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    Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
    Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
    Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
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    Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them

    By Harold A. Skaarup

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    The purpose of this handbook is to provide aviation enthusiasts with a simple checklist on where to find the surviving retired military aircraft that are preserved in the state of Nebraska. The majority of the Nebraska Warbird Survivors found in this book can be viewed at the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Omaha. Aircraft displayed include a Lockheed SR-71, B-52 Stratofortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress, B-36J Peacemaker, and the B-58 Hustler. Aircraft displayed as gate guardians at Nebraska Air National Guard installations and in a number of cities throughout the state are also listed, including an RF-84 Thunderjet, a Corsair II, and an A-4 Skyhawk.
    The museum staffs and volunteer organizations in Nebraska have done a particularly good job of preserving the great variety of American combat veteran aircraft, illustrated here. Hopefully, as more aircraft are recovered from their crash sites and restored, traded or brought back from private owners, they too will be added to the record. The book lists the aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. This list is also appended with a brief summary of the aircraft presently on display within the state and a bit of its history in the US military.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJan 16, 2002
    ISBN9781462047956
    Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
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    Harold A. Skaarup

    Major Hal Skaarup has served with the Canadian Forces for more than 40 years, starting with the 56th Field Squadron, RCE and completing his service as the G2 (Intelligence Officer) at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick in August 2011. He was a member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, served three tours with the Skyhawks Parachute Demonstration Team, and worked in the Airborne Trials and Evaluation section. He served as an Intelligence Officer overseas in Germany and Colorado, and has been on operational deployments to Cyprus, Bosnia, and Afghanistan. He has been an instructor at the Tactics School at the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown and at the Intelligence Training Schools in Borden and Kingston. He earned a Master's degree in War Studies through the Royal Military College, and has authored a number of books on military history.

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      Nebraska Warbird Survivors 2002 - Harold A. Skaarup

      Contents

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      FOREWORD

      PREFACE

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

      INTRODUCTION

      AIRCRAFT MUSEUMS AND GATE GUARDIANS ON DISPLAY IN NEBRASKA

      ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT PRESERVED

      IN NEBRASKA

      ROCKETS AND MISSILES

      EPILOGUE

      SHORTLIST OF NEBRASKA WARBIRD SURVIVORS

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      Nebraska Warbird Survivors

      1.    Avro Vulcan B Mk. 2

      2.    Bell P-59 Airacomet (Serial No.P59-44-22656)

      3.    Bell UH-1M Iroquois (Serial No. 66-00513)

      4.    Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress (Serial No. 42-3374)

      5.    Boeing B-17P (DB) Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-83559)

      6.    Boeing B-29 Superfortress

      7.    Boeing B-29 (TB) Superfortress Man-O-War (Serial No.44-84076)

      8.    Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter (Serial No. 53-0198)

      9.    Boeing EC-135C Stratolifter (Serial No. 63-8049)

      10.    Boeing B-47E Stratojet (Serial No.52-1412)

      11.    Boeing RB-52B/G Stratofortress (Serial No. 52-8711); (Serial No. 57-6468)

      12.    Convair B-36J Peacemaker (Serial No. 52-2217)

      13.    Convair C-131/T-29A Flying Classroom (Serial No. 50-0190)

      14.    Convair F-102A Delta Dagger (Serial No. 54-01405)

      15.    Convair B-58A Hustler (Serial No. 61-2059)

      16.    Convair B-58A Hustler

      17.    Curtiss JN-4D Jenny (Serial No. 1350)

      18.    Douglas A-26B (VB) Invader (Serial No. 44-34665)

      19.    Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Serial No. 42-72724)

      20.    Douglas C-54D Skymaster (Serial No. 42-72724)

      21.    Douglas C-124A Globemaster II (Serial No. 49-0258)

      22.    Douglas C-133B Cargomaster (Serial No. 59-0536)

      23.    Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar (Serial No. 51-8024)

      24.    General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark (Serial No. 68-0267)

      25.    Grumman HU-16A Albatross (Serial No. 51-0006)

      26.    Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

      27.    Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird

      28.    Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (Serial No. 64-17964)

      29.    Lockheed U-2C (Serial No. 56-6701)

      30.    Martin B-26 Marauder

      31.    Martin B-57E Canberra (Serial No. 55-4244)

      32.    McDonnell XF-85 Goblin (Serial No. 46-0524)

      33.    McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 59-0462)

      34.    McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (Serial No. 64-00998)

      35.    McDonnell Douglas A-4D Skyhawk

      36.    Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed (Serial No.)

      37.    North American TB-25N Mitchell (Serial No. 44-30363)

      38.    North American RB-45C Tornado (Serial No. 48-0017)

      39.    North American F-86D Sabre (Serial No. 52-03735)

      40.    North American F-86H Sabre (Serial No. 53-1375)

      41.    North American F-100 Super Sabre (Serial No.)

      42.    North American T-39 A/B Sabreliner (Serial No. 62-4487)

      43.    Northrup T-38 Talon (Serial No. 60-00567)

      44.    Piasecki (Vertol) CH-21B Shawnee (Serial No. 52-8676)

      45.    Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

      46.    Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Serial No. 61-00069)

      47.    Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw (Serial No. 53-4426)

      48.    Vought LTV A7D Corsair (Serial No. 69-06191; (Serial No.)

      49.    Wright Kitty Hawk (1962 replica)

      50.    AGM-28 Hound Dog (Serial No. 60-2102)

      FOREWORD

      Nebraska is rich in aviation history, both military and civilian. The vast expanses of North America and our fundamental dependence on air travel have contributed to the USA's development as an air-faring nation. The proud military heritage of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard is embodied in the individuals who have served and who continue to do so—and in the aircraft they have flown.

      The preservation of the aircraft that represent this heritage is a labor of love for many. For those who are enthusiasts of military aviation history, those with a passing interest, or those who simply want to learn more, you will find a wealth of information in these pages to guide you along the way.

      PREFACE

      There are a number of us who have a continuing interest in retired military aircraft that are preserved in the state of Nebraska. Within this state, aviation museums and preservationists have done a particularly good job of restoring and conserving a great variety of American and other veteran aircraft. Many other examples of United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft are still being sought, particularly where they are of significant historical interest. As an aviation historian, artist, photographer and enthusiast, I have attempted to keep track of where these warbird survivors are presently located, and specifically for this book, those aircraft that can be found on display in Nebraska.

      The purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of where the surviving aircraft are now, and to illustrate the package with a few photographs. Aircraft are being recovered from their crash sites in the bush, traded or brought back from owners who have been flying them in other countries, or in some cases, being manufactured from scratch. There are still an incredible number of warbirds from American's aviation heritage for which no single example exists anywhere in the world, and still more for which none exist in the USA. One of the uses of this book is to identify where one can at least view an example of the types listed, even if they aren't to be found in the USA. The book lists the aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. This list is also appended with a brief summary of the aircraft presently on display within the state and a bit of its history in the US military.

      No list can ever be completely up to date, so if you as a reader have additional information to add, please forward an update to me at 2110 Cloverdale Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, or E-mail me at h.skaarup@worldnet.att.net.

      It is my sincere hope that the list of Nebraska Warbird Survivors will continue to grow, as more of them are recovered and restored. Grant that you find the handbook useful. Cheers, Harold A. Skaarup

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I would like to acknowledge each and every member of the museum staffs, particularly the volunteers, of the Air Museums throughout the state of Nebraska, for their patience and assistance in helping me to ensure that the data that has gone into the compilation of this handbook is as complete as it can be to the time of printing. Each and every visitor to your museums and aviation displays owes you that same appreciation, and to all of you, thank you for preserving our aviation heritage. I would also like to thank the library staffs at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs for their tremendous assistance in finding materials for use in this book.

      LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

      INTRODUCTION

      I have had the opportunity to tour the incredible Strategic Air and Space Museum (SA&SM) near Omaha, Nebraska on a number of occasions during my service with North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) while working with the dedicated professionals at Strategic Command (STRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base.

      This museum must rank as one of the major historical reference museums in North America. There are, however, a great number of additional military aircraft on display throughout the state which deserve to be mentioned. For this reason, I felt that others like myself who go looking for them would find a handbook like this one useful in finding them. This book is therefore intended to provide a where are they guide for residents and visitors to the state of Nebraska who are interested in its rich resources of historical military aircraft.

      I have had the opportunity to tour a number of aviation museums in North America and Europe. It is one thing to see historical aircraft in pictures, but if you are a true enthusiast, it is a truly memorable experience to see them for real. When the Army provided me with the opportunity to serve as a member of the Canadian Forces Parachute Team (CFPT) the Skyhawks, I had the fantastic experiences of participating in airshows across Canada and in some parts of the United States for a number of years. During these airshows, I never missed an opportunity to ask various owners of old WWII Warbirds such as the Mustang and Corsair, for permission to climb into the cockpit. Based on my flight experiences and observations to date, however, I have come to conclude that you should never land in an airplane if you do not want to die in one. (I have two parachutes and you have only one airplane, and there is no such thing as a perfectly serviceable airplane as any mechanic will tell you).

      I continue to serve as Army Intelligence officer with the Canadian Forces, and it is my great good fortune to have been posted to Colorado

      Springs, where I work for HQ NORAD and USSPACECOM up on the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS). During my tour of duty, I have also had the opportunity to visit a number of other locations in Nebraska where retired military aircraft are on display. Although I am in the army, I have never lost my fascination for old warbirds. Because of this, I have continued to identify and research the locations of as many of them as possible. I have then attempted to verify their serial numbers through the United States Air Force Museum and the National Museum of Naval Aviation, and to photograph them, wherever they may be on display.

      This guide-book should tell the aircraft hunter where he or she may still find these warbirds and gate guardians, and, where possible, a way to contact the Museums that have them for more information on the survivors. If you have a further interest in this kind of information, I have also put together other books on retired military aircraft. These books are also available through the www.iuniverse.com online bookstore.

      I believe that the volunteers who put so much time, effort and energy into maintaining and preserving the numerous retired military and historic aircraft found in Nebraska deserve an enormous amount of praise and credit for their work. It is my hope that this handbook, Nebraska Warbird Survivors, provides the information and perhaps an incentive, that will bring you to visit their museums and to appreciate the rich resources of aviation heritage they are preserving on your behalf.

      It will not be long before an update to this record is required. In the meantime, if I have missed any aircraft that are presently on display in Nebraska, or there are bits and pieces of data you would like to see in the inevitable revised and updated version, please let me (and your museum staffs) know. My e-mail address is h.skaarup@worldnet.att.net. I sincerely hope that you find this handbook useful, and I look forward to seeing the appearance of more of Nebraska's vanished warbirds as they are discovered, recovered, restored and put on display.

      Blue skies, Harold A. Skaarup, 01 January 2002.

      STRATEGIC COMMAND

      The forerunner of Strategic Command was the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC), which was established in March 1946 at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska. The SAC bomber force symbolized the cornerstone of US national strategic policy, which is deterrence, at that time deterrence specifically against the then growing nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union.

      The US navy began to develop nuclear forces as part of its contribution to national defense. With the advent of the Navy's Polaris ballistic missile submarine and the Air Force's first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the late 1950s, national leadership recognized the need for a single agency to plan and prepare targets for all US nuclear forces. As a result, the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) was established in 1960. Its mission was to produce the nation's strategic nuclear war plan, the Single Integrated Operational

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