an early DC-3A nestled under the HK-1's left wing - built in 1936
Sopwith Camel
WACO
Beech D-17 Staggerwing
Curtiss Robin
A 95 year old friend in Ft Collins flew one of these from Ft Collins to Anchorage in 1954. I dropped off these picture with him and he told me he had just finished his daily 2 to 3 mile walk.
Interior of the Spruce Goose looking toward the rear
4360 is the number of cubic inches displacement - this is a 28 cylinder 4-row radial engine
replica Curtiss pusher - note the ailerons between the wings
Navy version of the NAA F-86 - the FJ-3 Fury - folding wings and tailhook
de Havilland Vampire
Margie, I don't think that is the best way to talk to ATC
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger - a Grumman design but GM built most of them
Lockheed P-38L Lightning - one of Kelly Johnson's mid-career efforts
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk in AVG livery
One of my Kiwanis buddies was a propeller mechanic - he was at Hickam Field on 07 Dec 1941 - this photo is for him - he is also a big P-40 fan
Me-109G
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair - they were F4Us if built by Vought
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Douglas A-26 Invader
North American P-51D Mustang in D-Day livery
Boeing B-17G
B-17 cockpit viewed from rear of bomb bay
B-17 tail gunners position
Beechcraft Starship between F-100 and F8U
plenty of room for luggage in the Ford Tri-Motor wings
12 seat cabin of the Ford Tri-Motor
Oh, you know what it is! Ford 5-AT-B built in 1928 - used by TAT from San Diego to NYC
McDonnell F-4 Phantom
Bleriot XI replica - would you have flow this across the cold English Channel in 1909? Me neither.
is this where the idea for the cable-stay suspension bridges came from?
Margie and Ethan at the Smokejumpers display - their other grandpa, Grampa G, was a smokejumper ... a few years ago.
3 photos "stitched" together for a panoramic view
final lookback on the way out