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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This B-25 is painted to represent 40-2344. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This high-performance two-place gilder was used as a trainer. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 Very few of the 200 aircraft built survive. The machine was towed by a U-boat and derived its lift through autorotation. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This, the first enclosed cockpit all-metal monoplane fighter, was the forerunner to the P-47 Thunderbolt. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 With a powerful Pratt & Whitney R-985 of 450 hp, if the pilot applied the brakes too quickly, this was the likely result. Despite their hard efforts, many pilot-cadets did not make it through basic flight training. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 One of the unsung heroes of World War II. This may have been a former Canadian example. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 Lovely early primary trainer at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has preserved this B-29 fuselage as a walk-through display. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This Stinson is painted to represent 42-98667, "Oriole Club." It is actually 42-98225 and once bore civil registration N66225. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This aircraft has been restored to the marking of one of the ships that flew the "hump," the mission that enabled this aircraft to prove its worth. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 This beauty is painted to represent 44-70534, an aircraft that was based in Alaska. |
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO), 2013-04-12 A lesser known but important medium bomber. |