NMUSAF airframe histories

[rcaf_100]

If you think the H-19 is bad, check out the Yale. It is NOT a BT-14! Different wings, different engine/cowling, and different nationality.

So, either paint it as RCAF 3417 or go out and find a Wasp Jr and a set of T-6 wings to put on her!
(I'm hoping for the later, since I sure could put those surplus Yale wings to good use)
Yes, I know the attach angle bolt holes don't line up, but how hard would it be to put either T-6 attach angles on a Yale centre section or Yale attach angles on T-6 wings? Compared to restoring something like the A-17, that would be a piece of cake!

[SIDSIKO]

The USAF museum H-19B is 52-7587, painted up to represent H-19A 51-3893 "Hop-A-Long". I guess the Air Force didn't understand the historical significance of 3893 when they sold her to Spain in 1962.
The other H-19A involved in the record breaking event across the Atlantic was 51-3890,"Whirloway" which was donated to the Nebraska Adjutants Office in 1960, later said to have gone on for use with West Nebraska Tech College.
For the full story see
http://www.rotorheadsrus.us/documents/221.html

[SIDSIKO]

Other aircraft that are with the collection, some are in storage, that wear ficticious marks are:
Beech D17S "39-139" is really BuNo 23733/44-76068
Beech AT-10 "41-27193" is 42-35143
Bell P-39Q "41-7073" is 44-3887
Bell P-63E "269654" is 43-11728
PBY-5A "44-33879" is BuNo 46595
Curtis P-6E "32-240" is 32-261
Curtis P-36A "38-086" is 38-001
Douglas SBD-4 "115786" is BuNo 10575
Douglas C-47B "315174" is 43-49507
Douglas C-54A "272252" is 42-107451
Douglas C-124C "10135" is 52-1066
PT-19A "41-14666" is 42-34023
Fairchild C-82A "45-57735" is 48-581
Grumman J2F-6 "48-563" is BuNo 33587
Helio U-10D "66-14374" is 66-14360
Lockheed F-104A "56-0879" is 56-0754
Lockheed P-38L "42-67855" is 44-53232
Lockheed F-94C "50-1054" is 50-980
Martin B-26G "42-95857" is 43-34581
F-4B "66-7660" is BuNo 151424
UC-64A "44-70534" is 44-70296
O-47B "37-328" is 39-112
NA-64 Yale "38-224" is 3417 RCAF
B-25D "40-2344" is 43-3374
P-51D "44-15174" is 44-74936
L-17A "48-928" is 47-1347
F-86A "49-1236" is 49-1067
F-86D "52-3863" is 50-477
F-86F "24978" is 52-4749
T-28B "VNAF 38365" is BuNo 140048
P-61C "42-39468" is 43-8353
YC-125B "48-622" is 48-626
YF-5A "13332" is 59-4989
F-89J "53-2509" is 52-1911
L-4A "42-36389" is 42-36790
P-47D "42-22668" is 42-23278
P-47D "44-32718" is 45-49167
P-35 "41-17449" is 36-404
L-5 "42-98667" is 42-98225

[mustangdriver]

Thank you for that. I understand why museums paint their aircraft in other markings to tell of important stories in history. Even more so when it is a rare or hard to find example.