Outdoor collection at USAF ARMAMENT MUSEUM

[APG85]

The Armament Museum is a nice little museum. Unfortunately inside space is very limited. A few years ago they had plans to build a larger building. When I was there last September I saw no mention of this. The B-17 is in terrible condition. There is corrosion though out the airframe and its getting worse ever time I visit...

[viking73]

Please excuse the quality first of all - these are my shots from December 2002 with my old camera. Better than nothing, but not much... Hope your shots are better hercules.

-Derek


F-105D 58-01155



F-80C 49-713


P-47N 44-89320



P-51D 68-15796



I have some Hulburt shots to post unless you have some recent ones hercules?

[armyjunk2]

Here are some Hurlburt Field from just before Hurricane IKE 2008

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[cozmo]

Compared to my interior shots, yours are great.

Here is the place from the 90's. I think around 1994, but it could have been any time that decade. I was there for a few shows in Fort Walton Beach.

I really like the older paint on the A-10, especially the rear.

And I think this SR-71 has a unique tail.

[armyjunk2]

Brand new camera, perfect day, great subject....had nothing to do with me

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[steve dickey]

Thanks for those. Was google earthing the site and it looks like they have an extra F-104 out behind the building in a small clearing out by the road. Anyone have a photo of it?

[Pat Carry]

Thanks for the interior shots at the armament museum and of the collection at Hurlburt. The planes at Hurlburt seem to get alot of TLC!

[Robbie Roberts]

Here are my unedited shots of the outdoor collection of the USAF Armament Museum just outside of Eglin AFB.

Doolittle's B-25? I thought they left that bird on a mountain in China! Is this an original B, or a conversion: I can't see the rear upper turret, and it looks like it has the "other" tail skid (bump, as opposed to faired retracting looking one)

Robbie

[viking73]

Thanks for the Hurlburt shots armyjunk2! They are looking evn better since I saw them last in 2004. So they repainted the A-1E eh? Here she is before Katrina in Sept. 2004 in her SEA camo:







And a shot from summer 1999 before she was on her gear:




-Derek

[Scott Rose]

(to all who posted pics) Mind If I pillage some of these shots for the registry? Thanks.

[Scott Rose]

(to all who posted pics) Mind If I pillage some of these shots for the registry? Thanks.