Steve Ritchie F-4 in Topeka, KS.

[spookyboss]

at the Kansas guard museum at KFOE. which is where we keep the AC-47

[mrhenniger]

Is this the one at Forbes?
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3 ... =1&iwloc=A

Mike

[RareBear]

Looks like the AC-47 may be here:

38 56 36.00 N 95 40 30.00 W


There's a Constellation, an EC-121-T, at:

38 56 29.00 N 95 40 37.00 W

that's said to belong to the Combat Air Museum. Is that the same organization?

Walt

[spookyboss]

The F-4 is at Forbes, as is the AC-47based at hanger #603 American Flight Museum. and EC-121 which is based at the Combat air museum.

[mrhenniger]

The F-4 is at Forbes.

It looks like there are some helos close by. What are they?


I haven't tried to document all of the aviation sites in Kansas, but I have captured the Forbes sites mentioned here...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.html#USA_KS

Mike

[Tulio]

Mike:

These helos are in the grounds of the Kansas National Guard Museum.

The EC-121 is outside the Combat Air Museum's main hangar, and next door there is a KSNG outfit; back in 2001 they had helicopters (UH-60s), but last weekend when I was there, I did not see any helos.

OH-6 16066



AH-1



UH-1H 64-13569





OH-58 0-21375



CH-54 18453



EC-121 23418




Saludos,


Tulio

[mrhenniger]

Thanks Tulio! I have uloaded your info...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.html#USA_KS

Mike

[Tulio]

Mike,

The McConnell AFB Static Park, has these:


F-105 62-253
F-100 54-1993
F-84 71513 (straight wing)
F-80 45-8612 "City of Wichita"

There is also a B-47 and a KC-135, but those are inside the fence, on the base proper, and I could not get a good shot of them back in 2001.

Saludos,
'

Tulio

[mrhenniger]

The McConnell AFB Static Park, has these:
F-105 62-253
F-100 54-1993
F-84 71513 (straight wing)
F-80 45-8612 "City of Wichita"

There is also a B-47 and a KC-135, but those are inside the fence, on the base proper, and I could not get a good shot of them back in 2001.

Just to clarify... The airpark is accessible to the public. The two gate guards are not accessible to the public. Correct?

Mike

[RickH]

The KC-135 is the first production 135. It can be seen just inside the fence by the gate at McConnell. When it is dark the wing nav lights are on and there is a glow in the cockpit lights. Looks cool.

[Tulio]

Mike, my information is way out of date. Last time I was in Wichita was November 2001.

The KC and the B-52 were not located in the static park, but inside and near one of the gates, but I did not even try to get shots since it was shortly after 9/11.

Thus, I wouldn't know about their accessibility status.

Saludos,


Tulio

[bluethunder28]

And this B-52 was near the Kansas Air Musuem. The park if I remember right the park is just inside the main gate. We parked the car at the gate and walked to the planes. This was in late Sept 2001

[Tulio]

Mike:

Late PM yesterday, I drove by McConnell AFB's East gate (Rock Road) and saw again the KC-135 and the B-47, plus an F-105 on a stick, that I did not recall from my previous visit in 2001.

For the locator, these are South of Pawnee, on Rock Road, probably 1/4 of a mile or so.

Saludos,


Tulio

[bluethunder28]

Mike:

Late PM yesterday, I drove by McConnell AFB's East gate (Rock Road) and saw again the KC-135 and the B-47, plus an F-105 on a stick, that I did not recall from my previous visit in 2001.

For the locator, these are South of Pawnee, on Rock Road, probably 1/4 of a mile or so.

Saludos,


Tulio

Tulio, did you get to see "Doc"? The last time I was there I only was on the West side. I didn't know about the gate guards on the East side. Learn something new all the time.

[Mudge]

I suppose everyone watched "Dogfights" on the History Channel last night.
Interestingly enough, the featured Steve Ritchie getting his 5 kills.
I LOVE THAT SHOW

Next week is Hellcats.

Mudge the CGI fan