CountriesAmericaAirfieldsMilitary
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… 
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. 
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… 
Palmdale, CaliforniaLocation of plants where military aircraft are constructed. I was there 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… 
Museums
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.
Return to the state where located.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”…
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… 
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.
Virginia
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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… 
ShowsShows & Open Houses
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. 
Frederick, MarylandSome Frederick airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as earlier slide scans and later digital photos.…1988Not sure about this.... 
Harnett County ShowWings over Harnett to show off their new terminal building, but the show was a disaster as they were not prepared for the large crowds Show held 18 October 2014… 
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…
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.
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. 
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…
CanadaAirfieldsCarp 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.
ChinaNanchang CJ-6AThis Chinese trainer is frequently displayed in Russian markings though, to my knowledge, they have never used it. 
EnglandAirfieldsCivilianCivilian
London Heathrow1976Photos 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… 
1984Photos taken from the waiting room and the aircraft before takeoff for New York after a business trip 1984.
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
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
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 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.1975-1976Most, but not all, of the photos in this folder are different aircraft than those in the 1984 visit folder. 
1984Most, but not all, of the photos in this folder are different aircraft than those in the 1975-1976 visits folder.
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
Duxford ShowsPhotos from various shows between July 1974 and June 1977. 
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… 
WycombeI have no idea why I have so few photos of this show.
France
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/Russia
OKBs and Designers
Antonov AircraftOleg Konstantinovich Antonov. Early designs were gliders. The An-2 biplane has been produced by the thousand and has been used around he world. The largest… 
Beriev AircraftGeorgy Mikhailovich Beriev. Known primarily for his amphibious aircraft such as the Be-12, this Georgian designer died in 1979 at the age of 76. 
Ilyushin AircraftSergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin. He designed the famous Il-2 "Shturmovik" used widely during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). His design bureau now focuses… 
Kamov HelicoptersNikolay Ilyich Kamov became famous for his helicopter designs using coaxial rotors. He died in 1973 at the age of 71. 
Lavochkin AircraftSemyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin was involved with the designer Gorbunov until he became head of the design bureau which was renamed Lavochkin after him. His…
La-9 Walk-AroundWalk-around at the Military Aviation Museum near Virginia Beach, VA, 3 January 2014
Lisunov Li-2Boris Pavlovich Lisunov was the engineer the Russians sent to the U.S. when the USSR purchased a license to build the DC-3 in Russia. He was only 48 when he… MiG AircraftArtem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan (left) together with Mikhail Iosifovich Gur'evich (right) designed such successful aircraft as the MiG-3, MiG-15 and the…
Cockpits
MiG-15UTI CockpitPhotographed at the War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico on 16 May 2014 
MiG-17 cockpitA few cockpit shots taken through a worn canopy at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia 
MiG-21 CockpitsMiG-21M CockpitMiG-21M cockpit at the Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Photos taken 29 May 2014. In addition to Russian, there were some Czech stencils on… 
Walk-Arounds
MiG-21Walk-AroundsMiG-21M Walk-AroundA limited walk-around at the Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Photos taken on 29 May 2014 by myself. 
MiG-21U Walk-AroundIncludes photos taken 3 June 2014 at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation. Original photos are from the early 1990s. I took all of these. 
MiG-23 Walk-AroundCzech AircraftPhotographed in New Jersey with my original Sony Mavica digital camera around 1998 or possibly later. 
Unknown LocationDiscovered in a box recently. It appears to be the Flogger on display at the Armed Forces Museum in Moscow. I do not remember who sent me the photo. 
Mil HelicoptersMikhail Leontyevich Mil was a designer of piston-engine helicopters such as the Mi-4 and the famous Mi-8, still serving around the world in various…
Mi-14Amphibious version of the Mi-8 and Mi-17 
Mi-24 CockpitWayne Novy of the Southern Museum of Flight was kind enough to open hatches for me so I could take these photos on 11 May 2018. 
Miscellaneous DesignersThere were many designers in the early days of the Soviet Union, some of whom had very successful designs that went into full production. Sadly photos of those… 
Myasishchev AircraftVladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev began his career in the Tupolev Design Bureau, eventually forming his own bureau where he designed bombers and eventually the…
BisonAlso see folder "Space Activities" for additional Bison photos. 
Petlyakov AircraftVladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov designed a number of aircraft, the most famous of which was the Pe-2, a dive bomber used during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). … 
Polikarpov AircraftNikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov designed, among other things, the famous I-16 which was used in the Spanish Civil War where it was called the "Rata." He was… 
Sukhoy AircraftPavel Osipovich Sukhoi was a famous fighter designer, the Su-27 and Su-35 of today being evolutions of his works, but his Su-2 used during the Great Patriotic…
Military Aircraft
Su-32The Su-32, also known as the Su-32FN and the Su-34 in operational service. NATO codename is Fullback. 
Cockpits
Su-25 CockpitCockpit photos in my collection are not always clearly identified; therefore, some of these photos may be from another aircraft, in particular the Su-27. I am… Su-27 CockpitCockpit photos in my collection are not always clearly identified; therefore, some of these photos may be from another aircraft, in particular the Su-25. I am…
Tupolev AircraftAndrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was one of the "grand old men" of Soviet aircraft design, one of the first to turn out acceptable transports and bombers. It was…
Military AircraftTu-2World War II Soviet bomber used by the Chinese at least into the 1980s and probably beyond. 
Tu-95 and Tu-142 BearMany photos in this series were slide copies of original prints in which dust was not removed before copying. Clean-up has been attempted, but often at the… 
Yakovlev AircraftAleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev designed some of everything: transports, bombers, fighters, aerobatic aircraft and even a helicopter. He wrote several books,…
ModelsProfessional models displayed at shows 
Novodeveche CemeteryGraves of famous Russians associated with aviation who are buried in this famous cemetery
Photos taken 18 October 2012 (in the rain). 
VideoOlder and small; preserved for historical interest. 
Warsaw Pact & Non-Russian…Warsaw Pact AircraftPhotos of aircraft from the former Communist countries that were allied with Russia in the Cold War days, the members of the Warsaw Pact.
Czech
Cockpits
L-29 CockpitPhotographer's name long forgotten, nothing on the box except that this L-29 was manufactured in Spain and photos were taken in 1991. The photos are from the…
Walk-Arounds
L-29 Walk-AroundThese walk-around photos are from the same photographer as the one who took the cockpit photos. of the Tillamook L-29.
Polish
M-15Designed by Poland for use in the USSR, 3,000 were planned but only 175 were built mainly for Aeroflot. 
M-15 CockpitTwo shots that on the slide were nearly completely washed out. Isn't digital manipulation wonderful for pulling out details previously unseen? 
YugoslavAlthough Yugoslavia was a communist country, it was not a member of the Warsaw Pact. It is included here because it was within the Soviet sphere of influence…
Non-Russian Aircraft in Soviet…A few photos of non-Russian/non-Soviet designed aircraft used by the Soviet Union/Russia. Only those aircraft in Soviet/Russian markings will be included.
Other
ChkalovValeriy Chkalov and crew were the first to fly non-stop from Moscow to the United States across the North Pole. 
Miscellaneous PhotosMy photos from parks, memorials, VFW halls and so forth where only one or two aircraft are found. 
Moore County Airport, North…Photos taken of aircraft approaching, departing or at the Moore County Airport. For fly-ins and shows, however, see…
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.
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.
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.
National Museum of the United…Visited late 1977 before it became the National Museum of the USN.
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.
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.
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.
OutdoorsPresented basically in the order photographed with a few exceptions.
Old MuseumVisited summer 1983
Pioneer VillageHarold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska
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 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.
Carillon Historical ParkLarge park of historical interest to this area of Ohio.
MAPS Air MuseumVisited 3 June 2022.
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…
Stafford Air And Space MuseumWeatherford, Oklahoma
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…
USS YorktownPatriot's Point, Charlestown, South Carolina
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.
Frontiers of Flight MuseumLove Field, Dallas, Texas
Pioneer AirportAcross the field from the main museum is another wonderful collection.
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…
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…
Canadian Warplanes Heritage…Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada.
Le BourgetVisited during Paris Air Show 1975 or 1977.
Walk-Arounds
An-225 Walk-AroundWalk-around of An-225 Cossack, the world's largest aircraft, with Buran space shuttle atop
Walk-Arounds
Il-76 Walk-AroundPhotos of several aircraft were used in this series.
Walk-Arounds
Mi-24 Walk-AroundOne helicopter in Soviet markings, the other in East German (DDR).
May 2018 Walk-AroundI took these photos at the Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama, on 11 May 2018.
Bison Walk-AroundWhen I find the originals, I will scan them at a larger size.
Walk-Arounds
Po-2 (U-2) Walk-AroundThere are two aircraft in this walk-around collection.
Su-25TM Walk-AroundSu-25TK Walk-Around
Civil Aircraft
Walk-Arounds
Yak-18 Walk-AroundPhotographed at the Smithsonian's Silver Hill storage facility in 1980.
Yak-52 Walk-Around at Airbase…Airbase Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum walk-around on 20 May 2014.
Armed Forces Museum MoscowVisited on 17 October 2012.
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.
