp P & S camera I had a couple of years ago.
This is a shot of the B-36 main wheel assy with me standing beside it. I'm 5'10". Also a shot of the Bomb Bay on the the B-36. Notice the crew tunnel on the right side.

[Jetmech1]

One more of the B-24. I love nose art.

[PhotosGuy]

That looks like a great place! Did someone say "Nose Art"? ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Air%20Show%202004/Nose-Art-comp.jpg

[Jetmech1]

That looks like a great place! Did someone say "Nose Art"? ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Air%20Show%202004/Nose-Art-comp.jpg

That is a cool picture.

[photobitz]

FWIW... The second plane back, in the middle of the B-36 shot, with the red tail, is the kind that George Bush Jr. flew in the National Guard...

That would be an F-106? (I'm a bit rusty on jet designations)

[photobitz]

One more of the B-24. I love nose art.

Errrm... that's a B-17G. I don't think that's the original Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby though. History I have says that she was sold to Sweden, converted into an airliner and then scrapped in 1963

[Jetmech1]

Errrm... that's a B-17G. I don't think that's the original Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby though. History I have says that she was sold to Sweden, converted into an airliner and then scrapped in 1963

Opps. I also had a B-24 pic that I was going to post. But you are correct.

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Errrm... that's a B-17G. I don't think that's the original Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby though. History I have says that she was sold to Sweden, converted into an airliner and then scrapped in 1963

My grandfather flew B-17's for SAS out of Stockholm following WWII, both new and conversions. Also JU-56's, DC-3's, and the DC-4.... Proably some others as well.... My Avatar is a picture of him flying the new SAS DC-4 over New York, before he took it over to Europe...

[photobitz]

My grandfather flew B-17's for SAS out of Stockholm following WWII, both new and conversions. Also JU-56's, DC-3's, and the DC-4.... Proably some others as well.... My Avatar is a picture of him flying the new SAS DC-4 over New York, before he took it over to Europe...

Kewl. Wish I had some aviators in my family. Aparrently my step aunt's (??? - it's long and complicated) late husband flew B-25s late in the war.

[Ross McT.]

embdude,

Do you have more of the Goblin? (the little parasite fighter next to the b-36 nose)

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embdude,

Do you have more of the Goblin? (the little parasite fighter next to the b-36 nose)

Just this one...;)

And I'll throw in annother, a Komet

[Ross McT.]

Just this one...;)

And I'll throw in annother, a Komet

Thanks!!!

I was in Dayton 4 years ago, but didnt have the time to go to the museum, now im pi$$ed that i didnt.

Great shots and looks like great museum!

[Ross McT.]

When I go I dont think that my 20 gig fotochute will be big enough...

[BullittMan]

Wow.. that twin Mustang is awesome!! I never knew the air museum in Dayton had such a wide variety of planes.. might have to mosey on over there myself one of these weekends.

[photobitz]

I didn't realise they had an Me-163 there. Nice example. Do these aircraft still have all their internals or are they just shells?

[Jetmech1]

I didn't realise they had an Me-163 there. Nice example. Do these aircraft still have all their internals or are they just shells?

Most are complete. A lot of them were flown to the mesuem. You can't see everything in a day, the place is very big.

Here is the web site: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/

[photobitz]

Sweet. I'd really like to visit Monino in Russia. It only opened up to foreigners a few years ago and it has a heap of cold war relics and some WW2 stuff too.

http://www.moninoaviation.com/index.html

Couple of problems with that plan though...

-I have no money for travelling that far.
-I don't speak Russian.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

two mustangs stuck together, well i guess it makes sence. how to make something good better? double it of course

[Doom1701e]

That would be an F-106? (I'm a bit rusty on jet designations)

Yup, the F-106 Delta Dart

[photobitz]

Yup, the F-106 Delta Dart

Lucky guess... I built a scale model of one a few years ago but I couldn't remember if it was the F-104, 106 or 108.

Now that I think about it, the F-104 is the starfighter isn't it? What's the 108? Or am I just making up numbers now?

[kerso]

Went to Monino 4 weeks ago AWESOME! Will post pictures here this week. Ian.

Sweet. I'd really like to visit Monino in Russia. It only opened up to foreigners a few years ago and it has a heap of cold war relics and some WW2 stuff too.

http://www.moninoaviation.com/index.html

Couple of problems with that plan though...

-I have no money for travelling that far.
-I don't speak Russian.

[FlyingPhotog]

Errrm... that's a B-17G. I don't think that's the original Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby though. History I have says that she was sold to Sweden, converted into an airliner and then scrapped in 1963

AFAIK, that is the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby. Restored at Dover AFB and flown to Daytion in '87 or '88. I was there when she left Dover and I have slides of her taxiing out and taking off that I'll have to scan and post.

Unfortunately, I'm stuck at work right now (@ 1500 miles from home) so I'll get around to them when I can.

[Leeuwarden]

Yup, the F-106 Delta Dart

I'm afraid it is a F-102 Delta Dagger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-102_Delta_Dagger

[Odie23]

We just sent a Titan III motor there from ADW last week. Don't know how long it will be until the Titan and the avrocar we sent out will be on display.