Cool history on that DC-3, Grampa! I'm glad it's restored to a more dignified condition.
I remember when I was a kid, there were all sorts of aircraft related structures and oddities around the area. For example, out along the old highway between Orange County and Riverside County, there was a roadside cafe that had an old missile painted bright red with it's nose buried in the ground right next to the building. It was a real attention grabber.
Ok, here's the next challenge. It's from the modern era, Vietnam War onwards. Clues will be forthcoming on request
Well hell's bells...I am going back to posting tiny little images with a single rivet...yep, norab, you got it!
It's a former U.S. Army AH-1F Cobra (built 1969 - redesignated Bell 209) used by the United States Forest Service to seek out hot spots...it's chin turret has been replaced by a highly sensative FLIR unit along with an array of other sensing equipment used in it's operations...
The armored windshield and the gunsight gave it away!
Ok, here's the next one...this will also be from the Vietnam era and might be a little difficult for some, but I know a few of you out there will get this right away!