Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)
The Museum of Aviation is the second-largest aerospace museum of the United States Air Force. The museum is located just outside Warner Robins, Georgia, and near Robins Air Force Base. It has a total of five different buildings containing less than its previous 93 different aircraft on 51 acres (21 ha). The SR-71A Blackbird on display is the current record holder for flight airspeed. Serial number 61-7958 set an absolute speed record of 1,905.81 knots (2,193.2 mph; 3,529.6 km/h) on July 28, 1976, which stands today.[1]
Aircraft on Display
Bombers
- North American B-25J "Mitchell"
- Douglas (B-26C) A-26C "Invader"
- Boeing B-29B "Superfortress"
- Boeing B-52D "Stratofortress"
|
- Martin RB-57A "Canberra"
- Lockheed RB-69A "Neptune"
- Douglas WB-66D "Destroyer"
- Rockwell International B-1B "Lancer"
|
Cargo Aircraft
- Lockheed AC-130 "Spectre" Gunship
- DeHallivand C-7A "Caribou"
- Beechcraft C-45G "Expeditor"
- Curtis C-46 "Commando"
- Douglas C-47A "Skytrain"
- Douglas C-54G "Skymaster"
- Lockheed C-60 "Lodestar"
- Fairchild C-119B "Flying Boxcar"
- Douglas C-124C "Globemaster" II
|
- Lockheed C-141C "Starlifter"
- Lockheed EC-121K "Constellation"
- Boeing KC-97L "Stratofreighter"
- Fairchild UC-123K "Provider"
- Cessna UC-78 "Bobcat"
- Lockheed VC-140B "Jetstar"
- Lockheed YMC-130H "Hercules"
- Boeing EC-135N "Stratolifter"
|
Fighters
- Cessna Cessna A-37A "Dragonfly"
- McDonnell-Douglas F-4C "Phantom II"
- McDonnell-Douglas F-4D "Phantom II" MiG Killer
- Lockheed F-80C "Shooting Star"
- Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak"
- Northrop F-89J "Scorpion"
- McDonnell F-101B "Voodoo"
- Convair F-106A "Delta Dart"
- MiG-17 "Fresco"
- Curtiss P-40N "Warhawk"
|
- North American P-51D "Mustang"
- McDonnell-Douglas F-15A "Eagle"
- Republic F-84E "Thunderjet"
- North America F-86H "Sabre"
- N. American F-100C "Super Sabre"
- Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger"
- Republic F-105G "Thunderchief"
- General Dynamics F-111E "Aardvark"
- McDonnell RF-101C "Voodoo"
- General Dynamics F-16A "Fighting Falcon" Former USAF Thunderbird
|
Helicopters
- Vertol CH-21B "Workhorse"
- Sikorsky H-19D "Chickasaw"
- Sikorsky HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant"
- Kaman HH-43A "Huskie"
- Bell TH-13M "Sioux"
|
- Bell UH-1F "Iroquois"
- Bell UH-1P "Iroquois"
- Benson X-25A "Gyrocopter"
- Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low
|
Missiles and Drones
- AIM 4D, E, F, G "Falcon"
- AIM 9L "Sidewinder"
- AIM 26A "Super Falcon"
- Douglas AIR-2A "Genie"
- Northrop AGM-136A "Tacit Rainbow"
- Ryan AQM-34V "Firebee"
- Ryan BQM-34F "Firebee"
|
- Lockheed D-21 Drone
- Martin MGM-13A "Mace"
- Martin TM-61A "Matador"
- Cessna MQM-107D Target Drone
- Boeing YCGM-121B "Seek Spinner"
- Raytheon AGM-88 "HARM"
- Raytheon AIM-120
|
Trainers
- Vultee BT-13A "Valiant"
- Boeing PT-17 "Kaydet"
- Fairchild PT-19A "Cornell"
- Ryan PT-22 "Recruit"
- North American T-39A "Sabre Liner"
|
- North American T-6G "Texan"
- North American T-28 "Trojan"
- Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
- Cessna T-37B "Tweety Bird"
- Northrop T-38A "Talon"
|
Special Aircraft
- Grumman HU-16B "Albatross"
- Cessna L-19A/O-1E "Bird Dog"
- Cessna O-2A "Super Skymaster"
- Lockheed SR-71A "Blackbird"
- Lockheed U-2D "Dragon Lady"
- Cessna U-3B "Blue Canoe"
- Rockwell U-4B "Aero Commander"
|
- DeHavilland U-6A "Beaver"
- Helio U-10D "Super Courier"
- Aeronca Champ 7AC
- 1896 Chanute Glider
- Epps 1912 Monoplane
- Laister-Kauffman TG-4A "Yankee Doodle"
- Rockwell OV-10 "Bronco"
|
Gallery
-
F4 Phantom II at entrance to the museum
-
B1 Bomber at entrance to the museum
-
F15 Eagle inside main entrance
-
North American P51D Mustang
-
-
SR-71A Blackbird in hangar (#61 7958)
-
Lockheed U2 in hangar (#66682)
-
SR-71A Blackbird in hangar
-
-
Airplanes in rear of museum
-
Airplanes in rear of museum
-
Airplanes in rear of museum
Other Air Force museums
- See: National Museum of the United States Air Force and National Museum of the USAF #Other Air Force museums
References
External links
Coordinates: 32°35′24″N 83°35′16″W / 32.59000°N 83.58778°W / 32.59000; -83.58778
