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More from Nov 2020 USS Alabama trip

Sikorsky SH-60B Sea Hawk BuNo 161562 msn 700373

Sikorsky HO4S-2 1258 msn 55099 after 1962 became HH-19G (actual aircraft HRS-2 130151)

Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse 51-15859 msn B.6

Sikorsky Sea King

F-105B-1-RE 54-0102 Third production airframe, 5th after two YF-105As as damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

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The box art of #12 in Recent Purchases, post 18911, compares well to the colors the museum chose for the Bf 109G in above post 337.

 

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More from Nov 2020

B-52D-55-BO 55-0071

Huey on a stick

T-55 Iraq This Desert Storm capture only needed a repaint after the southern storm

An overview of the outside displays, Redstone missile and the SR-71 mkd as 60-6938 near the main hangar.

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Looking through old notes, the SR-71 may be the A-12 60-6938 article 132 AF 0008.

 

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The inside exhibits Nov 2020

A-6A BuNo 151826 msn 129, it had been a KA-6D tanker

A4D-2N to A-4C to finally A-4L BuNo 147787 msn 12551

RF-8A BuNo145645, originally F8U-1P (1959) then RF-8G (1966) -- I'm sure glad McNamara simplified this

1939 Chrysler Royal Windsor

AD-4NA BuNo 126956 (A-1D) ex French, ex N121CH SEP 2008, entered country illegally, seized by feds 2011 & returned to USN, to display.

P-51D marked as 44-74216

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More Nov 2020

Beechcraft AQM-37A Jayhawk BuNo AQ20378

Northrop BQM-74C Chukar

Beechcraft KDB-1 Cardinal (MQM-39, MQM-39A) McCulloch O-150-4 (TC6150-J-2) flat six turbocharged (Most likely supercharged)

Globe KD2G-2 firefly BuNo 1268 engine is McDonnell PJ42 later mfg by Solar as PJ32

Grumman F9F-5P BuNo 126275 msn G-79, one of 75 made sits in the storage area, damaged since 2014.

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The last of the Alabama battleship park trip

F/A-18A-15-MC BuNo 162417

F-86L 51-2993 began life as F-86D-20-NA

Kaman SH-2F Seasprite may be HS-2F which was UH-2B BuNo 151181 msn131

USS Drum SS-228 said to be the US oldest sub on display

From the bow of the sub I spy a MiG-17

MiG-17 Fresco A s/n 87BBC msn 540734
This trip involved my wife, third daughter and her husband who is active duty USCG. Daughter and son in law live in Mobile so it was not too difficult to see the Battleship park once it had reopened. When I went to photograph the MiG, my son in law said, "Mr Ed that is a restricted area." As I crossed the tape, I told him, "Wait here and see where they take me."

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[Crimea_River]

Good shots. Thanks for sharing.

 

[nuuumannn]

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Great photos and a real nice collection of stuff there - The Alabama's definitely on the Battleship List...

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

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Back in the early 1950s, I discovered the aircraft manufacturers had advertisements in Time & Newsweek magazines in the school library. Upon learning they were a weekly, and pulled and sent to the outdated stack which would be thrown out every month, I began to clip the ads and other airplane news and photos just before the new issue arrived. I still have many and will post some.

 

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This one is unusual as it is a Convair ad showing and praising the US competition. The Martin 404 was a direct competitor.

That's all for now. Tell me if you want more.

 

[SaparotRob]

That stuff is great.

 

[michaelmaltby]

"... When I went to photograph the MiG, my son in law said, "Mr Ed ...."

You need to watch out whenever they call you 'Mr.'

 

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In the south of the USA anyone older than ones self is addressed as "Mr." or "Miss". Of course, not so much anymore. The age difference makes it more understandable as he and his wife, my third daughter, are the same age as my granddaughter from my first Mist... er, wife.