Visiting the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona

 Hey Jim - This one's for you!  Our friend Jim loves The Pima Air and Space Museum so much that he gave me this book that lists many of the 400-plus aircraft on display here.  

This is an amazing book &

I have the information I 

need about aircraft in my

blog at my fingertips.

Thanks, Jim!

Eric rolls down his car

window for this picture.

Eric & I outside this

sprawling Museum

complex

It was difficult, but I created a list of my favorite Planes and Helicopters to share in this post and a following Blog on the Aircraft that are displayed outdoors.

A replica of the Wright Brothers' 

1903 Flyer

The first powered flight occurred

on December 18, 1903.

The Starr Bumble Bee was built

to break the record as the 

World's smallest airplane.

This HUM-1 two-man Helicopter

was manufactured by McCullough

Motors Corporation

This Widgeon Flying Boat is called

The Petulant Porpoise, made by

 Grumman in Bethpage, New York

 in the early 1940s.

Pontoon Planes were popular early in aviation history because there was a small number of airfields and this type of plane could be landed on lakes and rivers.  

The US Navy Blue Angels' precision

flying is a mainstay of many large

Air Shows.

Grumman F-11 A Tiger

This is a V-1 Rocket.

Fieseler Fi103-A Hoellenhunds

were built in Germany in the

early 1940s to bomb London.

Military Pilots were trained in

Boeing PT-17 Stearman Kaydeets 

during World War II.

After the War, this biplane became

popular with Civilian Pilots.  

Lockheed  SR-71A Blackbird

It was requested by the CIA to

replace the U-2 Spy Plane.

Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Baa Baa Blacksheep TV

Series featured this plane.

The Vought FM-2 Wildcat was used

on American & English Escort

Carriers during World War II.

Consolidated B-24J 

Bomber

Ammunition for the front

mounted guns.

Consolidated Model 2-AMC 

Canso A was originally a

Navy Plane.

My favorite Airplane

has its own Museum.

The B-17 Flying Fortress 

Heavy Bomber &

Colonel Richard Bushong

The Colonel flew 28 missions over Germany during World War II.  During his time as Pilot and Crew Commander, Colonel Bushong always returned to base, often with bullet holes in the fuselage.  

The Colonel volunteers at the

390th Museum & shares his

experiences with visitors.

A ladder allows access to the interior of the Flying Fortress.

A photo of the Front

Gunner's perch in the

nose of the Plane.

Some of the Bomber's

payload

A picture with

Colonel Bushong