prm@ecn.purdue.edu (05/29/91)
From: prm@ecn.purdue.edu There have been several people ask, in this newsgroup and other forums, what there is to see at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base Museum in Dayton, OH. Well, I was there on Memorial Day, and I took a few notes. I'll go back on another day to get the planes I missed. These are the aircraft in the three primary hangars. This list does not, obviously, include most of the guided missiles, bombs or drones. It also does not include any of the hundreds of other items that line the walls and hallways. This list, at this time, does not include aircraft parked outside on the apron or aircraft in the two hangars at the Museum Annex. The format of the entries in the list is Aircraft "Name in nose art" [Serial or Tail number] powerplant Hangar One (Before WWII) Wright 1909 Military Flyer One 4 cylinder Wright engine Curtiss 1911 Model D Type IV Pusher One Curtiss V-8 Standard J-1 One Curtiss OXX-6 Wright Modified "B" Flyer One 8 cylinder Rausenberger Nieuport 28 One Gnome N-9 Rotary Curtiss JN4-D Jenny One Curtiss OX-5 Kettering Bug One De Palma 4 cylinder Caproni CA 36 Bomber [Ca. 11504] Three Issotta-Fraschini V.4B 6 cylinder, in line, water cooled Sopwith F.1 Camel One Clerget Rotary Thomas-Morse S4C Scout One LeRhone C-9 Rotary Spad VIII [S 3730] One Hispano-Suiza 8-Aa Spad XVI [959 U 255 C 120 D240] One Lorraine-Deitrich Consolodated PT-1 Trusty One Wright "E" Eberhart Se-5E [A.S. 22-325] One Wright "E" Loening OA-1A "San Fransisco" One Liberty V-1650 De Havilland DH-4 [A.S. 63786] One Liberty 12 Boeing P-12E One Pratt and Whitney R-1340-17 Curtiss P-6E Hawk One Curtiss V-1570-23 Conquerer Martin B-10 [146] Two Wright R-1820 Douglas O-38F [A.C. 33-324] One P&W R-1690 Beech UC-43 Traveler [9139] One P&W R-985 Seversky P-35 [PA 70] One P&W R-1830 Curtiss P-36A Hawk [9] One P&W R-1830-13 Curtiss P-40E Warhawk [104] One Allison V-1710 Hawker Hurricane MkIIa [Z 3174] One Rolls Royce Merlin XX Stearman PT-13D Kaydet [25] One Lycoming R-680-17 Fairchild PT-19A Cornell [47] One Ranger L-440 Schweizer TG-3A Glider Ryan PT-22 Recruit [41-15721] One Kinner R-540 North American BT-14 [737] One P&W R-985 Vultee BT-13B Valiant [33 67ED] One P&W R-985 North American T-6G Texan [41279] One P&W R-1340 Focke-Achgelis FA-330 Sandpiper Beech AT-11 Kansas [237493] Two P&W R-985 Hangar Two (WWII through Korea, VietNam, and the Space Program) Piper L-4 Grasshopper One Continental O-170 Lockheed P-38L Lightning [267855] Two Allison V-1710 Bell P-39Q Aircobra [41-7073] One Allison V-1710 Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper [43-26753] One Continental O-170-3 North American B-25B Mitchell [40-2344] Two Wright R-2600 Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper [236200] One Continental O-170-3 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt [42-23278] One P&W R-2800 Consolidated B-24D Liberator "Strawberry Bitch" [42-72843] Four P&W R-1830 Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman [470534] One P&W R-1340-AN1 North American P-51D Mustang "Shimmy IV" [44-15174] One Rolls Royce Merlin V-16540 Waco CG-4A "Little Girl" [527948] <no engine> Messerschmitt Bf-109G One Daimler-Benz DB605 Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe Two Junkers Jumo 004 Fieseler Fi 156C-1 Storch One Argus Aslo C-3 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Shoo Shoo Baby" [12-32076] Four Wright Cyclone R-1820 Martin B-26G Marauder "Shootin' In" [295857] Two P&W R-2800 Focke-Wulf FW-190D-9 One Junkers Jumo 123 De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito [NS 519] Two Rolls Royce Merlin Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bock's Car" [44-27297] Four Wright Cyclone R-3350 Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai <George 21> [343-A-11] One Nakajima NK9H Humare 21 Kugisho Ohka <Suicide Bomb> Three Type 4 Mk.3 Solid Rocket Motors Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly [346506] One Warner R-550 Northrop P-61C Black Widow "Moonlight Serenade" [42-39468] Two P&W R-2800 Bell P-59B Airacomet [44-22650] Two General Electric I-16 Turbojet Douglas A-26C Invader "Dream Girl" [44-35733A] Two P&W R-2800 Lockheed P-80R Shooting Star [44-85200] One Modified Allison J33-A-21 North American F-82B Twin Mustang "Betty Jo" [465168] Two Packard V-1650 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star [53-5974] One Allison J33 Sikorsky R-6A [345379] One Franklin O-405-9 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star [44-696A] One Allison J33 McDonnnell XF-85 Goblin [46-523] One Westinghouse XJ-34 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger [56-1416] One P&W J57 Convair B-36J Peacemaker [52-2220A] Six P&W R-4360-53 North American F-86A Sabre [49-1236A] One GE J47-GE-13 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 <Fagot> One Klimov VK-1 Sikorsky UH-19B "Hopalong" [52-7587] One Wright R-1300-3 Republic F-84E Thunderjet [50-1143R] One Allison 35-A-17 Lockheed F-94A Starfire [49-2498A] One Allison J33 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak [52-6526] One Wright J65 Cutaway F-86H Sabre [31352] One GE J47-GE-13 Douglas A-1E Skyraider [52-132649] One Wright R-3350 Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly [62-5951A] Two GE J85/J2 North American F-100C Super Sabre "Susan Constant" [54-1753] One P&W J57 Martin X-24A Lifting Body [13551] One Thiokol XLR-11 Rocket with two optional Bell LLRV landing rockets Mercury capsule, flight rated but never flown Gemini capsule, flight rated but never flown Apollo 15 Command Module Hangar Three (Modern Flight) North American A-36A "Margie H" [4283665] One Allison V-1710 North American F-86D Sabre "Dennis the Menace" [52-3863] One GE J47 Douglas B-18A Bolo [A.C. 37-469] Two Wright R-1820-53 Douglas C-47D Skytrain [49-15174] Two P&W R-1830 Cessna UC-78B Bobcat [271626] Two Jacobs R-755-9 Curtiss C-46D Commando [44-78018] Two P&W R-2800 Grumman OA-12 Duck [48-563] One Wright R-1820-54 Sikorsky Y4-54A [43-46620] One P&W R-985 Consolidated OA-10 Catalina "Snafu Snatchers" [433879] Two P&W R-1830-92 Kaman HH-43B Huskie [60-266A] One Lycoming T-53 Grumman HU-16B Albatross [51-5282R] Two Wright R-1820 Douglas O-46A One P&W R-1535 Curtiss AT-9 Fledgling [41-12150] Two Lycoming R-680-9 Curtiss O-52 Owl One P&W R-1340-51 Douglas A-20G Havoc [43-22200] Two Wright R-2600 De Havilland U-6A Beaver [51-16501] One P&W R-985 Douglas C-124C Globemaster II [51-135] Four P&W R-4360 North American B-45C Tornado [48-010A] Four GE J47 Helio U-10D Super Courier [66-14360] One Lycoming G0-480 Northrop F-89J Scorpion [53-2509A] Two Allison J-35-A35 Cessna U-3A Two Continental O-470-M North American F-100D Super Saber "Thunderbird Six" Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter [59-4689A] Two GE J85 Republic F-105G Thunderchief [63-8320] One J75-P-19W Convair F-106A Delta Dart [58-0787] One P&W J75-P-17 Douglas RB-66B Destroyer [53-475A] Two Allison J71 Ryan X-13 Vertijet [41620] One Rolls Royce Avon Cessna T-37B [54-2732] Two Continental J69-T25 Convair B-58A Hustler "Bendix Trophy Winner" [59-2458A] Four GE J79 Lockheed SR-71A [17976] <tiger drawing on tail> Two P&W J58 Northrop T-38 Talon [65-0441] Two GE J85-GE-5 Bell X-1B [48-1385] One Reacton Motors XLR-11-RM-5 Martin X-24B Lifting Body [13551] One Thiokol XLR-11 Douglas X-3 Stiletto [49-2892] Two Westinghouse J34 North American XB-70 Valkyrie [20001] Six GE YJ93-GE-3 North American X-15A-2 [56-6671] One Reaction Motors YLR-99 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 17 <Fresco> One Klimov VK-1F McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo [56-166] Two P&W J57 McDonnell F-4C Phantom "Scat XXVII" [64-829A] Two GE J79-GE-15 Vought A-7D Corsair II [70-970] One Allison TF41 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21F <Fishbed-C> [560-301] One Tumansky R-11F-300 Lockheed U-2A Dragonlady [66722] One P&W J57-P-37A Boeiong B-47E Stratojet [53-2280A] Six GE J47 Martin EB-57B Canberra [52-1499] Two Wright J65-W-5 or two Buick J65-W-5 Lockheed F-104C Starfighter [56-914A] One GE J79 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress [56-665] Eight P&W J57 Lockheed F-94C Starfire [50-1054A] Two P&W J48-P-5 North American T-28A Trojan [49-1494A] One Wright R-1300 Beech T-34A Mentor [53-3310A] One Continental O-470-13