2007 Museums: PIMA Air & Space

Note: Scroll down for the 2006 pictures.

The Pima Air & Space Museum is a private, nonprofit, educational organization located in Tucson, Arizona. It is funded by gate receipts, Gift Shop sales, memberships, donations and grants.

The Pima Air & Space Museum opened to the public in May 1976 with 75 aircraft on display. Since then the museum collection has grown to over 250 aircraft occupying 80 acres of land. The entire museum property covers about 150 acres. Quite an incredible collection of civilian and military aircraft, old and recent.

The Museum's Web Site This is also the place to go if you want to visit the AMARG (the famous Bone Yard)

For an introduction on the designation letters of military aircraft, click here !

I went to this fine museum once more in August 2007 and took some more pictures. Yes, many I had already taken before but I tried to take different angles and shots of them. Some other have moved, thus present a different look. Here they are:
Beech/Beechcraft: AT-7B Navigator (N8073H) AT-11 Kansan 3/4 Front view N35, V Tail Bonanza (N9493Y) UC-45J Expeditor 2000A Starship (NC23) Bell: P-63A Kingcobra (side view of cockpit) Boeing: B-17G Flying Fortress "I'll Be Around" B-29A Superfortress "Sentimental Journey" (Side view) Nose view (Side) B-337-SG "Supper-Guppy" (N1038V) Side view KC-135A Stratotanker (N931NA) Cessna: UC-78B Bobcat (N66794) Convair: B-36 Peacemaker "City of Fort Worth" Side view (jet engines in foreground) Nose view Detail of jet engines nacelle Tail section (next to main section) Side view (note props on the ground) Main wing section (4 engine nacelles) Tail cone (more props on the ground) Rear view CF-131F Samaritan Consolidated: B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" Douglas: A4-D-2N Skyhawk (N401FS) B-18 Bolo Side view - nose B-23 Dragon (N534AJ) Side view C-47 Skytrain Front view Fairchild: A-10 Thunderbolt PT-19A Cornell PT-26 Cornell (N1270N) Focke-Wulf: FW-44J Stieglitz, 1936 Grumman: F-14A Tomcat G-1159 Gulfstream II (N948NA) Rear view S3-B Viking Rear view TF-9J Cougar TF-102A Delta Dagger Hawker: Hurricane Mk.II 3/4 front view Lockheed: C-130x Hercules (???) C-141B Starlifter L-049 Constellation 2 "Star of Switzerland" (N90831) PV-2 Harpoon Side view SR-71A Blackbird Front view Nose view Martin: PBM-5A Mariner Side view - nose Nose view RB-57D Canbera 404 Skyliner (N462M)	McDonnell-Douglas: F-15A Eagle North American: F-107A Ultra Sabre T-2 Buckeye Republic: F-84F Thunderstreak Ryan: Ryan PT-22 Recruit Waco: RNF (NC11206) UPF-7 (N30135) ZKS-6, 1936 (N16523) Engine view Various: Aeronca L3-M Grasshopper BD-5J Microjet (N505MR) Bellanca 14-13-2 Cruisair (XB-FOU) Bowers Fly-Baby (N49992) Bristol Bleinheim Mk.IV Dornier Alpha-Jet Side view Fairey AEW Mk. 3 Gannet Rear view Fi-156 Storch Fieseler FI-103-A1 Hoellenhund V-1 Flaglor Sky Scooter (N6WM) Fleet Model 2 (N605M) Foland T-185 Gnat Helton Lark 95 (N1512H) Pereira Hummel Osprey 2 (N17EH) Permission to fire Piper J4-A Cub Coupe (NC22783) Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43584) Wright Flyer, 1903 (Replica) Vickers: Viscount 724 (N22SN) Engines: Allison J71-A-13 (B-66, F3H-2) Boeing T-50 BO-4, 1950 (QH-50) Clerget 9B, 1917 (Sopwith Camel) GE I-16 Turbojet (Bell P-59) Hall-Scott A7-A (MT-2, B-15, B-16 Blimps) Jacobs J-755, 1943 (UC-71, JRC-1, AT-27) Kinner K-5 Series II Radial (Fleet Model 2) Lycoming O-435 (L-4, L5B, U8-D) Lycoming R-680 (AT-9A) Lycoming T-53 L-13 (AH-1S, UH-1, UH-1H,) McCulloch A-1020 Diesel Radial (Experimental) Menasco C6S-4, 1930 (Fairchild 22) Nakajima NK9K-S Momare 22 (A7M1) Nakajima NK1C Sakae (Zero, Kate) P&W R-985 Wasp Jr, 1933 (OS2U-1, L10-A, UC-43) P&W R-1340-AN Wasp (AT-6, SNJ) P&W R-2800 Double Wasp (P-47, F4U, C-46, C-54) P&W R-4360 Wasp Major (B-35, B-36, C-97, C-124) Ranger L-440 (PT-19, PT-26, J4F) Rheem S-10, 1938 Rolls-Royce RB-211 Turbofan (Airbus A-330) Rolls-Royce Mark 510 Dart (Viscount, Fokker F-22) Shvetsov ASh-62, 1955 (Antonov AN-2M) Szekely SR-3, 1930 (Taylor H-2 Cub) Thiokhol YLR99-RM-1 Rocket engine (X-15) Westinghouse 19B "Yankee", 1948 (XP-79) Williams F-107 (Cruise missile) Wright R-975 Whirlwind, 1930 (BT-13) Wright R-1300 (T-28, H19) Wright R-2600 Cyclone (A-20, B-23, B-25, TBM) Wright R-3350 Cyclone 18 (B-29, B-32, C-119) Side view Helicopters: Bell AH-1S Cobra Kaman SH-2F Seasprite McCulloch HUM-1 (N4072K) McCulloch J-2 Gyrocopter (N4309G)
My first visit in 2006:
Beech: 18-D Expeditor 2000A Starship AT-7 Navigator AT-11 Kansan N35 V-tail Bonanza U8-D Seminole Bell: 47H AH-1S Cobra P-63A King Cobra Cockpit UH-1F Huey UH-1H Super Huey Boeing: B-17G Flying Fortress "I'll Be Around" B-29A Superfortress "Sentimental Journey" Tail View Tailguns Engine Nacelles 1 & 2 B-337-SG NASA's "Supper-Guppy" B-52B Stratofortress B-52D Stratofortress C-97 Stratofreighter Nose view EB-47E Stratojet EC-135J Stratolifter KB-50J Superfortress (aerial tanker) KC-97G Stratofreighter KC-135A NASA's "Vomit Comet" Nose view NB-52A Stratofortress (X-15 launcher) Side view "The High & Mighty One" PT-17 Kaydet (Stearman) VC-137B "Air Force One" Nose view YC-14 Prototype Cessna: 310-C C-120 JRC-1 Bobcat O2-A Skymaster T-37B Tweetie Bird U-3A Blue Canoe Consolidated: B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" Nose view Nose turret Belly turret Waist tuns Tail tuns BT-13 Vultee Convair: B-58A Hustler F-102 Delta Dagger F-106A Delta Dart TF-102A Delta Dagger VC-131B Samaritan VT-29B Flying Classroom Curtiss: C-46D Commando "Syracuse Shackrat" Moan &... Groan DeHavilland: L20-A / U6-A Beaver Douglas: A-4D Skyhawk A-4D-2N Research Ship A-26C Invader B-18B Bolo B-23 Dragon B-26K Invader Rear view C-9B Skytrain II (VR57) C-47A in D-Day Colors Nose view Tail view C-54D Skymaster C-117D Skytrain C-124C Globemaster C-133B Cargomaster DC-7B converted to water bomber Nose view EA-1F Sky Raider F-4C Phantom II F-4D1 Skyray TF-10B SkyNight VC-118A Liftmaster WB-66D Destroyer YEA-3A Skywarrior Fairchild: C-82A Packet C-119J Flying Boxcar C-123B Provider Nose view C-123K Provider PT-19 Cornell General-Dynamics: F-111E Aardvark Nose with kid Grumman: A-6E Intruder AF-2S Guardian E-1B Tracer Front view F7F-3 Tiger-Cat Viewed from the front F9F-4 Panther F9F-8 Cougar F9F-8P Cougar F-11F Tiger of the Blue Angels F-14A Tomcat Nose view J4F-2 Widjon "Petulant Porpoise" Side view HU-16A Albatross OV-1C Mohawk S2F1 Tracker TBM-3 Avenger Nose view Side view Kaman: HH-34F Huskie OH-43D Huskie Other things... Allison V-12 Busted R-2800 ! P&W R-985 Wasp Jr Winged Squatters	Lockheed: C-121A Constellation "Columbine" Rear view Signature tail fins C-130A Hercules C-130D Hercules C-141B Starlifter EC-121T Warning Star Rear view L-049 Constellation 2 "Star of Switzerland" Engines View L-10A Electra L-12A Electra Jr. P2V7 Neptune PV-2 Harpoon SR-71A Blackbird Front view Panoramic view T-33B Trainingstar VC-140B Jetstar Martin: B-57E Night Intruder (Canberra) PBM-5A Mariner CF-131 Samaritan McDonnell: AV-8C Harrier F3H-2 Demon F4-C Phantom II F-15A Eagle F-101B Voodoo F-101B Voodoo RF-101C Voodoo YF-4J Phantom II Mikoyan-Gurevich: MiG-15bis "Fagot" MiG-15UTI "Midget" MiG-17F "Fresco C" MiG-17PF "Fresco D" MiG-19 "Farmer" (Shenyang J-6) MiG-21PF "Fishbed D" North-American: AT-6B Texan B-25J Mitchell "Spirit of Al Penn" Side view Nose view BT-14 Yale Side view CT-39A Sabreliner F-86H Sabre F-86L SabreJet F-100C Super Sabre F-107A Ultra Sabre FJ3 Fury OV-10D Bronco RA-5C Vigilante T-28C Trojan X-15 Northrop: F-5B Freedom Fighter F-89J Scorpion T-38 Talon YC-125 Raider Piaseki: Vertol H21-C Shawnee Vertol HUP-3 Retreiver Piper: J4-C Cub U-11A Aztec Republic: A-10 Thunderbolt F-84C Thunderjet F-84F Thunderstreak F-105D Thunderchief F-105G Thunderchief RF-84F Thunderflash Ryan: D-16 Twin-Navion PT-22 Recruit Sikorsky: CH-54A Tarhe Sky Crane Cockpit view H-5G Dragonfly H-19B Chikasaw H-37B Mojave HH-3F Pelican HH-52A Sea Guardian HO-3S Dragonfly JRS Flying Boat (S-43 Baby Clipper) R-4B Hoverfly VH-34C Chocktaw (Navy One) Vought: A-7D Corsair II A-7E Corsair II A-7E Cutlass F4U-4 Corsair F-8A Crusader F-8A Crusader Waco: RNF UPF (PT-14) Various Aircraft: Aeronca L3-B Bede BD-4 Bellanca 14-13-12 Cruisair Sr. Budd RB-1 Bumble-Bee Bushbee MM-2 Mini Mustang Columbia XJL-1 Culvert PQ-14 Erco 415-C Fairey AEW, Mk.3 Gannet Fleet Model 2 Fleet PT-26 Cornell Fly-Baby Focke-Wulf FW-44J Stieglitz Foland Gnat GAF N-22 Nomad General-Motors FM-2 Wildcat Learjet-23 McCulloch J2 Pereira Hummel Osprey 2 Pitts S-1 Special Rutan Long EZ Schweizer TG-3A SPAD XIII Sudaviat Caravelle Taylorcraft BC12-D TG-6 Sail Plane Vickers 744 Vultee BT-13 Wright Flier replica