Woman On Bench

Undated B&W print....

2 Men - Friends, Brothers?

Two men, identities unknown in this undated B&W print....

Welcome to the Air Force Museum

This B&W print is our first in a set taken at the Air Force Museum in July, 1961....

B-26 Peacemaker

Air intakes on a Convair B-36 Peacemaker....

J47-19 Jet Engine Pod

This is a pair of GE J47-19 jet engines on the wing of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker. We saw the other end of the wing yesterday....

Convair F-106

This is likely a Convair F-106 Delta Dart. The latest in our series from the Air Force Museum. B&W print from July, 1961....

B-17G Flying Fortress

Examining the specifications of a B-17G Flying Fortress....

B-17

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...

Convair B-36

Our final view of the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. The bomber was first developed during WW2 when the US Army Air Corps started making plans for a bomber with sufficient range to bomb targets in Germany from bases in North America. The bomber ended up being the mainstay of the Strategic Air Command during the early days of the Cold War. it...

B-36 Tail Gun

I said that yesterday's post was the final view of the B-36, but then realized this is also a B-36 - showing the tail and tail gun mount. C-47/DC-3 on the lower right....

Man under B-36 Engine

The B-36 pictures keep coming. This one from under the wing....

B-17 Tailgun

Nearing the end of our run of US Air Force Museum photos, this one shows our photographer's friend posed next to the tail of a B-17....

Snark Cruise Missile

The Snark was an early cruise missile, built during the height of the Cold War....

View of the Cockpit

Visitor to to the Air Force Museum waiting to view the cockpit of a bomber, likely our favorite - the Convair B-36....

P-47 Thunderbolt

Here we see the friend of the photographer, a P-47 Thunderbolt and our another view of the B-36 in the background....

Double-Decker Transport Plane

Possibly a C-124 GlobeMaster II. Made by Douglas. Nicknamed "Old Shakey". Must have been a fun way to travel....

2 Planes

Another view of the F-106 Delta Dart and our old friend the B-36 Peacemaker....

B-25 Mitchell

Our final photo in the run of Air Force Museum photos - A good view of a B-25 Mitchell bomber. This model plane is perhaps most famous for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in the early months of World War 2....