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    Florida Warplanes
    Florida Warplanes
    Florida Warplanes
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    Florida Warplanes

    By Harold A. Skaarup

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    This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Florida. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war.

    The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas. 160 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museums current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout the State of Florida. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type.

    Although many of Floridas heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Floridas Warplane survivors.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateNov 1, 2010
    ISBN9781450264457
    Florida Warplanes
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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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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to the highly professional men and women of the United States Armed Services and the Canadian Forces of Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD). Many of them have flown or serviced the military aircraft described in this handbook.

      Because of their service, you and I can sleep soundly at night.

      Epigraph

      To control the air, aircraft bring certain characteristics which are not shared by land or sea forces – the ability to carry weapons over long ranges at great speed, the ability to concentrate rapidly large forces over a distant point, the ability to switch targets and to surprise and deceive – in a word, flexibility. John Pimlot, Strategy & Tactics of Air Warfare, Chartwell Books, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1979, p. 80.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Epigraph

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      List of Abbreviations

      Epigraph

      Introduction

      Epilogue

      Afterword

      Appendix A

      Appendix B

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      List of Illustrations

      Bachem Ba 349A-1 Natter replica, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Beechcraft GB-2 Traveler, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Beechcraft UC-45F Expeditor(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Beechcraft T-34B Mentor(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Bell P–63C King Cobra, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Bell Model 47G Sioux Helicopter, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Helicopter, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey.(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Boeing F4B-4(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Boeing Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, (photo courtesy of Sean Skaarup)

      Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Liberty Belle(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Boeing B-50 Superfortress(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Boeing B-47E Stratojet(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Boeing B-52D Stratofortress(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Brewster F2A Buffalo(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Brewster SB2A Buccaneer, (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Bücker Bü-133C Jungmeister, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Chance Vought F4U-4B Corsair(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Chance Vought F-8U Crusader, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Consolidated B-24J Liberator Joe, (photo courtesy of Barry Reynolds)

      Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Convair F-106A Delta Dart(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss Pusher, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss JN-4A Jenny(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Curtiss NC-4 Nancy(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Curtiss N2C-2 Fledgling, (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Curtiss F6C-1 Hawk, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss F7C-1 Seahawk, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Curtiss BFC-2 Goshawk, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Curtiss SC Seahawk, (photo courtesy Wikipedia)

      Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk, (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Curtiss SB2C Helldiver(photo courtesy of the USN)

      DeHavilland DH-4B(photo courtesy of NASA)

      De Havilland Canada DHC-U1 Otter(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Douglas RD-4 Dolphin, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Douglas AC-47 Skytrain/Spooky Gunship (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Douglas TBD Devastator(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Douglas SBD Dauntless(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Douglas A-26B Invader(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Douglas A-1H Skyraider,(photo courtesy of USN)

      Douglas A-1E Skyraider (Serial No. 52-132598) (photo courtesy of USAF)

      Douglas F4D-1 Skyray, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Douglas A-4C Skyhawk, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Douglas TF-10B Skyknight(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Fleet N2Y-1, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8, NASM(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Fokker Dr.I replica, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Fokker D.VII(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Gee Bee R-2 & Gee Bee Z replica Racers, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Grumman FF-1/CCF Goblin, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman F3F-2 Flying Barrel, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman J2F6 Duck, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon,

      Grumman JRF-5 Goose, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman TBF-1 Avenger(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman F-4F/General Motors FM-2 Wildcat

      (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman F9F-5P Panther, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman F9F-6 Cougar, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman F-11F-1 Tiger, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman F-14A Tomcat, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman A-6A Intruder(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman HU-16E Albatross, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman S-2A Tracker, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Grumman C-1 Trader, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Grumman E-1B Tracer, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Grumman AF-2S Guardian, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Grumman OV-1D Mohawk(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Hawker Tempest Mk. V(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Hawker Hunter(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Kamman SH-2F Seasprite(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Lockheed P-38L Lightning(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Lockheed F-104D Starfighter, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune (BuNo. 89082), Truculent Turtle

      Lockheed S3A Viking(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Lockheed EC-121K/WV-2 Warning Star(photo courtesy of the USN)

      An AC-130A Hercules/Spectre gunship(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Martin B-26 Marauder(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Martin AM-1 Mauler(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Martin P5M Marlin, (photo courtesy the USN)

      Martin B-57B Canberra, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell F3H-2N Demon, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell F-101B Voodoo(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      McDonnell F-4A Phantom II(photo courtesy of NASA)

      McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harrier(photo courtesy of the USMC)

      MiG-15 Fagot(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed, (photo courtesy of David D. Jackson)

      Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Morane-Saulnier AI(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Floatplane(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      New Standard NT-1 biplane, (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      North American SNJ-5C Texan(photo courtesy of the USN)

      North American P-51C Mustang Ina The Macon Belle Photo taken by Philip Makanna, copyright © PhilipMakanna/GHOST

      Swebsite: www.ghosts.com.

      North American P-51D Mustang(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      North American B-25J Mitchell, (photo courtesy of Sean Skaarup)

      North American F-86F Sabre(photo courtesy of NASA)

      North American F-86D Sabre Dog(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      North American FJ-2/FJ-4 Fury, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      North American AJ-2 Savage (photo courtesy of the USN)

      North American F-100D Super Sabre(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      North American RA-4C Vigilante, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      North American T-28D Trojan(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      North American OV-10 Bronco(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      North American Rockwell T-2 Buckeye(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      North American Rockwell T-39D Sabreliner

      (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      North American F-89B Scorpion, (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Northrop T-38A Talon(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Polikarpov PO-2, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Republic P-47N Thunderbolt(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Republic F-105D Thunderchief (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Ryan PT-22 Recruit, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Seversky P-35A(photo courtesy of NASA)

      Sikorsky HNS-1 Hoverfly, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Sikorsky HO3S-1G Dragonfly (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Sikorsky H-19E Chickasaw (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Sikorsky HO5S-1 (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave Helicopter(photo courtesy of the USN)

      Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low Helicopter(USAF photo)

      Sikorsky VH-3A Sea King Helicopter, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Sopwith Camel F.1(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Stinson OY-1 Sentinel(photo courtesy of the USAF)

      Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVI(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Thomas Morse S-4C Scout, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Timm N2T-1 Tutor, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher(photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator, (photo courtesy of the USN)

      Vought F-7U-3M Cutlass, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Vultee BT-13 Valiant(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA, (photo courtesy of Greg Goebel)

      Wright Flyer (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

      The cover photo is of Ina the Macon Belle, a North American P-51C Mustang with the Fantasy of Flight Museum. Photo taken by Philip Makanna,

      copyright © PhilipMakanna/GHOSTS, website: www.ghosts.com.

      Preface

      Military aircraft have held a special fascination for me for most of my life. My father served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for many years, retiring as a Warrant Officer in 1974. As a dependent member of his family, we lived at a number of bases and stations including overseas in Germany and at home in Canada during his service. As both a dependent back then, and in my current service as an Army Intelligence Officer, I have had the chance to see NATO airpower when its list of combat ready aircraft numbered in the thousands. Today, to have hundreds available at any given time would be unusual.

      As a member of the Skyhawks Canadian Army Parachute Team, I’ve participated in a good number of air shows where a handful of former front-line warplanes may still be seen aloft. Many have been retired to museums, or they are now standing as gate guardians outside their former airbases. This is particularly true for the State of Florida. These warplanes are a significant part of our military history, and they deserve to be remarked upon and remembered. For this reason, I felt there was a need for handbooks that could be used as a guide for aviation enthusiasts to point the way to where you can find surviving warplanes and perhaps take the opportunity to visit the museums and display sites where you can view them. This edition is devoted to those historic aircraft that can be found in the state of Florida.

      Many examples of aircraft that saw service with the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), the United States Navy (USN), the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the present day United States Army have been or are currently being salvaged and preserved in Florida, particularly where they are of significant historical interest.

      There are unfortunate numbers of former military aircraft that saw service in the skies over the Florida landscape and waters where no examples exist. These include the Martin P6M SeaMaster strategic bomber flying boat planned for use by the US Navy, with only a handful constructed and all scrapped. The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft that saw limited service with the US Navy, also all scrapped. The Brewster Buffalo is rare, although one has been recovered from a lake in Russia that flew with the Finland Air Force. Many others have been lost, but a wonderful collection of historic survivors can still be found and viewed in Florida.

      The purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of where the surviving military aircraft in Florida are now, and to provide a photograph of each of the major types mentioned. This list is also appended with a brief summary of the aircraft presently on display within the state by location, and a bit of the warplane’s history in the US military. Due to space limitations, the details contained in this handbook are limited to a selection of only those warplanes that can be found in or have a connection with the state of Florida. If you are interested in other aviation books like this one, they can be found in online bookstores in the Warplane Survivor series. It is my sincere hope that the list of Florida Warplanes will continue to grow as more of them are recovered and restored. Grant that you find this handbook useful. Major Harold A. Skaarup

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to acknowledge and thank each and every member of the museum staffs, particularly the volunteers, of the Air Museums throughout the state of Florida, 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 extend special thanks to the archival staffs in the Library at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; the historians and staff of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio; and the National Museum of Naval Aviation historians and staffs in Pensacola, Florida, including Curt Lawson and Theo Elbert in the Emil Buehler Library Research Division; Jaime Pinto with the Royal Air Force Museum; Colonel Terry Yon, USA (Ret), Public Relations Officer, Valiant Air Command; Robert H. Frazier Jr., Procurement Officer, Valiant Air Command; Kermit Weeks, Jamie Tacy, Paul Stecewycz, Linda Snell and Peg O’Keef with the Fantasy of Flight Museum, Lance Barber for his Super Sabre List, aviation photographer Philip Makanna, aviation photographer Greg Goebel, aviation photographer Barry Reynolds, and aviation photographer David D. Jackson. Their patience and assistance has been invaluable in helping me to ensure that the data that has gone into the compilation of this handbook is as complete and accurate as it can be at the time of printing. Their support and assistance in tracking down the information pertaining to each of the individual aircraft listed here is greatly appreciated. I would like to acknowledge and thank Michael A. Blaugher for his monumental "Guides to Aircraft Museums in Canada and the USA." Again, I would like to extend my thanks to each and every one of you.

      List of Abbreviations

      Epigraph

      There are a number of outstanding military aviators who trained or served in Florida that have a historical tie to the response to the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941. At that time, there was very little the United States could do to strike back, but it did not take long before a plan was prepared to carry out a raid against the Japanese homeland. The training and preparations for this action took place in the state of Florida, with the bomber pilots carrying out practice missions at Eglin AFB. The actual raid itself was then successfully carried out on the morning of the 18th of April 1942 by 16 North American B-25B Mitchell medium bombers from the 17th Bombardment Group.

      The bombers were launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet, and were led by Lieutenant-Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. The plan was to bring the Hornet, protected by Navy Task Force 16 (which included the carrier Enterprise), into position 400 miles east of Tokyo and to send the bombers from the carrier on a strike against the heart of the enemy. Unfortunately, the task force was still 800 miles off Japan on the 18th of April when it encountered Japanese patrol craft. The task force commander, Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., proposed that Doolittle dispatch his bombers at once, even though the Hornet was more than 100 miles farther from the Japanese coast than planned. Doolittle agreed and directed his team to conduct a premature take-off. Doolittle then proceeded to lead his 16 aircraft on a low-level surprise attack against Tokyo.

      13 of the raiders bombed Tokyo, smashing factories, docks, oil dumps and supply depots, while the other three attacked Kobe and Nagoya. A lucky, unpredicted tailwind had made it possible for all the aircraft to reach the coast of China, where the crews bailed out or crash landed (except for one, which ended up landing safely in Vladivostok, Russia). Doolittle then made his way to Chungking, where he was picked up by an American transport. Three of Doolittle’s 79 airmen died in crash landings or parachute jumps, and the Japanese patrols took eight of the Tokyo raiders prisoner. Of those captured, three were executed by firing squad and another died in confinement, but the other four survived a brutal imprisonment. Bernard C. Nalty, The Army Air Forces in Desperate Battle, 1941-1942, p. 202.

      Introduction

      For those of you who are familiar with the airspace over Florida and its environs, the weather and colors of the landscape can be incredibly beautiful, particularly along the shores of its sea-washed beaches early in the morning. The Florida weather is general ideal for excellent SCUBA diving, skydiving and flying training. During my tour of duty with NORAD as a member of the Canadian Forces detachment based in Colorado Springs, it had been my privilege to serve alongside a good number of the highly professional airmen and women of both nations working in the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, and to work on occasion with the outstanding airmen and airwomen based at Tyndall AFB.

      I have had the opportunity to tour the incredible National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, which must rank as one of the greatest historical aviation reference museums in North America. As an aviation enthusiast, I have learned over the years that there are a lot of us who have an interest in military aircraft and aviation history. Unfortunately, many retired warplanes which helped to make this history happen have completely disappeared, particularly those from the early years. Fortunately, a good number of retired warplanes continue to exist, preserved in aviation museums and in some cases as gate-guardians in a wide variety of locations.

      Volunteers working in many of Florida’s museums have been successful in preserving a good number of retired military aircraft, and many are still being sought and in some cases, being restored to flying condition again. As an aviation artist, photographer and enthusiast, I have attempted to keep track of where these warplane survivors are presently located, and to try to identify at least one each of every warplane ever flown with a military pilot at the controls. For those of like mind, the purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of the classic heritage aircraft that have been preserved in Florida. The book includes a number of photographs to try and illustrate an example of each warplane preserved in Florida wherever possible, and to list the locations in the state for where one can find an example of surviving aircraft now.

      It is exciting to see the actual numbers of restored warplanes increasing as a few rare examples are being recovered from their crash sites in the wildlands, traded for, or bought back from owners who have been flying them in other countries. In a few outstanding cases, accurate replicas have been constructed and are making a welcome return appearance. One of the aims of this book is to identify what Florida’s retired warplanes on active service looked like and to help an enthusiast track down more detailed information about them such as a serial number or museum location which might be helpful in identifying an aircraft. Aircraft are listed in this handbook alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. The data is also appended with a list of most of the current aircraft found in the various collections and air museums in Florida.

      No list can ever be completely up to date, and therefore, if a reader has additional information to add an update would be most welcome. It is my sincere hope that more of the aircraft like those listed here will one day be added to the list of survivors that have been recovered and restored. Grant that you find this checklist useful.

      Aircraft Museums and displays in Florida

      Air Force Armament Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Building 3201, Eglin Air Force Base, Shalimar, FL, 32542-1405. Tel: 904-882-4063, or 850-882-4062. Internet: http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com; www.eglin.af.mil/pa.

      This base was established in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. In 1937 it was redesignated Eglin Field for LTC Frederick I. Eglin, Army Air Corps. In 1940 the Forestry Service ceded Choctawhatchee National Forest to the Air Force. In 1941 Eglin Field was activated as an Air Corps Proving Ground. At this time, Eglin became the site for gunnery training and a major testing center for aircraft, equipment and tactics. It was also a pioneer site for missile development with the First Experimental Guided Missiles Group. In 1950, Air Research and Development Command was established (now Air Systems Command). In 1951, the Air Force Armament Center brought development and testing together. In 1957 the Air Proving Ground Center was formed and the Eglin Gulf Test range was constructed. In 1968, it was redesignated the Armament Development and Test Center. In 1975 it was one of four Vietnamese Refugee Processing Centers. In 1979 the Center was renamed the Armament Division. In 1980 it served as a processing center for Cuban refugees. In 1990 the base became the Air Force Development Center. The museum’s aircraft are displayed outside the front gate of Eglin AFB.

      The Air Force Armament Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts and memorabilia associated with Air Force Armament and its platforms of delivery. The museum was conceived and approved in 1974 but there was no suitable structure available on Eglin Air Force Base until 1976. In the spring of that year, an old Enlisted Club facility became available and the Armament Museum became a reality. To help fund and perpetuate this Museum, the Air Force Armament Museum Foundation (AFAMF), a philanthropic non-profit organization, was established.

      From 1976 through 1981, the artifact collection grew, and the Museum averaged nearly 80,000 visitors per year. But, in 1981, the building housing the Museum collection was condemned, and the Museum closed that October. The AFAM Foundation then began what became a lengthy effort to find a new home for the Armament Museum. After a slow start, funding effort began in 1984. By mid-1985, $1.2 million in private and corporate donations had been raised and construction of a new 28,000 square foot Museum was underway and in November of the same year, the new Museum was deeded to the United States Air Force and opened to the public.

      Admittance to the Museum is free of charge and the Museum is closed on Sundays and federal holidays. Over one million people have now visited and enjoyed this Museum. Numerous significant, military-related ceremonies such as promotions, reenlistments, retirements and meetings occur within the Museum each month. Visits by school, church and veterans groups are now almost daily occurrences and the Armament Museum has become an important educational, cultural and social landmark.

      Apollo Module

      Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) (Serial No. 64-13729)

      Bell UH-1M Iroquois (Serial No. 66-15186), ET, C/N 1914

      Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-83863), painted as 46106

      Boeing RB-47H Stratojet (Serial No. 53-04296)

      Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (Serial No. 58-0185), C/N 464253, El Lobo

      Boeing CIM-10A BOMARC

      Cessna O-2A Skymaster (Serial No. 68-6864)

      Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (Serial No. 53-01799) moved 1994, loc TBD

      Convair C-131B Samaritan (Serial No. 53-7821), C/N 273

      Douglas AC-47D Skytrain/Spooky (Serial No. 44-76486), C/N 32818, (BuNo. 39103), painted as (Serial No. 43-49010), OS

      Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II (Serial No. 75-0288), C/N A10-0034, DM

      General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (Serial No. 68-0058), C/N A1-227/E-68, ET

      General Dynamics F-16A Falcon (Serial No. 80-0573), C/N 61-294, ET

      General Dynamics AGM-109 Tomahawk mock-up

      Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star (Serial No. 49-713A) (49-432), inside museum

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 49-0932), painted as 9713

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 53-4987), C/N 580-8326

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 53-5947), C/N 580-9423

      Lockheed F-104D/TF Starfighter (Serial No. 57-01331)

      Lockheed AC-130A Hercules Spectre Gunship (Serial No. 53-3129), C/N 182-3001

      Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (Serial No. 61-7959), C/N 2010, The Big Tail

      Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila (Eagle) mock-up

      Martin EB-57B Canberra Night Intruder (Serial No. 52-1516), C/N 099

      Martin TM-76 (MGM-13A) Mace A missile (Serial No. 59-4860)

      McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0250), C/N 238, AIM-4 Falcon missile mounted under the fuselage in a rotary missile bay

      McDonnell F-4C Phantom II (Serial No. 64-0817), painted as 64-0813, C/N 1141, XC, Miss Sel-Ala II

      McDonnell RF-4E Phantom II (Serial No. 67-0452), C/N 3003, ET

      McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle (Serial No. 74-0124), C/N 100/A085, OT

      Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 Fishbed (Serial No. 85), C/N 014

      North American Cavalier TF-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-13571), W-RU, C/N 109-27024

      North American B-25J Mitchell (Serial No. 44-30854), painted as 02344, C/N 108-34129

      North American F-86F Sabre (Serial No. 52-5513), painted as 51-2831, C/N 193-242, FU-831

      North American F-100C Super Sabre (Serial No. 54-1954), C/N 217-215, SS

      North American F-100C Super Sabre (Serial No. 54-1986), painted as 57-0951, C/N 217-247, SS

      North American AGM-28 (GAM-77) Hound Dog A Missile (Serial No. 59-2794)

      Northrop F-89D Scorpion (Serial No. 53-2610)

      Republic P-47N-5-RE Thunderbolt (Serial No. 44-89425) inside the museum

      Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (Serial No. 51-9495), painted as 51495, FS-495

      Republic F-105D Thunderchief (Serial No. 58-1155), C/N D10, JV, painted as 59-1171, inside the museum.

      Ryan BQM-34A Firebee Drone

      Ryan BQM-34F Firebee Drone

      Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV, (Serial No. 73-1652)

      V-1 Flying Bomb/Fieseler Fi-103

      Apopka

      North American T-28A Trojan (Serial No. 49-1618), Reg. No. N7054L, TL618 Corp, 1321 Apopka Airport Rd Hangar 149, Apopka, FL 32712.

      Arcadia

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 52-9696), on static display in the city.

      Avon Park Air Force Range

      The Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) bombing range and air-ground training complex is located east of the city of Avon Park in Florida. The APAFR was first opened during World War II under the name of Avon Park Army Air Field. The Third Air Force used the airfield for training B-17 air crews in air-to-ground bombing and for antisubmarine patrols. After World War II ended, the base was closed and placed in a caretaker status. In 1949, the base was transferred to the newly created USAF. It was then renamed Avon Park Air Force Base. In 1956, the base was renamed again to Avon Park Air Force Range. At this time a major improvement program was begun. At its height, the base spread across 218,000 acres (880 km2). Over the succeeding years the US Air Force declared much of the land surplus and disposed of it. The last major divestment in 1983 brought the range to its current size.

      The APAFR consists of approximately 106,000 acres (430 km2) of land of which about 82,000 acres (330 km2) are open to the public for recreation, provided there are no ongoing military missions. APAFR includes Avon Park Air Force Auxiliary Field (also known as MacDill AFB Auxiliary Field). The airfield consists of an 8000 ft main runway, a limited-operational control tower, an aircraft rescue and firefighting facility and limited ramp and hangar facilities. There are no published instrument approach procedures and the airfield is limited to military aircraft VFR operations; however, the airfield is currently closed but open to military aircraft emergencies.

      The host unit for the APAFR is the Deployed Unit Complex (DUC), 23rd Wing, Detachment 1, which is a unit of the 23rd Wing (23 WG), an Air Combat Command (ACC) composite fighter and rescue wing located at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. In addition to the Avon Park Air Force Range, the DUC also oversees a flight line facility at nearby MacDill AFB for transient military flight crews, maintenance crews and aircraft utilizing APAFR. This permits visiting squadrons to have ready access to APAFR while concurrently taking advantage of the more robust billeting and maintenance support capabilities at MacDill. This combination of facilities provides extensive, diversified and convenient training airspace and ranges with unique training capabilities for military air, ground and air-to-ground training. Wikipedia.

      Bay Harbor

      North American F-100C Super Sabre painted as (Serial No. 54-1881), number may be incorrect as 54-1881 crashed in 1965. This aircraft is on static display in the city.

      Belleview

      Vultee BT-13A Valiant (Serial No. 2514), Reg. No. N213BD, E.E. McMechen, 9279 SE 110th St Rd, Belleview, FL 34420-3595.

      Boynton

      Beechcraft A45/T-34 Mentor (Serial No. G-811), Reg. No. N999Y, Russell Davis, 10661 Denoeu Rd, Boynton Beach, FL 33437-4534.

      Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park, Starke, Florida ANG. Camp Blanding Museum & Historical Associates, 5629 SR #16 W, Starke, FL 32091. 904-682-3196.

      E-Mail: CBMuseum@aol.com. Web Site: campblanding-museum.org

      Internet: http://30thinfantry.org/blanding.shtml.

      Camp Blanding Joint Training Center is the primary military reservation and training base for the Florida National Guard, both the Florida Army National Guard and Florida Air National Guard, located in Clay County, Florida near the city of Starke. The site measures approximately 73,000 acres (300 km²) and includes Kingsley Lake. It also hosts other Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and some Active Component training for the US armed forces.

      General Blanding (9 Nov 1876 - 26 Dec 1970) was one of Florida’s most distinguished soldiers. He graduated from the East Florida Seminary (now the University of Florida) in 1894 and began his military service to the state and nation. He was promoted to Colonel in 1909 and commanded the 2nd Florida Infantry during the Mexican Border Service in 1916 and 1917. During World War I, he commanded the 53rd Brigade, 27th Division. He was promoted to Major General in 1924 and commanded the 31st Infantry Division until 1940. He also served as chief of the National Guard Bureau until his retirement and promotion to lieutenant general in 1940.

      Camp Blanding is the primary training site for most of the state’s military units and the main combat arms brigade, the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida Army National Guard. It is also home to the headquarters and support companies of the 3-20th Special Forces Group, the 211th Infantry Regiment, and the 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion (AOB) Aviation Regiment.

      Camp Blanding also houses several non-flying units of the Florida Air National Guard, to include the 202nd Red Horse Squadron, 159th Weather Flight, Weather Readiness Training Center (WRTC), and the joint Army/Air Force 44th Civil Support Team. The base is also a training location for counter-drug units and law enforcement agencies in Florida, and functions as the backup Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the State of Florida.

      Weapons ranges at Camp Blanding include: - 50 live fire ranges capable of handling all weapons systems organic to a Light Infantry Brigade to include Mortars and Artillery; - 5 Automated Ranges for small arms and handgun qualification; - a Crew Combat Range; - 4 Platoon/Squad Movement to Contact ranges (400 by 800 meters)

      Training Areas include three Major Maneuver Areas with a total of 55,000 acres (220 km2) plus of varied topography-planted pine plantations, swamps, oak hammocks, desert like terrain-with minimal environmental restrictions, with the ability to support a Light Infantry Brigade plus one Battalion of aggressors. The Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility consists of 16 Buildings and a Bridge and Tunnel Trainer.

      In 2008 Camp Blanding became host to the Army’s latest Air Assault course in response to the growing need for Air Assault trained individuals for the continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is also a bombing and strafing target for military aircraft, primarily used by the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, located on the southern portion of the post. Wikipedia.

      Camp Blanding is also home to the Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park. Open to the public, the facility contains a history museum in one of Camp Blanding’s restored World War II buildings, tracing the history of both Camp Blanding and the Florida National Guard. Outdoor exhibits and displays include equipment and Army, Navy and Air Force aircraft from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and Operation Desert Storm, including captured Soviet-manufactured Iraqi equipment from the latter conflict.

      Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No.), Medevac helicopter.

      Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No.)

      Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter (Serial No.)

      Convair F-106A Delta Dart (Serial No. 59-0105), mounted on a pylon.

      Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Serial No. 12436), D-Day markings.

      Grumman A-6A Intruder (Serial No. 155851)

      Vought A-7A Corsair II (Serial No. 157503)

      Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32925.

      Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command’s 45th Space Wing, headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the state of Florida, CCAFS is the primary launch head of America’s Eastern Range with four launch pads currently active. The facility is south-southeast of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on adjacent Merritt Island, with the two linked by bridges and causeways. The Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip provides a 10,000 foot runway close to the launch complexes for military airlift aircraft delivering heavy and outsized payloads to the Cape.

      Several major American space exploration firsts were launched from CCAFS, including the first US earth satellite (1958), first US astronaut (1961), first US astronaut in orbit (1962), first two-man US spacecraft (1964), first US unmanned lunar landing (1966), and first three-man US spacecraft (1967). It was also the launch site for the first spacecraft to ever fly past the other planets in the Solar System (1962–1977), and the first spacecraft to orbit Mars (1971) and roam its surface (1996). Wikipedia.

      The CCAFS area had been used by the United States government since 1949 when President Harry S. Truman established the Joint Long Range Proving Grounds at Cape Canaveral to test missiles. The location was among the best in the continental United States for this purpose as it allowed for launches out over the Atlantic Ocean, and it was closer to the equator than most other parts of the United States, allowing rockets to get a boost from the Earth’s rotation.

      On 1 June 1948, the US Navy transferred the former Naval Air Station Banana River to the US Air Force, with USAF renaming the facility the Joint Long Range Proving Ground (JLRPG) Base on 10 June 1949. On 1 October 1949, the Joint Long Range Proving Ground Base was transferred from the Air Materiel Command to the Air Force Division of the Joint Long Range Proving Ground. On 17 May 1950, the base was renamed the Long Range Proving Ground Base, but three months later was renamed Patrick Air Force Base, in honor of Army Major General Patrick. In 1951, the Air Force established the Air Force Missile Test Center.

      Early American sub-orbital rocket flights were achieved at Cape Canaveral in 1956. These flights were shortly after some sub-orbital flights at White Sands, like Viking 11 on 24 May 1954. Following the Soviet Union’s successful Sputnik 1, the US attempted its first launch of an artificial satellite from Cape Canaveral on 6 December 1957. However, the rocket carrying Vanguard TV3 blew up on the launch pad.

      ASA was founded in 1958, and Air Force crews launched missiles for NASA from CCAFS. Redstone, Jupiter, Pershing, Polaris, Thor, Atlas, Titan and Minuteman missiles were all tested from the site, the Thor becoming the basis for the expendable launch vehicle (ELV) Delta rocket, which launched Telstar 1 in July 1962. The row of Titan (LC-15, 16, 19, 20) and Atlas (LC-11, 12, 13, and 14) launch pads along the coast came to be known as Missile Row in the 1960s. NASA’s early manned spaceflights, Mercury and Gemini, were prepared for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch pads LC-5, LC-14 and LC-19 by USAF crews.

      The Air Force chose to expand the capabilities of the Titan launch vehicles for its heavy lift capabilities. The Air Force constructed Launch Complexes 40 and 41 to launch Titan III and Titan IV rockets just south of Kennedy Space Center. A Titan III has about the same payload capacity as the Saturn IB at a considerable cost savings. Launch Complex 40 and 41 have been used to launch defense reconnaissance, communications and weather satellites and NASA planetary missions. The Air Force also planned to launch two Air Force manned space projects from LC 40 and 41. They were the Dyna-Soar, a manned orbital rocket plane (canceled in 1963) and the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), a manned reconnaissance space station (canceled in 1969).

      From 1974-1977 the powerful Titan-Centaur became the new heavy lift vehicle for NASA, launching the Viking and Voyager series of spacecraft from Launch Complex 41. Complex 41 later became the launch site for the most powerful unmanned US rocket, the Titan IV, developed by the Air Force.

      Of the many launch complexes built since 1950, only four remain active with two planned for future use. Launch Complex SLC-17 is the home of the Delta II. Launch Complexes SLC-37 and SLC-41 have now been modified to launch EELV Delta IV and Atlas V launch vehicles, respectively. These new launch vehicles will replace all earlier Delta, Atlas, and Titan rockets. Launch Complex SLC-47 is used to launch weather sounding rockets. Launch Complex SLC-46 is reserved for future use by the Spaceport Florida Authority. Launch Complex SLC-40 hosted the first launch of the Space X Falcon 9 in June 2010. Wikipedia.

      In the case of low-inclination (geostationary) launches the location of the area at 28°27’N put it at a slight disadvantage against other launch facilities situated nearer the equator. The boost eastward from the Earth’s rotation is about 405 m/s (about 900 miles per hour) at Cape Canaveral against about 465 m/s (1,035 miles per hour) at the European Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

      In the case of high-inclination (polar) launches the latitude does not matter, but the Cape Canaveral area is not suitable because inhabited areas underlie these trajectories; Vandenberg Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral’s West coast counterpart, is used instead. The Air Force Space & Missile Museum is located at LC-26. Wikipedia.

      Cape Coral

      North American T-28B Trojan (BuNo. 138136), Reg. No. N2HF, Norwegian Warbirds Inc, 1105 SE 32nd Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33904-4213.

      North American T-28B Trojan (Serial No. 1383134), Reg. No. N392W, Florida Warbirds Museum Corp, 3300 Chiquita Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33914.

      Cecil Field Naval Air Station, NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL, 32215-5000. Tel: 904-778-5626. Internet: www.cecilfield.com.

      The base opened in 1941 as an auxiliary training base for NAS Jacksonville. It was commissioned in 1943 as a Naval Auxiliary Station. It was decommissioned after WWII. Returned to active service in 1950, NAS Cecil Field was designated as the south’s only master jet base. It was decommissioned again in 1999. Aircraft that had been on display at Cecil Field were transferred to NAS Jacksonville in 2000.

      McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (Serial No. 162462), VFA-82, maintained by Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

      Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Detachment Astor.

      Opened about 1950, served as Army, Air Force, and Naval Installation. Cecil Field NAS is the only Navy bombing range on the east coast open for live ordnance.

      Celebration

      North American T-6G Texan (Serial No. 49-3392), Reg. No. N104DC, Kathryn M. Budde-Jones, 1015 Persimmon Street, Celebration, FL 34747-4861.

      Clearwater

      North American T-28B Trojan (Serial No. 137696), Reg. No. N428B, Pipeline Aviation, 12550 47th Way N, Clearwater, FL 34622-4441.

      Clearwater-St. Petersburg Airport, Florida Military Aviation Museum, Box 1687, Clearwater, FL 34622. Tel: 813-535-9007. The Museum has been closed. Most of the aircraft formerly assigned to the Florida Military Aviation Museum at Clearwater-St. Petersburg Airport by the National Museum of the USAF were removed from the facility and placed in outside storage.  Many have been moved to the Military Aviation Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, Canton Airport, Akron, Ohio. Aircraft previously on display at Clearwater included the following:

      Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter (Serial No. 64-13614)

      Cessna A-37B Dragonfly (Serial No. 73-1088)

      Cessna T-37B Tweet (Serial No. 54-2732), being restored by MAPS.

      Cessna T-41B Mescalero (Serial No. 67-15006)

      DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver (Serial No. 52-6135)

      Douglas DC-3 (Serial No. 7392), Reg. No. N90079

      Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo. 148592)

      General Dynamics F-102A Delta Dagger (Serial No. 56-0986), being restored by MAPS.

      Kaman HH-43 Huskie (Serial No. 1343)

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Serial No. 58-0470), C/N 1519, Reg. No. N63313

      McDonnell F-101F Voodoo (Serial No. 57-0342), being restored by MAPS.

      McDonnell F-4A Phantom II (BuNo. 145308)

      North American F-86D Sabre Dog (Serial No. 52-4168), being restored by MAPS.

      North American F-86L Sabre Dog (Serial No. 53-0658)

      North American QF-100 Super Sabre (Serial No. 56-3081), being restored by MAPS.

      Republic F-105B Thunderchief (Serial No. 57-5820), being restored by MAPS.

      Sikorsky HUS-1G/HH-34F Helicopter (Serial No. USCG 1334)

      Clearwater Coast Guard Air Station

      In 1934, Albert Whitted Airport in downtown St. Petersburg became the home base for Coast Guard amphibious aircraft and helicopters. In 1976 it moved to St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport for longer runways, and then it was renamed Coast Guard Air Station, Clearwater. In 1987, it became the Coast Guard’s largest Air Station, and its motto Anytime, Anywhere, describes its current operations which include missions in support of search and rescue, law enforcement, aids to navigation, marine environmental protection and others flown on a daily basis. The base has been involved in the Cuban Boatlift, the Grenada Rescue Mission, international agency and international narcotics interdiction efforts, and participated in the response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

      Cocoa Beach

      Beechcraft A45/T-34 Mentor (Serial No. G-39), Reg. No. N34MR, Miguel Rivera, 12 Willow Green Drive, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-2017.

      Cocoa Beach, Air Force Space & Missile Museum, 191 Museum Circle, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-2535, Tel: 321-853-3245. For technical data on missiles and rockets on display in Florida, see Annex B.

      Aerojet General Aerobee rocket

      Bell GAM-63 Rascal missile

      Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc A surface-to-air missile

      Boeing LGM-30 Minuteman 1 ICBM

      Chrysler PGM-11 Redstone missile

      Chrysler PGM-19 Jupiter MRBM

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