New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Hi,

Part of the reason for visiting Bradley Int'l. was the nearby New England Air Museum

The exhibits here are absolutely amazing, all of them are in pristine condition, with some quite unique aircraft

A bit of a log post, so I will split it down by hangar

Military hangar

Image67-16127 Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image62-12550 Bell UH-1 Iroquois, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image62-12550 Bell UH-1 Iroquois, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image70-15981 Bell AH-1 Cobra, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image52-5761 North American F-100 Super Sabre, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Image45-49458 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, United States Army (Actually 451 Peruvian Air Force) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN86481 Douglas A-26 Invader, United States Air Force (43-22499) by ian531531, on Flickr

Image56-0901 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Image69-18465 Sikorsky H-54 Tarhe 'Skycrane', United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image69-18465 Sikorsky H-54 Tarhe 'Skycrane', United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image161905 Kaman H-2 Seasprite, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

Image60-0289 Kaman H-43 Huskie, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Outside exhibits

Image52-1488 Martin B-57 Canberra, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Image147217 Grumman E-1B Tracer, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

Image62-4188 DHC-4 Caribou C-7A, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

Image7228 Grumman G-64 Albatross UF-1G, United States Coast Guard by ian531531, on Flickr

Image142246 Douglas A-3D Skywarrior, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

Image138048 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

Image2121 Falcon 20 HU-25A, United States Coast Guard by ian531531, on Flickr

Image134836 Douglas F-4D Skyray, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

Image52-1896 Northrop F-89 Scorpion, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN1523V Grumman G-21 Goose, United States Navy, (Converted to Kaman K-16B) by ian531531, on Flickr


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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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The B-29 pretty much has it's own hangar

Image44-61975 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, United States Air Force, 'Jack's Hack' (Actually 44-61566) by ian531531, on Flickr

Image44-61975 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, United States Air Force, 'Jack's Hack' (Actually 44-61566) by ian531531, on Flickr

Image44-61975 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, United States Air Force, 'Jack's Hack' (Actually 44-61566) by ian531531, on Flickr

Image44-61975 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, United States Air Force, 'Jack's Hack' (Actually 44-61566) by ian531531, on Flickr

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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Civil Hangar

ImageN74150 Sikorsky S-59, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN74146 Sikorsky S-49 (Doman LZ-1A), Doman Helicopters Inc. by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN5219 Sikorsky S-51, Private by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN812 Doman H-31, Doman Helicopters Inc. by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN6705K Republic RC-3 Seabee, Private by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNR2100 Granville Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN13Y North American P-51 Mustang by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC41881 Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A, American Export Airlines 'Excambian' by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC41881 Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A, American Export Airlines 'Excambian' by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC44792 Douglas DC-3, Eastern Air Lines (Actually N165LG) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC44792 Douglas DC-3, Eastern Air Lines (Actually N165LG) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC14262 Lockheed 10A Electra, Northwest (Actually N57573) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC14262 Lockheed 10A Electra, Northwest (Actually N57573) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageNC14262 Lockheed 10A Electra, Northwest (Actually N57573) by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN21A Goodyear Airship control car, United States Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN803W Sikorsky S-39, Civil Air Patrol by ian531531, on Flickr

Image1428 Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard, United States Coast Guard by ian531531, on Flickr

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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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:worship: :respect:
Absolutely marvellous!
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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Very nice!
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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Nice! More than the usual suspects! Took some time to get decent pictures, which you did well......
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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Thanks for the kind comments

We got talking to one of the volunteers who was re-painting the nose art on the B-25 Mitchell, he then gave us a tour of the storage hangar and the restoration hangar

Very difficult to shoot in here very dark and very cramped

ImageN37L North American B-25 Mitchell, United States Air Force 'Dog Daize' by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageSikorsky S-16 Replica by ian531531, on Flickr

Image79-0173 Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Image79-0173 Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Image51-13371 North American F-86 Sabre, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN51707 Ryan ST3-KR Recruit, United States Army Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN21070 Aeronca 50-C Chief by ian531531, on Flickr

I was surprised to see this model tucked away in the corner, apparently Kaman who are based nearby were very interested in building it under licence

ImageFairey Rotodyne model by ian531531, on Flickr

A few more images available here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136335878 ... 9537/page1

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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Finally we went in the restoration hangar were we saw this which is very close to going back on display. Again, the level of workmanship is unbelievable

The plane is a Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster and this is the only example that was built.

It's difficult to get a true idea of the plane from my shots as this was quite an unusual design, so I have included a link to an article on the restoration which shows one of the few images that exist of the complete aircraft

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

ImageN17N Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, Burnelli Avionics by ian531531, on Flickr

As usual more images here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136335878 ... 9537/page1

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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Nice stuff, thanks for taking the time to share it!
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Re: New England Air Museum, Bradley CT 12/9/19

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Great report, what a nice museum and pictures.

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