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The Boeing built KC-135 Stratotanker was ordered in 1957 and delivered to the U. S. Air Force in 1959 as a KC-135A. It was converted to KC-135E in 1984. The KC-135 is the main refueling aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft can be converted to transport cargo and for aeromedical evacuation. The last duty station for the aircraft in the photograph was the 108th Air Refueling Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base. It made its last flight in 2009. In 2015, it was on static display at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base.
Few aircraft are as well known or were so widely used for so long as the C-47 Skytrain, nicknamed "Gooney Bird." The aircraft was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner which first appeared in 1936. The first C-47s were ordered in 1940 and by the end of WWII, over 10,000 had been procured for the USAAF and U.S. Navy. They carried personnel and cargo, and in a combat role, towed troop-carrying gliders and dropped paratroops into enemy territory.
The most widely used military transport in WWII, the C-47 also saw service with the U.S. Navy as the R4D and with the RAF as the Dakota.
After WWII, many C-47s remained in USAF service, participating in the Berlin Airlift and other peacetime activities. One hundred C-47J aircraft were re-engineered by Douglas and incorporated new wings, a new, taller vertical tail, modified landing gear, and more powerful engines. They entered the U.S. Navy service under designation C-117D.
During the Korean War, the C-47s hauled supplies, dropped paratroops, evacuated wounded, and dropped flares for night bombing attacks. In Vietnam, the C-47 served again as a transport but it was also used for a variety of other missions which included flying ground attack, reconnaissance, and psychological warfare missions. The AC-47 "Spooky," a heavily-armed gunship version of the C-47, was equipped with three side-firing 7.63mm Miniguns and was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon." The last C-47 was retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975.
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Inside the Air Mobility Command's C-47, looking forward, with the main forward bulkhead doors open, revealing the flight deck, along with the radio room and radio racks. The red areas are overwing emergency exits; first aid equipment is also visible. Thanks to the staff for allowing me to tour their lovely aircraft.
This photo will appear in H24 Sky, Glenn Hoover Plastic Model Builds, LLC
Nose art and chin turret of the Boeing B-17G "Sleepy Time Gal" (381st Bomb Group) on display in the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware.
Sperry ball turret of the Boeing B-17G "Sleepy Time Gal" (381st Bomb Group) on display in the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner (Randall Jarrell, 1945)
From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.
The radio operator's station aboard the C-47 is located on the right side, right behind the cockpit.
This VC-9C (serial number 73-1682) was used from 1975 to 2011 to transport Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, and Dick Cheney, as well as First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
The fabric skin has been removed from this nose section to show all the details of this very rare artifact.
Inside the Air Mobility Command's C-47, looking aft, with the lavatory compartment and open cargo doors visible.
This photo will appear in H24 Sky, Glenn Hoover Plastic Model Builds, LLC
Vertical stabilizer of F-106A 59-0023, carrying the markings of the 95th Fighter Squadron (95th FIS), Dover AFB.
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The flight deck of the Boeing 367 (KC-97) is truly a wonder to behold. Then, again, so is everything about this amazing bird. The Air Mobilty Command Museum in Dover, DE, hosts this lovely example. I am grateful to finally have had the chance to tour this fantastic aircraft; to preserve the flight deck, the area is not accessible to the general public.
This simulator actually trained pilots of this aircraft when the type was stationed at Dover AFB, 1963-1973.
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.
It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.
It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.
What a thrill to finally step inside this magnificent aircraft! I first saw her when she was atop a restaurant in Penndel, PA, some 30 years ago. The AMC Museum has done a magnificent job restoring this rare former airline Connie.
Entrance to the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. The museum is housed in a 1944 hangar building. In the foreground is a Lockheed T33A jet trainer.
Here another overview, emphasizing the placement of the flight engineer's panel; this crew person had easy access to the captain and flight engineer and was an integral part of the team needed to fly this beast.
The Packard-Marlin was the US licence-built counterpart of the Rolls-Royce Merlin. This engine powered many aircraft, including the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Lancaster, and De Havilland Mosquito. The engine gained fame when it replaced the Allison V-1710 in the P-51 Mustang, transforming a good aircraft into a great one.
The C-131 was the military version of the Convair 340. She once wore civilian registration N8460H. These aircraft were used for a variety of purposes. Behind her is one of the original Dover AFB from World War II. This photo will appear in the forthcoming professional book ZeroGravity : De la recherche scientifique au baptême d'apesanteur (Paris: Vuibert), 2012.
This layout is unusual; on commercial DC-9s, this space would be filled with seats all the way to the aft door. This is where aviation geeks sit, right next to the mighty roar of those Pratt & Whitney JT-8 turbofans.
The wing root towers over the tarmac below, with the two General Electric turbofans in plain view. This is the view from the forward entrance, similar to what would be seen through the small porthole window overlooking club seating for six.
Second World War B-17G Flying Fortress at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base.
"This Fortress was one of the last on active duty in the Air Force. It is the sole remaining aircraft from the 1948 Flying Bomb project (MB-17), and served as a Drone Director (DB-17G) with the Guided Missile Wing at Eglin AFB, FL. Disassembled at the USAF Museum, it was flown to Dover in a C-5. After a seven year restoration it is painted and marked as Sleepy Time Gal from the 381st Bomb Group. "
www.amcmuseum.org/Collections/Aircraft/B17FlyingFortress.htm
This was the first of the large-diameter high-bypass turbofans, designed and selected for the winner of the large cargo aircraft (CLX) competition in the 1960s, the mighty Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, a type still common at Dover AFB (also home to the Air Mobility Command Museum, where this engine is on display) more than four decades after it first flew. A civil derivative, the GE CF-6 series, is still common on widebody airliners, as is its competition, the Pratt & Whittney JT-9D and PW4000 series.
Finally I had the opportunity to tour a C-97! I have always been intrigued by the Stratofreighter and Stratocruiser. This view is facing forward, with the overwing exits open. Fuel tanks and several types of seating illustrate just a few of the many interior arrangements of this aircraft.
Interior showing the two waist .50 caliber machine guns of the Boeing B-17G "Sleepy Time Gal" (381st Bomb Group) on display in the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. Note the large ammunition magazine and canvas bag to catch the spent shells.
The number 4 engine of the AIr Mobility Command Museum C-54 strikes a pose in front of the classic hangar.