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Here is another view of the main deck, showing various arrangements. The TV monitor in the back was not part of the in-flight entertainment system when this plane flew in USAF service.
I first photographed this plane at Beale AFB in October of 1982. It was already a display artifact at that point, and was later transported to Dover on a C-5.
This is the main deck, looking aft, with the overwing exits open. I am not sure how I would feel about sitting nest to those huge fuel tanks during a long flight!
Douglas C-54M Skymaster at the Air Mobility Command Museum, in Dover, Delaware. This is the sole remaining M model, and was used to haul coal during the Berlin Airlift.
Looking through one of the windows of the beautiful Air Mobility Command Museum Stratofreighter, with a view of the massive R-4360 engines, C-141 stablemates, and a classic car show.
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.
Conceived as an air transport for America's large missiles, the C-133 was designed to meet the requirements for the USAF's Logistic Carrier Support System. The C-133 Cargomaster was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company and first flown on 23 April 1956. It was the largest turboprop transport ever to be accepted by the U.S. Air Force. In 1958, C-133s began flying MATS air routes throughout the world, and two Dover based C-133s established transatlantic speed records for transport aircraft on their first flights to Europe. The fleet of 50 aircraft proved itself invaluable during the Vietnam War, but fatigue problems led to their withdrawal from service in 1971.
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The Air Mobility Command Museum's magnificent Skytrain was open, thanks to the volunteers on hand. (The fine folks were more than patient in putting up with this airplane nut snapping away pictures every 5 seconds!) The huge GE engine to the right is probably just about the only thing a C-47 could not haul.
Douglas C-47 (miltary version of DC-3 airliner) and 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.
A few extra instruments, almost as if they were an afterthought. A compact high-intensity lamp illuminates the flight engineer's table.
A peek inside this 1960s tandem twin-rotor helicopter; shooting through a plexiglass window in the dark is no easy feat.
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.
Convair F-106A Delta Dart, the last type of fighter aircraft used at Dover AFB, at the Air Mobility Command Museum, in Dover, Delaware.
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.
The flight engineer's station is actually quite neat and tidy. I love the blue-gray background color.
Fold-down sleeping quarters, just like on the Stratocruiser... The access to the refueling station is to the left, behind the oxygen bottles.
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.
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.
This is the engine that powered the C-54 (DC-4) Skymaster and airliner. This example was restored, thanks to dedicated volunteers at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover, DE. The single-row reciprocating engine boasts 14 cylinders.
Radiation safety marking on F-106A 59-0023.
I believe that the primary radiation hazard covered by the applicable Air Force Instruction (AFI) was radium applied to instrument markings.
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Near the entrance to the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, is this handsome memorial to the men of the Berlin Air Lift, a true heroic feat.
One of the most well known bombers of all time, the B-17 Flying Fortress became famous for the long daylight bombing raids over Europe in WWII. While it lacked the range and bomb load of its contemporary B-24 Liberator, the B-17 became the more famous of the two due to the many tales of B-17s bringing their crews back home despite heavy damage. With up to thirteen machine guns, the B-17 seemed to be genuine flying "fortress in the sky." However, bomber losses reached the unacceptable point in 1943 in the face of stiff German opposition, and the B-17s welcomed the introduction of long-range fighter escort before they could continue their war against the Reich.
Project 299, as Boeing called it, got started on August 16, 1934, only eight days after the company had received the official government request for a prototype multi-engine bomber to be ready by August of the following year. Specifications called for a plane that could carry a payload of 2,000 pounds a distance of between 1,000 and 2,000 miles at speeds between 200 and 250 m.p.h. The Boeing designers took advantage of the knowledge they had gained in building the civil transport Model 247 and in developing the Model 294 bomber. Less than a month later, after the prototypes first flight on July 28, 1935, it took the air from Seattle Washington to Wright Patterson AFB Ohio to show it could fly over 2,000 miles nonstop in nine hours. Few B-17s were in service on December 7, 1941 during the raid of Pearl Harbor, but production quickly accelerated. The aircraft served in every WWII combat zone, but is best known for daylight strategic bombing of German industrial targets. Production ended in May 1945 and totaled 12,731. The name Flying Fortress has entered the world of myth and legend. Perhaps more than any other plane, the B-17 represented the power of American aviation in the years that Europe was overrun by Axis troops.
Seen here, is the interior of one such planes, on diplay at the museum, with a serial number #44-83624.
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The decal by the door commemorates the October 1974, Air Mobile Feasibility Test, in which this aircraft air dropped an 86,000-lb Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from 20,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. Although that weapon system was not adopted, it did become a negotiating point during the SALT talks. The gift shop sells an excellent 1:400-scale model of this very aircraft.
Luckily, they weren't in the Dover area due to a hurricane mission. Captured from the Air Mobility Command Museum on June, 25, 2013. Photo: John Kosak
This is the view from the starboard porthole, where three seats face rearward. It must be quite an experience being so close to the huge engines.
This exhibit at the Air Mobility Command Museum museum gives one an idea of the cockpit arrangement of the C-17. Only the instruments and control yokes are genuine equipment.
This turbofan powered the F-5 Freedom Fighter among other aircraft. On display at the Air Mobility Command Museum is this interestring cutaway.
CAP Maj. John C. Kalinowski made the generous donation of this lovely glider to the Air Moblity Command Museum. Originally designed as a sport glider, the military quickly seized upon the usefulness of this design and ordered 150 copies.
That's a Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation in the foreground with a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II and Douglas C-133B Cargomaster in the background.
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This Nightingale is a recent acquisition of the Air Mobility Command Museum. With the type rapidly dwindling both in commercial and military service, an old 'Nine is a welcome sight.
The austere interior of the An-2 bespeaks of the "carry anything, go anywhere" functionality of this aircraft.