These photographs were made on 18 September
2012. Click on the image for the full-size,
high-resolution photo.
Curtiss-Wright B-14-B, Speedwing.
One of only two Speedwing aircraft built and the only
one surviving .
Douglas A-1E
Skyraider
Douglas C-53D
Skytrooper (basically a DC-3)
North American F-86F
Sabre
McDonnell Douglas F-4C
Phantom
Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star
Sikorsky CH-3E Jolly Green Giant
BQM-167 Skeeter Aerial Target
North American T-6G Texan trainer
North American T-28B Trojan trainer
McDonnell-Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
General Electric I-16 (J31) Whittle jet
engine
This is one of the first jet engines manufactured in the
United States. It is a copy of the British engine developed by Sir
Frank Whittle. The first flight using a GE Whittle occurred on 1
October 1942.
Project Mercury MC-2 Pressure Suit
This is the training suit worn by Project Mercury astronaut Gordon
Cooper who make the final flight in the Mercury series.