I didn't see an F-111. It's a huge plane so I don't think I overlooked it. If they have one it could have been in the back of the hangar that was closed off.
Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, CA
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I can never get the Corsair and the Crusader straight!
One final picture. A closeup of an arrester hook. Not sure to which plane it belonged but those tailhooks look pretty much all the same as far as I know. The point shoe is a wear item and it is bolted to the tailhook shaft which you can clearly see.
JHZR2
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Great photos!
That "Vought F-8 Crusader" is actually an LTV A-7 (A or B) Corsair II. It looks like a short, fat F-8 and the lineage is obvious, but it is a very different aircraft.
Yes, it's already been pointed out on an earlier post. My bad.
Thanks. It's a nice outdoor museum. Got lucky with the weather and fairly soft light.
Castle AFB is an hour away. It's on my go-to list.
NASA Crow's Landing Airport is 45 minutes away. I don't think there's much to see there anymore.
NASA Crow's Landing Airport is 45 minutes away. I don't think there's much to see there anymore.
Those Korean era jets sure look rudimentary. Jet engine with wings and a cockpit. Gotta start somewhere I suppose. Have you been to the Evergreen museum up in Oregon? Well worth the price of admission although the wife and daughters didn't think so. I think I might have smelled some leftover Howard Hughes crazy on the Spruce Goose.
At least they had still wings. The F104 came a bit later and was called Widowmaker for a reason. Nothing but an engine with a cockpit and stubby wings.
It's been a long time!