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Military aircraft pictures from the Air Force Armament Museum
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The following aircraft photos were taken in the outside and inside area of the Air Force Armament Museum. Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (61-7959), c/n: 2010 "Big Tail", U.S. Air Force This aircraft set a speed record with 2,193 mph (= 3,529 km/h) at an altitude of 85,069 ft. (= 25,928 m). Related aircraft pictures: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (68-0058 / ET), c/n: A1-227/E-68, 40th Flight Test Squadron (40 FLTS), 46th Test Wing (46 TW), Eglin AFB, FL, USA North American TB-25J Mitchell (44-30854), c/n: 108-34129, U.S. Air Force, March AFB, CA, USA The last B-25 Mitchell in the U.S. Air Force, marked as #40-2344. Related aircraft pictures: North American B-25 Mitchell Boeing RB-47H Stratojet (53-4296), c/n: 4501320, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Forbes AFB, KS, USA The last operational B-47 Stratojet in the U.S. Air Force. McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle (74-0124 / EG), c/n: 100/A085, 4485th Test Squadron, Tactical Air Command, Eglin AFB, FL, USA The aircraft is carrying unit markings of the 58th, 59th, and 60th Fighter Squadron at Eglin AFB. Related aircraft pictures: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Republic F-105D Thunderchief (58-1155 / JV), c/n: D10, 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat RTAFB, Thailand The aircraft is marked as F-105D-6-RE #59-1771 of the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV (S-65) (73-1652), c/n: 65-390, 20th Special Operations Squadron (20 SOS), 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW), Hurlburt Field, FL, USA Related helicopter pictures: Sikorsky CH-53 Stallion, Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 Fishbed-C (014) This MiG-21 Fishbed is marked as #85 of the Soviet Air Force. Related pictures: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF-75 Lancer C General Motors F-84F Thunderstreak (51-9495 / FS-495), 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 183rd Tactical Fighter Group (IL ANG), Springfield, IL, USA The aircraft is marked for 401st Fighter Bomber Wing at England AFB, LA, USA. North American F-86F Sabre (52-5513) The aircraft is marked as #51-2910/FU-910 and was flown by triple-ace Capt. J. McConnell of the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Eglin AFB, FL, USA. Northrop F-89D Scorpion (53-2610), 119 Fighter Group (ND ANG), Hector Field, ND, USA North American F-100C Super Sabre (54-1986), Armament Development and Test Center, Eglin AFB, FL, USA The aircraft is marked as #54-1954/SS. McDonnell JF-101B Voodoo (56-0250), c/n: 238, 4440th Aircraft Delivery Group, Langley AFB, VA, USA Lockheed F-104D Starfighter (57-1331), Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards AFB, CA, USA Lockheed T-33A T-Bird (53-5947), c/n: 580-9423, 95th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron, 325th Fighter Weapons Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL, USA Related aircraft pictures: Canadair T-33/CT-133 Silver Star A GBU-43/B (Massive Ordnance Air Blast), nicknamed "Mother Of All Bombs" in front of the Air Force Armamament Museum at Eglin AFB. MOAB is an improved replacement for the unguided 15,000 lbs. (= 6,804 kg) BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" bomb. The GBU-43/B weapon is a 21,000 lbs. (= 9,525 kg) total weight GPS-guided munition with fins and inertial gyro for pitch and roll control. It is today the largest satellite-guided, air-delivered weapon. MOAB delivers the BLU-120/B blast-type warhead which contains 18,700 lbs. (= 8,482 kg) of H6, an explosive that is a mixture of RDX (Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine), TNT, and aluminum. Official Website of the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB: |
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