Friday, September 29, 2023

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' 

The first powered flight occurred









to break the record as the 
World's smallest airplane.






was manufactured by McCullough
Motors Corporation





The Petulant Porpoise, made by
 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.









This is a V-1 Rocket.

were built in Germany in the
early 1940s to bomb London.



Military Pilots were trained in
during World War II.

After the War, this biplane became
popular with Civilian Pilots.  









It was requested by the CIA to
replace the U-2 Spy Plane.





Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Series featured this plane.







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 











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

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