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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Sentimental Journey

(Left) "Miss Murphy" - B-25 Bomber. Don't cross Miss Murphy!

Our family took a day trip and visited Falcon Field, where the Commemorative (formerly Confederate) Air Force is headquartered, among the citrus orchards of the East Valley, near Gilbert, AZ.


MIG 15 (Korean War vintage) and the Navy's primary World War II Trainer, the N3N "Canary" biplane.



Vietnam-War era MIG-21.



Sidewinder anti-air missiles beneath a McDonnell Aircraft Corp. F-4N Phantom II aircraft.



"Sentimental Journey": a restored B-17 Flying Fortress.



Looking like it's right out of "2001: A Space Odyssey": Ball turrett, for shooting below B-17 "Flying Fortresses." The gunner is unusually-cramped in this ball (and quite vulnerable, of course).

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