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Photos from my recent visit to the New England Air Museum
I went with my aunt Barbara to the New England Air Museum yesterday, the first time I'd been in about three years. She hadn't even been there in 40 years, and much to my surprise, she really enjoyed it, and wants to go back sometime in the next couple years. I took 123 pictures in total, but unfortunately, my batteries died before I could take any pictures of the outdoor exhibit. I'll start with some photos from the military aviation hangar.
Model aircraft hanging in the entrance hall: http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/4...o006xq7.th.jpg F-100 Super Sabre: http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3...o022hf7.th.jpg JB-2 "Loon" drone with A-4 in backgroud: http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5...o026yr8.th.jpg An F-14A Tomcat, a newer display that first appeared in 2006: http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7...o030yv8.th.jpg An F-86F Sabre (because bare metal is cool!): http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1...o039kh6.th.jpg An F6F Hellcat, which survived the war in the Pacific, a gears-up landing, the 1979 tornado that destroyed the old museum, and almost a decade left rotting in the field: http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2...o043zk6.th.jpg This B-25 Mitchell isn't messing around. Note the 75mm cannon in the nose, used for shooting at merchant ships: http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8...o049ap3.th.jpg XF4U-4 Corsair: http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3...o058lf8.th.jpg The F-105 Thunderchief is so big, I couldn't take a decent picture of it! http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6...o068le5.th.jpg A museum volunteer demonstrates how the P-47 was flown to a visitor. Yes, the control surfaces still respond to the movements of the control column and rudder pedals. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stick around, since my wheelchair-bound Aunt ran into a guy on crutches, and the two engaged in a long conversation about healthcare: http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/3...o074bp5.th.jpg |
This plane was used by the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. There's a small bomb under the fuselage, if you look closely:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7...o083bc4.th.jpg Looking up at the bow of the Sikorsky VS-44 "Excambian" flying boat: http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6...o087xf5.th.jpg Moving around to the side, here's a good look at the first quarter of the fuselage: http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8...o088jk2.th.jpg Looking down the plane to the rear: http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6...o089qp0.th.jpg The rear quarter of the VS-44: http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7...o090yo6.th.jpg Would you fly one of these?: http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/982...o091qv8.th.jpg This Lockheed Electra was only three places down the production line from the one that Amelia Earhart disappeared in: http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/441...o094rh3.th.jpg A gondola from a USN ASW dirigible that's been undergoing restoration for almost 15 years. This thing is as big as two story building! http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4...o096ne0.th.jpg A replica Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster, which Barbara loved so much I'm thinking of putting in a marriage proposal for her: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8...o097xb0.th.jpg This is the closest I came to getting a good view of the entire VS-44: http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/9...o111nr4.th.jpg |
More from the civil hangar, and the 58th Bomb Wing Memorial.
Marcus-Bromberg R-3 Racer: http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2...o100dl9.th.jpg A Burt Rutan composite ultralight from the mid-1970s: http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5...o109yv5.th.jpg An ASW drone helicopter from the 1960s (can't remember what it's called): http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2...o110pa1.th.jpg Looking up the rear end of a DC-3: http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6...o113hb0.th.jpg B-29A "Hack's Jack". This plane was severely damaged during the tornado, left outside until 2000ish, and was completely restored in 2003: http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9...o115rs5.th.jpg As you can see, it's impossible to take a picture of the entire plane all at once: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8...o118hq6.th.jpg One would assume that they chose to paint their B-29 in these markings simply because they were the least offensive ones imaginable: http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/9...o121fo5.th.jpg This is me trying to make my subject look big and imposing. Did I succeed? http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5...o122ad9.th.jpg |
Odds and Ends.
Closeup view of the turret of a TBM-3E Avenger: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6...o042vo7.th.jpg 16-inch shells used by the Iowa-Class battleship: http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9...o044il3.th.jpg Interior of the E-1B 'Tracer' cockpit simulator. You can climb inside and mess around with all the switches and knobs. http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5...o051tx2.th.jpg A Midget Racer from the 1940s: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3...o081ij8.th.jpg An RL-10 rocket, the same kind used in the upper stage of the Saturn 1: http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9...o104cz1.th.jpg 1936 Indian motorcycle: http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6...o107mt1.th.jpg Oh the humanity! Parts of the Hindenburg! http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/7...o114lr4.th.jpg A tractor tug used to move aircraft during World War II: http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5...o119bx1.th.jpg The only picture I could take of the outdoor exhibit: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2...o004nx2.th.jpg Bullet-riddled propeller blades from an RAF A-20 Havoc shot down during WWII: http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2...o059ny1.th.jpg |
Never get tired of visiting aerospace museums. :)
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Awesome pics! :up::up::up:
I should do one from out here too. We have a flying B-29 this side. Last flying B-29 I know of. -S |
I live about a half hour away from that. It's been years since I've been there. I actually offered to take my wife up there the other day actually coincidentally. She flatly refused stating how much she hates air/space museums (That's all her dad used to take her to CONSTANTLY when she was little).
I'm with her dad. You can never get enough air/space museums ! |
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I've uploaded all 121 images taken during my visit to this site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2741763...7605513023519/ Hope you like them! |
Thank you for the pictures!
PD |
:up: Great pictures,
thanks for sharing HunterICX |
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