Vintage Aircraft

HU-16E Albatross! Pelican bon bons, HU-16E Albatross! at the Pacific West Coast Air Museum.

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KoNickon said:
Is this at the Air Force Museum? I see that FW190D behind the Mustang -- not many of those around.
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Yes. Officially it's the National Museum of the US Air Force. Those of us who live here still call it the Air Force Museum.
Did you see the Twin Mustang when you were here? Not many of those around. Really hard to shoot, too.
 
rybolt said:
Yes. Officially it's the National Museum of the US Air Force. Those of us who live here still call it the Air Force Museum.
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Funny. One of my favorite places on the planet. I always (and still do) called it: Wright-Patt!

Beautiful thread everyone!
 
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The SE5 a fighter from the Great War; talking to one of the pilots I was told it felt and handled like a fighter, despite its age. Again, the photo was taken at the Shuttleworth Collection on one of their flying days when all the old planes are shown off in their proper setting and a lot of them are flown. Like our old cameras, it pays to keep them as usable.

Regards, David
 
burancap said:
Funny. One of my favorite places on the planet. I always (and still do) called it: Wright-Patt!

Beautiful thread everyone!
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I have 5 or 6 favorites in the museum. The SR71 blackbird is my all time favorite followed closely by the B52 and the B1 bomber.
This one is the sentimental favorite. My late father in law flew these during the war and then later flew them during the Airlift hauling coal into Berlin. The Gooney Bird.
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I've never been to the Air Force Museum myself, but it's on the list, for sure!

There's a pretty darn good museum pretty close to where I am sitting right now, the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT (adjacent to Hartford/Springfield International Airport, or simply "Bradley" to locals).
 
Yes, Shuttleworth is magical! I also love the Ryan PT-22 in David's photo - wonderful engine note, that five-cylinder radial sounds like Motorhead's sewing machine!

Adrian
 
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Not genuine vintage - The Seattle II Is a replica of the original Douglas World Cruiser named Seattle. The Seattle, Chicago, New Orleans and Boston set out from Seattle in 1924 to fly around the world. Only the Chicago and New Orleans returned to Seattle (joined by the Boston II in Nova Scotia replacing the original Boston that was forced down near the Faroe Islands). The Seattle crashed in Alaska. The four aircraft left Seattle on April 6, 1924. The Chicago and New Orleans (with the Boston II) returned to Seattle on September 28th, 1924. The Seattle II is as true to the original as possible including a Liberty L-12 engine. Modern materials were used and other safety and reliability updates were made such as a tail wheel, brakes and modern instruments. The Seattle II has done some taxi tests after being rolled out this month. After flight testing the aircraft will be flown around the world commemorating the 1924 flight.
 
This is a bit of a cheat, I'm afraid, as they are mostly photos of other people's photos of aircraft. I was lucky enough (with the rest of our local cycling club) to be invited for a private tour of the remains of the old Croydon Airport, because a late member, who had lived nearby all his life had been interested in local history and donated a massive amount of materials to the Airport Trust.

However, I hope you will forgive the slight cheek, as there are so many interesting aircraft depicted. I hope, too, you will make allowances for the very reflective glass in which the photos were framed and the awkward reflections (most were on a stairwell with a glazed roof).

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P6195392 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Many more here:
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