USAFNM Vietnam War Years - April 28th, 2012
Douglas A-1E Skyraider close support aircraft
Maj. Bernard Fisher earned the MOH rescuing a fellow pilot
This is Maj. Fisher's aircraft, preserved here since 1967
T-28B Trojan trainer first, then fighter-bomber in 1962
F-100F Super Sabre two seat SAM suppressor
F-100F also used as a high speed Forward air control
McDonnell F-101C Voodoo broke 3 speed records in 1957
Martin B-57B Canberra jet replaced the B-26 Invader
Martin built the british bomber from 1951-1959
The B-57B flew various missions in Vietnam, 1965-1969
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly trainer turned attack in 1967
A-37s replaced the aging A-1 Skyraiders
Douglas B-26K Counter Invader resurrected in 1961 & 66
Modified for ground attack missions on Ho Chi Minh Trail
NA Rockwell OV-10A armed reconnaissance FAC aircraft
Bell UH-1P Iroquois "Huey"
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant
Armor plating & armament to rescue aircrews under fire
HH-3E was the first air refuelable helicopter produced
Such a large hanger of Vietnam & Korean war aircraft
Fairchild C-123K Provider "Patches" in service 1957-1972
C-123K airlifted troops & cargo to unprepared airstrips
DeHavilland C-7A Caribou STOL utility transport
Brought troops, supplies & equipment to isolated outposts
MiG-17F "Fresco" replace the MiG-15 in 1952
MiG-17 served 20 nations throughout the world
This MiG-17 was a gift from Egypt in 1986
MiG-21 "Fishbed" used by 40 nations since 1958
Over 13,000 MiG-17s were produced over 30 years
This 1964 built Hungarian MiG-21 was acquired in 1998
Republic F-105D Thunderchief carried 12K lbs of ordnance
II has the same artwork as the B-17F Memphis Belle
F-105D replaced by the F-4, all withdrawn by 1980
Lockheed EC-121D Constellation radar picket aircraft
EC-121 detected and tracked enemy aircraft
EC-121s were retired in 1978 by the E-3 Sentry AWACS
Bolt-117, AGM-62, GBU-8, AGM-12B & C guided missiles
Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter, 1964
2,000 F-5s were produced for allied nations
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II first flew 1963
Col. Olds shot down two MiG-17s in a single day
F-4C could carry twice the bomb load of a WWII B-17
Douglas RB-66B Destroyer photoreconnaissance aircraft
LTV A-7D Corsair II ground attack a/c, 1968
This A-7D Corsair II was retired in 1992
General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark, 1964-1996
Could fly at very low levels & hit targets in bad weather
Republic F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel
Wild Weasels attacked enemy SAM missile sites
This F-105G claimed three MiG kills
Cadillac Gage Commando 4x4 amphibious armored car
Recreated POW cells show the Hanoi Hilton experience
Boeing B-52D Stratofortress long range heavy bomber
750 B-52s were built before production ended in 1962
This B-52D was severly damaged by an enemy SAM in 1972, it flew 4 more missions, retired, and sent here in 1978
In 1966, Nemo detected enemy troops hidden on base and was shot in the snot, losing an eye, but did not leave his handler's side & was hailed a hero