Pima Air & Space Museum - Post War Prop Planes, Tucson AZ Photos

Pima Air & Space Museum has one of the largest collections of aircraft in USA including many of the largest propeller-driven armed forces transport & refuelling tankers used after WWII.

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Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Triple tail of Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner (1943-8) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Triple tail of Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner (1943-8) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner (1943-8) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed Constellation L-049 airliner (1943-8) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Lockheed L-048 Constellation, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed L-048 Constellation, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed L-048 Constellation, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed LC-121 Warning Star, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
TWA Star of Switzerland Lockheed L-048 Constellation nose, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed L-048 Constellation triple tail, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.TWA Star of Switzerland Lockheed L-048 Constellation, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed LC-121 Warning Star recon / early warning version of Constellation, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Columbine of President Dwight Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbine of President Dwight Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas Dragon B-23 at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas VC118A Liftmaster, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Columbine, a C121 Constellation plane of President Dwight David Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbine, a C121 Constellation plane of President Dwight David Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas Dragon B-23 (1939) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas VC118A Liftmaster (1947) prop transport, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Columbia XJL-1 flying boat, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbia XJL-1 flying boat, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Grumman Albatross HU-16A Amphibian Air Sea Rescue at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Grumman Albatross HU-16A Amphibian Air Sea Rescue at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Narrow fuselage of Columbia XJL-1 flying boat (experimental only 2 built 1946), Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbia XJL-1 flying boat (experimental only 2 built 1946), Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Grumman Albatross HU-16A Amphibian Air Sea Rescue (1949-83) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Grumman Albatross HU-16A Amphibian Air Sea Rescue (1949-83) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Beechcraft Expeditor UC-45J transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Budd Conestoga RB-1 transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Northrop Raider YC-125A transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Northrop Raider YC-125A transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Beechcraft Expeditor UC-45J transport (1942-76) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Budd Conestoga RB-1 transport (1944-5) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Northrop Raider YC-125A transport (1950-70)at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Northrop Raider YC-125A transport (1950-70)at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Fairchild Packet C-82A cargo at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-117D Skytrain, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed Hercules C-130A transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Row of transport planes at Pima Air Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Fairchild Packet C-82A cargo (1946-50)at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-117D Skytrain transport (1951-80), Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Lockheed Hercules C-130A transport (1950)at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Row of transport planes at Pima Air Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-124 Globemaster, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport (1950-75) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-124 Globemaster transport (1950-75), Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport (1950-75) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Globemaster C-124 transport (1950-75) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas Cargomaster C-133B transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Cargomaster C-133B transport at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster transport, largest turboprop craft ever built, (1957-74), Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas C-133 Cargomaster prop engine details, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Douglas Cargomaster C-133B transport (1957-74) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Douglas Cargomaster C-133B transport (1957-74) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
B-377SC Super Guppy, NASA rocket transport, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Aero Spacelmes B-377SC Super Guppy used for transport of NASA rocket sections, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport (1965-1995) used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport (1965-1995) used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Aero Spacelines Super Guppy B-377SG cargo transport (1965-1995) used by NASA at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Boeing KB 50J Super Fortress & Boeing KC-97G, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing Superfortress KB-50J aerial tanker with both prop & jet engines at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KB 50J Super Fortress aerial tanker, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Prop & jet engines of Boeing Superfortress KB-50J aerial tanker at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Boeing KB 50J Super Fortress & Boeing KC-97G, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing Superfortress KB-50J aerial tanker (1947-68) with both prop & jet engines at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KB 50J Super Fortress aerial tanker (1947-68) with both props & jets, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Prop & jet engines of Boeing Superfortress KB-50J aerial tanker (1947-68) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Boeing Stratofreighter KC-97G aerial tanker at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KC-97G aerial tanker, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KC-97G aerial tanker, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Refueling boom of Boeing Stratofreighter KC-97G aerial tanker at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Boeing Stratofreighter KC-97G aerial tanker (1950-78) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KC-97G prop aerial tanker, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Boeing KC-97G aerial tanker fuel transfer boom, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Refueling boom of Boeing Stratofreighter KC-97G aerial tanker (1950-78) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Fairey Gannet AEW MK. 3 airborne radar plane at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane (1951-91) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane (1951-91) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Tail of Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk.2 British airborne early warning plane (1951-91) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Fairey Gannet AEW MK. 3 airborne radar plane (1960-78) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Double prop nose of Fairey Gannet AEW MK. 3 airborne radar plane at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Rearward props & wingtip jets of Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Double prop nose of Fairey Gannet AEW MK. 3 airborne radar plane (1960-78) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber (1947-59) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Rearward props & wingtip jets of Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber (1947-59) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Nose of Convair Peacemaker B-36J strategic bomber (1947-59) at Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.
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