Worldwide AircraftAircraft in the air, at bases and airfields as well as airshows and at museums around the world with an emphasis on Soviet-designed aircraft.
Countries- America
- Airfields
- Military
- Air Force Flight Test MuseumEdwards Air Force Base, California Visted in 1987 and again in 1991 Return to the state where located.
Andrews Air Force BaseActive duty and retired personnel were able to drive near the flight line and photograph the aircraft. These photos were taken from about 1978 through the 1980s…
Bone YardThe 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The aircraft may be seen only by bus caught at the Pima Air Museum Visited…
Camp Joseph T. Robinson Maneuver…Near Little Rock, Arkansas
Visited 01 June 2014.
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Chanute Technical Training…Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois Now closed Visited August 1983 Return to the state where located.
Davis-Monthan AFBNorth Gate Exhibit NOT the Bone Yard. These aircraft may be viewed by appointment only or with a valid military ID card Visited in August 1989. Return to the…
DC Air National GuardDistrict of Columbia Air National Guard, located at one end of the massive Andrews Air Force Base (today, Joint Base Andrews). I have chosen to place photos…
Dyess Air Force BaseDyess Air Force Base, Texas, near Abilene To visit, see https://www.dyess.af.mil/Library/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/267573/dyess-air-park Visited 13 May 2014.…
Edwards Air Force BaseBoth the NASA part of the base as well as the Air Force Flight Test Center portion. Visited twice, these photos are from those trips at the end of the 1980s.…
Kelly AFBSomeone gave me these photos which were taken at Kelly AFB, Texas, in spring of 1986. I have never been to Kelly. Return to the state where located.
MARTD Andrews AFBMarine Air Reserve Training Detachment (MARTD), Andrews Air Force Base. Return to the state where located.
Minnesota Air National Guard…St. Paul, Minnesota Date visited, 14 June 2019. Return to the state where located.
Naval Air Facility WashingtonLocated on the far side of Andrews Air Force Base, the Naval side of the airfield provided escorted visits each Saturday afternoon of transient aircraft on the…
Naval Air Station MeridianLocated outside Meridian, Mississippi Date visited 12 May 2018 Return to the state where located.
Palmdale, CaliforniaLocation of plants where military aircraft are constructed. I was there in the 1980s. Return to the state where located.
Patuxent River Naval Air Test…Several occasions to photograph aircraft around the base in the 1980s. Return to the state where located.
Pittsburgh International…The photos were taken while taxiing past the Air National Guard facility at the airport. Return to the state where located.
Unknown USAF BasesMiscellaneous photos I may or may not have taken at various unidentifed airfields.
Willow Grove Naval Air StationA suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is now closed and the aircraft on display next to the fence have been relocated to other museums. Return to the state…
Wright-Patterson AFBI was frequently at Wright-Patterson AFB on business during the 1980s. I would obtain a flight-line pass in order to photograph transient aircraft and those who…
Civil Airfields
Moore County Airport, North…Photos taken of aircraft approaching, departing or at the Moore County Airport. For fly-ins and shows, however, see…
Wilmington International AirportAircraft flying into and out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Most photos were taken from the Wilmington Riverwalk along the Cape Fear River. Return to the state…
Museums
Alabama
Return to the state where located.- Battleship Memorial ParkMobile, Alabama For non-aircraft photos from this museum, please go to http://www.royfc.com/al/mobile/battleship/index.html Date visited 20 May 2018. Return to…
Moton FieldTuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee, Alabama Visited on 21 May 2015. Return to the state where located.
Southern Museum of FlightBirmingham, Alabama. Moving to a new location in the future. Visited 11 May 2018. Return to the state where located.
U.S.Army Aviation MuseumThis museum supposedly has the largest collection of helicopters in the world.
Date visited 22 May 2018.
Arizona
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Champlin Fighter MuseumMesa, Arizona A very poorly lit museum that closed in 2003. Collection is now in Seattle. Visited August 1989 Return to the state where located.
Pima Air MuseumThree visits.
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1989Compare these photos of the aircraft displayed with how they looked during the third visit.
Visited August 1989.
2000Tucson, Arizona.
Second visit, February 2000.- 2014Third visit. We took so many photos this trip, both from the tram and while walking around, that it is difficult to remove all the nearly duplicated shots. Date…
Planes of FameArizona, just south of the Grand Canyon South Rim. Sadly, this museum closed in early 2023. It has been converted to a facility for “return to flight”…
California
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Flight Test MuseumEdwards Air Force Base. See https://www.edwards.af.mil/Contact-Us/Community-Engagement/Tours/ to visit. Return to the state where located.
Colorado
Return to the state where located.- Air Force AcademyI have decided since the grounds of the Academy are open to the public to place it here in the Museums album. Visited summer 1983. Return to the state where…
Wings Over the Rockies Air &…This museum celebrates flight in Colorado. It is not a typical "all-inclusive" aviation museum. Visited 27 June 2019 Return to the state where located.
Connecticut
Return to the state where located.- New England Air MuseumMuch of the collection had been damaged in a storm. Visited early summer 1982. Return to the state where located.
District of Columbia
Return to the state where located.- National Air & Space MuseumWashington, D.C. Only a few of my collection taken at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Return to the state where located.
National Museum of the United…Visited late 1977 before it became the National Museum of the USN.
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Florida
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National Museum of Naval…Visited 20 May 2015.
Air Force Missile & Space MuseumLocated at the Headquarters, Eastern Test Range, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, when I visited there in April 1965. Our second trip was in 1989. In between…
Valiant Air Command Warbird…Visited 03 March 2022.
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B-52 Cockpit PhotosThe bride of lo-these-many years climbed up into the cockpit of the nose section of the B-52 on display and took these photos.
Georgia
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Army Aviation Heritage…This group of former helicopter pilots and maintenance personnel restores and demonstrates their aircraft around the country. Visited on 24 May 2018. Return to…
Georgia Veterans State ParkCordele, Georgia For non-aircraft photos from the museum, see http://www.royfc.com/ga/veterans/index.html . A new window will open. Dated visited 4 January…
Museum of AviationWarner-Robins, Georgia Visited 03 January 2015. Return to the state where located.
Idaho
Return to the state where located.- Teton Aviation CenterA very small collection in Driggs, Idaho. There are no signs to the collection and no hours posted on the door, which was unlocked. Visited 25 June 2019. Return…
Indiana
Return to the state where located.- Grissom Air MuseumPeru, Indiana.
Visited 12 June 2019.
Return to the state where located.- OutdoorsPresented basically in the order photographed with a few exceptions.
Louisiana
Return to the state where located.- National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, Louisiana. Aircraft and aircraft related photos only. All photos from this museum are at http://www.royfc.com/la/nola/war/index.html Date visited…
Maryland
Return to the state where located.- 94th Aero SquadronA restaurant in College Park, Maryland, with some mock-ups, not real aircraft. Visited 08 March 2008. Return to the state where located.
College Park Aviation MuseumA small collection commemorating the airfield that has been in operation longer than any other United States airfield Visited on 08 March 2008. Return to the…
Patuxent River Naval Air Test &…Near Lexington Park, Maryland. Visited 17 October 2009. Return to the state where located.
Silver HillPaul Garber facility in Suitland, MD, usually referred to as Silver Hill. Silver Hill is where the aircraft are restored and kept until they can be put on…- Aircraft CollectionMany were awaiting restoration while others were just waiting to be put on display.
Nose ArtA collection of nose art displayed at Silver Hill.
Missouri
Return to the state where located.- National World War I Museum &…For photos of the rest of the museum, please go to http://www.royfc.com/mo/war/index.html Date visited 05 July 2017. Return to the state where located.
Nebraska
Return to the state where located.- Strategic Air Command Museum
- New MuseumVisited 03 July 2017
Old MuseumVisited summer 1983
Pioneer VillageHarold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska
Visited in August 1983.
New Jersey
Return to the state where located.- NAS Wildwood Aviation MuseumCape May Airport, New Jersey Visited October 2003. Return to the state where located.
New Mexico
Return to the state where located.- War Eagles MuseumSanta Teresa, New Mexico Visited on 16 May 2014. Return to the state where located.
New York
Return to the state where located.- National Warplane MuseumGeneseo, New York. Visted sometime before September 2003. Return to the state where located.
Old RhinebeckAlthough nearly all aircraft were viewed in a flying display, Old Rhinebeck is a museum that flies full-scale models and actual restored antique aircraft.…
1986 Show and MuseumSeptember 1986 visit.
North Carolina
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Carolinas Aviation MuseumCharlotte, North Carolina Sadly, one of the poorer museums I have visited. The price was outrageous and there were few aircraft. There appeared to be some on…
- North Carolina Aviation Museum…Asheboro, North Carolina. Many of the aircraft in these photos have been removed from the collection. Return to the state where located.
- 2022 VisitGrandpa Roy concentrated on the large models of aircraft and the smaller exhibits in this visit as the main aircraft collection had not really changed since his…
North Carolina Museum of HistoryRaleigh, North Carolina Visited 17 January 2015. Return to the state where located.
- Ohio
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Carillon Historical ParkLarge park of historical interest to this area of Ohio.
MAPS Air MuseumVisited 3 June 2022.
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AircraftAircraft are mostly in order photographed. The museum has three MiG aircraft and they can be found in the Soviet collection at…
C-47 Dakota ExhibitAll interior photos taken by Bert Ann Cochrun
- National Museum of the United…Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Several visits over the past 35 to 40 years
1979
Restoration LotActive duty and retired military personnel were able to visit what I call the restoration lot by car. Others were restricted to visiting the annex, being…
2006Visited 8 and 9 May 2006
2017Visited 19 June 2017
Walter Soplata CollectionCalled "the junk yard" by locals, Mr. Soplata collected aircraft and placed them around his property, hoping some day to restore them. A glance at the…
Oklahoma
Return to the state where located.- 45th Infantry Division MuseumOklahoma City, Oklahoma This is a terrific museum! Visited on 30 May 2014 Return to the state where located.
Stafford Air And Space MuseumWeatherford, Oklahoma
Visited on 29 May 2014.
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Oregon
Return to the state where located.- Tillamook MuseumTilamook, Oregon Tillamook was a blimp base for the Navy. Visited in June 1995. Return to the state where located.
South Carolina
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Florence Air & Missile MuseumThis South Carolina museum closed in December 1996. Most of the collection was destroyed or cannibalized for spare parts for other museums. Visited in April…- Marine Corps Air Station…Open to the public by turning around at the gate Visited 8 May 2016 Return to the state where located.
Patriot's Point
Return to the state where located.- USS YorktownPatriot's Point, Charlestown, South Carolina
Visited 2 March 2011. 
Vietnam ExperienceMiscellaneous photos from Patriot's Point. Most of the photos were taken aboard the USS Yorktown and are in that album. Date visited October 2011.
Tennessee
Return to the state where located.- Tennessee Museum of AviationPigeon Forge, Tennessee. Visited on 03 June 2014. Return to the state where located.
Texas
Return to the state where located.- Commemorative Air Force Airpower…Midland, Texas
Visited on 13 May 2014.
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Frontiers of Flight MuseumLove Field, Dallas, Texas
Visited 12 May 2014.
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Virginia
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Fighter Factory and Military…Virginia Beach, Virginia. Visited 03 January 2014. Return to the state where located.
Hampton Air Power ParkAn outdoor, roadside museum in Hampton, Virginia. Visited 05 January 2014. Return to the state where located.- National Museum of the United…Quantico, Virginia. When I visited originally about 1977 and again in 1986, it was simply called the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum. The indoor photos are from…
- 1986 VisitA few of these outdoor shots were taken during the 1977/1978 visit, but I do not remember which they were.
2022 VisitThese photos are presented in the order in which they were taken, not by type.
Visited 21 October 2022.
Shannon Air MuseumThis collection has moved at least two times since these photos were taken in 1977 or 1978. It now is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Return to the state where…
Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian AnnexDulles International Airport, Virginia, Smithsonian Annex.
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U.S. Army Transportation MuseumFort Eustis, Virginia.
Visited Autumn of 1985.
Virginia Air and Space CenterHampton Roads, Virginia. Visited 5 January 2014. Return to the state where located.
Virginia Transportation MuseumAviation display.
Visited 27 October 2022
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Washington
Return to the state where located.- Pearson Air MuseumVancouver, Washington. It was here that Valeriy Chkalov landed after his historic flight over the Pole from Moscow in 1937. The aircraft exhibits were removed…
Wisconsin
Return to the state where located.- EAA Air Adventure MuseumOshkosh, Wisconsin.
Date visited 13 June 2019.
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Pioneer AirportAcross the field from the main museum is another wonderful collection.
ShowsShows & Open Houses
Andrews Air Force BaseAndrews Air Force Base show were always in May.
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Freedom Flight AmericaFreedom Flight America Fly-in to Andrews See https://tinyurl.com/y797ucxm for an article about this unique Andrews display. 10 August 1995. Return to the state…
College Park, Maryland
Return to the state where located.- 1979Fly-in that included a recreation of the Spirit of St. Louis on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Lindbergh's solo flight to Paris in May, 1927. This…
Flying Circus AerodromeBealton, Virginia Show held late summer 1977 Return to the state where located.
Forgotten May 1986 ShowI cannot remember where this show was held, but it should have been in Maryland. Return to the state where located.
Fort Meade, MarylandThey held an open day one year in the early 1980s. I forget when. Return to the state where located.
Harnett County ShowWings over Harnett A North Carolina display to show off their new terminal building, but the show was a disaster as they were not prepared for the large crowds…
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry…It was a very grey day. Attended 30 April 2016 Return to the state where located.
In the AirA very grey day with low cloud cover prevented most aircraft from performing their full demonstration routines. Photos are in order of flying sequence during…
McGuire Air Force Base
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1983Show held 27 May 1983 Another source states the show was held 30 May 1983, Memorial Day; however, my copy of the program says the show was held 27 May, the…
Meadville, PennsylvaniaWings of Eagles A World War II Air Show Attended 2 July 1988 Return to the state where located.
Moore County AirportThree free shows, then they began to charge outrageous entry fees. Return to the state where located.
2014 Open HouseOpen House held 6 September 2014.- 2015 Open HousePoor weather precluded many arrivals. The cars on display are included here, too.
Open House held 12 September 2015 
2017 Open HouseNot too many aircraft showed up this year. The cars on display are included here, too. Open House held 16 September 2017 . This was the last free show/open…
Old Rhinebeck (in the Museum…Although nearly all aircraft were viewed in a flying display, Old Rhinebeck is a museum that flies full-scale models and actual restored antique aircraft.…
Reading, Pennsylvania 2003The Reading airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as later photos. Return to the state where located.
Sanford-Lee County Airport B-17…Photographed on 21 September 2014, the bomber was in 'Memphis Belle' colors and gave rides at $450.00 a pop. Return to the state where located.
Westminster, Maryland
Return to the state where located.- 1989 Air ShowJack B. Poage Field Westminster, MD
Carrol County, Maryland 
WWII Memorial FlightFly-in and display of the WWII Memorial Flight to Westminster, Maryland, some time in 2003 and again on 5 October 2006. The 2003 photos were taken with an old…
Willow Grove AirshowThe Willow Grove airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as later photos. 14 September 2002 Return to the…
Australia- Central Australian Aviation…Northern Territory, Australia.
Visited about August 1984. 
Canada- Airfields
- Carp Airport, CanadaOttawa, Canada A friend building a Skybolt II took me there in July 1985. There were some interesting airplanes. It seems good DC-3 go here after they die.
Museums- Canada Aviation and Space MuseumRockcliffe Airport, Ottawa.
Canadian Warplanes Heritage…Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada.
Visited in or before September 2003 for the second time.
China- Nanchang CJ-6AThis Chinese trainer is frequently displayed in Russian markings though, to my knowledge, they have never used it.
England- Airfields
- CivilianCivilian
- London Heathrow
- 1976Photos taken on a very grey day about 1976 when one could still go to the top of a parking garage and photograph the aircraft without anyone worrying the…
Luton Airport, EnglandPhotos from the mid 1970s.
MilitaryMilitary
RAF AlconburyI was able to get on a list of photographers and the press to notify when something unusual showed up at Alconbury. These photographs are from those visits. The…
Museums
Former Royal Air Force Base…Duxford Collection
Many of the aircraft from the London museum have been moved to Duxford.
- 2015The museum had changed considerably since my last trip. Little effort has been made to sort the photos. Date visited 11 May 2015
Historic Aircraft MuseumSouthend-on-Sea, Essex. This museum closed March 1983
Visited in summer 1975.
Imperial War MuseumThe 1974-1977 photos were taken before the Imperial War Museum assumed control of RAF Duxford. Before that it was shared by several different organizations,…- Imperial War Museum DuxfordDuxford Collection
Many of the aircraft from the London museum have been moved to Duxford.
- 2015The museum had changed considerably since my last trip. Little effort has been made to sort the photos. Date visited 11 May 2015
Imperial War Museum LondonThese photos were taken during the mid-1970s. Many of the London aircraft were moved later to Duxford.
Mosquito Aircraft MuseumVisited in 1976
North East Aircraft MuseumThese 1976 photos were taken just as the museum was starting up. The aircraft still had not been moved to their permanent home.
- Royal Air Force Cosford MuseumVisited in 1976.
Royal Air Force Hendon Museum…London (Hendon), England. The aircraft in the photos from the 1970s, for the most part, are different than those in the 1984 album.
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm MuseumYeovilton, England.
Visited July 1976.
Science MuseumSouth Kensington, London
Visted in 1975 or 1976.
Shuttleworth CollectionOld Warden, England. For photos during Old Warden flying days, see Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society in the Shows/Open Houses folder. Visited several times…
Strathallan Aircraft CollectionSadly, the Strathallan Aircraft Collection closed in 1990. There had been a show 4 days before my visit according to my notes. Research shows it was held on…
Shows & Open Houses- Alconbury, USAF RAF BaseShow held 28 June 1975
Biggin HillShow held 18 May 1975
Duxford ShowsPhotos from various shows between July 1974 and June 1977.
Farnborough Air Show1974 and 1976 shows.
FinningleyShow held 4 September 1976
Henlow RAF BaseShow held 26 May 1975
Mildenhall, USAF RAF Base1976 and 1977 shows.
Shuttleworth Flying DaysI was a member of the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (SVAS) while I was stationed in Britain and attended a large number of the summer shows at the Old…
Staverton Airport Air Show4 May 1975
Upper HeyfordShow held 3 July 1976.
WycombeI have no idea why I have so few photos of this show.
France
Musée de l'Air, Paris, FranceParis, France. The museum moved from Chalais Meudon to Le Bourget airport in 1975.- Chalet MeudonVisited June 1973
Le BourgetVisited during Paris Air Show 1975 or 1977.
- Paris Air ShowFour different shows.
1989All of these photos were taken by a friend who provided them to me some years ago.
Germany
- Auto & Technik MuseumSinsheim, Germany. A true "Man's Museum," it even had a complete display of Stihl chainsaws
Visited August or early September 1995.
USSR/RussiaUSSR/Russia
Miscellaneous PhotosMy photos from parks, memorials, VFW halls and so forth where only one or two aircraft are found.
Behind Our HouseAircraft photographed flying behind our home in North Carolina.
Other Museum CollectionsThese are not aviation museums, but museums that happen to have a few aircraft.
