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 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]
[edit] Aircraft on Display
[edit] Bombers
- North American B-25J "Mitchell"
- Douglas (B-26C) A-26C "Invader"
- Boeing B-29B "Superfortress"
- Boeing B-52D "Stratofortress"
- Martin RB-57A "Canberra"
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[edit] 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
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[edit] 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"
- Lockheed F-104A "Starfighter"
- Convair F-106A "Delta Dart"
- MiG-17 "Fresco"
- Curtiss P-40N "Warhawk"
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- 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"
- BAE Lightning Mk.53Ê
- McDonnell RF-101C "Voodoo"
- General Dynamics F-16A "Fighting Falcon" Former USAF Thunderbird
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[edit] Helicopters
[edit] Missiles and Drones
[edit] Trainers
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- North American T-6G "Texan"
- North American T-28 "Trojan"
- Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
- Cessna T-37B "Tweety Bird"
- Northrop T-38A "Talon"
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[edit] 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"
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- 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"
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[edit] Gallery
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F4 Phantom II at entrance to the museum
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B1 Bomber at entrance to the museum
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F15 Eagle inside main entrance
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North American P51D Mustang
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SR-71A Blackbird in hangar (#61 7958)
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Lockheed U2 in hangar (#66682)
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SR-71A Blackbird in hangar
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Airplanes in rear of museum
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Airplanes in rear of museum
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Airplanes in rear of museum
[edit] Other Air Force museums
- See: National Museum of the United States Air Force and National Museum of the USAF #Other Air Force museums
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Coordinates: 32°35′24″N 83°35′16″W / 32.59°N 83.58778°W / 32.59; -83.58778
