Pima Air and Space Museum Trip

[John Bowden]

Thanks Aaron.......... those will help. Are you going back?

[murphyaa]

On to the plane porn!


D-21 Drone; F-107, Martin Mariner and some fat guy; SR-71 (Dad says it's an A-12); B-18 Bolo



Bede BD-5J Microjet; Starr Bumblebee and the fat guy again; OV-1 Mohawk (I got lots of reference pics); Budd Conestoga (More reference pics, but I'm gonna have to make some stuff up); Jefferson Starship.


Magnesium Overcast! B-36; C-135 Vomit Comet. I thought Les would like this one; Last one looks like a Corsair.


This one's new. I never heard of the Douglas A-24 Banshee. At least they're gonna put wings on it. Las pic is of our lonely WB-57 sitting forlornly behind that sadd looking Tri-Jetliner.

More pice here: http://murphs-models.webs.com/apps/p...bumid=15877822

[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by John Bowden

Thanks Aaron.......... those will help. Are you going back?

I always want to go back. They're building a new hanger to put lots more planes in, and I noticed enough spare fuselages back in their boneyard to build a complete PBY Catalina. I just need to have another perfect trifecta (Weekend off, access to a car, and enough money). Plus I think I'll wait until somebody turns the oven outside off. 100,000 degrees is a bit toasty for me.

[sgoti]

Heck, I'll kick in a few bucks for the next trip. Let us know a couple of weeks ahead and I'll see what I can do.

MUCH cheaper to fund your research trips than to try and do mine!

[murphyaa]

Quick game of "Name that plane". Anybody know what the green fuselage to the left belongs to? I believe the Noseart says "Lady Lode Star"


Google says it's a Lockheed C-60A Lodestar

[RunwayOneSixRight]

Originally Posted by murphyaa

Quick game of "Name that plane". Anybody know what the green fuselage to the left belongs to? I believe the Noseart says "Lady Lode Star"
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Google says it's a Lockheed C-60A Lodestar

Or if that is referring to Texas it most likely says "Lady Lone Star".

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[SCEtoAUX]

Lady Loadstar.
Warbird Alley: Lockheed C-60 Lodestar

This page has a nice closeup of the nose art:
Warbird Information Exchange View topic - SITREP (Update) on Lady Lodestar please

[airdave]

https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=lady%20lode%20star

[murphyaa]

It definitely said "Lady Lode Star". Seems like it was a somewhat famous plane that disappeared after a crash a few years ago.

[whulsey]

That's sad to see the WB-57 sitting in the same spot and situation from when I was down there last.
Just was checking and that was 2 and half years ago...and I still haven't got around to loading up those photos. Guess I'd best get busy. And that's why I'm not getting any models finished. Too many shows and museums and taking a lot of photos (can't ever take too many).