Viking1066
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Still appreciated.
Thump's Gulf Coast Museum Tour
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Thumpalumpacus
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I've still got tons more pics for this thread, but Pensacola impressed me the most for having outstanding static displays. These planes look beautiful.
Jeff Hunt
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It is a great museum. Lots of great birds under one roof
Cheers
Jeff
Cheers
Jeff
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Is this the SBD that fought at Midway?
Warspite63
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Fan-freakin'-tastic!!
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Thumpalumpacus
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I'm not sure. Let me look at Pensacola's website.
Okay, back. You're dead right, it is the one surviving SBD from that battle. Great spot!
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Here's the last installment from Pensacola -- exhibits from the Cold War. In rough chronological order ...
AD-1 Skyraider
Martin AM-1 Mauler:
MiG-15:
FJ-4 Fury:
Scooter:
F8U Crusader:
MiG-21:
F-4N Phantom II. This plane shot down one MiG over Vietnam. Note the Harrier hovering overhead:
A-6 Intruder:
AH-1 Cobra:
F-14:
S-3 Viking:
... and finally, an F/A-18. This airplane shot down a MiG in 1991 during Desert Storm. Pilot's logbook is below:
Next up: Mobile, AL and the USS Alabama.
AD-1 Skyraider
Martin AM-1 Mauler:
MiG-15:
FJ-4 Fury:
Scooter:
F8U Crusader:
MiG-21:
F-4N Phantom II. This plane shot down one MiG over Vietnam. Note the Harrier hovering overhead:
A-6 Intruder:
AH-1 Cobra:
F-14:
S-3 Viking:
... and finally, an F/A-18. This airplane shot down a MiG in 1991 during Desert Storm. Pilot's logbook is below:
Next up: Mobile, AL and the USS Alabama.
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Viking1066
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Very 
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nice shots!
Warspite63
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Those last-gen prop-job carrier attack aircraft (i.e., the Skyraider and the Mauler...) were just beasts! Gotta love 'em .....
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Damned straight. The A-1 carried on well into Vietnam and was loved as "Sandy" for protecting downed crews, because it carried so much piss-off and could hang around for so long. Later picked up by USAF & RVNAF for ground attack.
It also had AWACS and anti-sub variants in the 50s.
Single-engined carrier attack bomber lugging as much as a WWII B-17, what's not to love? Also shot down a MiG iirc with twenty-double-mikes.
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Time for the long-overdue update. This is the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. As y'all know, they have a healthy collection of airplanes as well as the USS Drum, a Gato-class submarine. I'll lay out the airplanes in roughly chronological order. I'll also include a couple of ground pieces they have in their collection.
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Warspite63
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And the rest is the ground and naval stuff:
An M-42 Duster SPAAD:
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USS Drum:
... and a whole bunch of whoop-ass:
... along with yours truly and a fellow-traveler:
... and a whole bunch of whoop-ass:
... along with yours truly and a fellow-traveler:
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Warspite63
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Great pics - thanks for posting!
EDIT: I just noticed the YF-17 .... what a gorgeous aircraft
EDIT: I just noticed the YF-17 .... what a gorgeous aircraft
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