Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, MI Photos

Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum has a quality collection of aircraft set within a circular mural about aircraft history.

See also: Aviation Museums, Michigan
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Kalamazoo Air Zoo Museum building (2004) (6151 Portage Rd.).

Entrance to Kalamazoo Air Zoo.

Flying Tiger plane hanging in lobby of Air Zoo.

Flying Tiger plane hanging in atrium of Air Zoo.

Air Zoo display area with replica of Wright Brothers first plane overhead.

Real planes & murals mix at Air Zoo.

Museum layout at Air Zoo.

Mural section with World War I flyers at Air Zoo.

Collection of air show stunt planes at Air Zoo.

Display of barnstorming history at Air Zoo.

Boeing N2S-5 Stearman Kaydet biplane (c1936-45) at Air Zoo.

Rotary engine of Boeing N2S-5 Stearman Kaydet (c1936-45) at Air Zoo.

North American B25-J Mitchell (c1940-60) at Air Zoo.

Front half of North American B25-J Mitchell (c1940-60) at Air Zoo.

Nose of North American B25-J Mitchell (c1940-60) at Air Zoo.

Tail painting of Indian on North American B25-J Mitchell (c1940-60) at Air Zoo.

Piper L-4 Grasshopper (c1942-62) with D-Day stripes at Air Zoo.

Curtiss XP-55 Ascender (c1941-45) with pusher propeller at Air Zoo.

Aerodynamic profile of experimental Curtiss XP-55 Ascender (c1941-45) at Air Zoo.

Elevators at front of Curtiss XP-55 Ascender (c1941-45) at Air Zoo.

Bell P39-Q Airacobra (c1941-45) at Air Zoo.

Bell P39-Q Airacobra (c1941-45) with battle paint job at Air Zoo.

Bantam Rooster painted on door of Bell P39-Q Airacobra at Air Zoo.

Republic P47-D Thunderbolt (c1941-55) at Air Zoo.

Hispano HA1112 Buchon (c1944-67) job at Air Zoo.

Guard with machine gun beside Hispano HA1112 Buchon job at Air Zoo.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1941) at Air Zoo.

Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless (1942) at Air Zoo.

Chance Vought Corsair (c1943) at Air Zoo.

Vultee BT13-A trainer (c1941) at Air Zoo.

Waco CG-4A Hadrian glider (c1942) at Air Zoo.

Grumman Hellcat (c1943) at Air Zoo.

Grumman Tigercat (c1944) at Air Zoo.

Grumman Bearcat (c1945) at Air Zoo.

Douglas Skyraider (c1946) at Air Zoo.

Nose profile of Douglas Skyraider (c1946) at Air Zoo.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (c1954-87) at Air Zoo.

Vought F-8J Crusader (c1955-89) at Air Zoo.

Nose of Vought F-8J Crusader at Air Zoo.

Grumman F-14ATomcat & Vought F-8J Crusader at Air Zoo.

Grumman F-14ATomcat (c1970) at Air Zoo.

Nose of Grumman F-14ATomcat at Air Zoo.

Double tail with skull & crossbones of Grumman F-14ATomcat at Air Zoo.

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (c1978) at Air Zoo.

Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra at Air Zoo.

Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird (c1963-99) at Air Zoo.

Double cockpit of Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird at Air Zoo.

Aerial balloon merry-go-round ride at Air Zoo.

Biplane children's ride at Air Zoo.


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