Rest of World AircraftWorld-wide military, commercial and civilian aircraft. Russian aircraft are not in this album, however.
- AirfieldsMilitary and civilian airfields in the U.S. and abroad. Some fields noted as "civilian" may have military photos because the field doubles as an Air National…
- Airfields, Civilian
- American Civil Airfields
- Antique AirfieldOttuma, Iowa
Visited August 1983 - Bradley, ConnecticuttVisited early summer 1982
- Moore County Airport, North…Photos taken of aircraft approaching, departing or at the Moore County Airport. For fly-ins and shows, however, see…
- New Castle, DelawareVisited June 1980.
- Wilmington International AirportAircraft flying into and out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Most photos were taken from the Wilmington Riverwalk along the Cape Fear River.
- Foreign Civil 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.
- 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.
- Airfields, MilitaryCollections where access is limited to active duty and retired military personnel or special permission is required to visit.
- 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…
- 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…
- Buckley AFB, ColoradoVisited summer 1983.
- Camp Joseph T. Robinson Maneuver…Near Little Rock, Arkansas
Visited 01 June 2014. - 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. - 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. - Hancock Field, New YorkVisited some time in 1977.
- Kelly AFBSomeone gave me these photos which were taken at Kelly AFB, Texas, in spring of 1986. I have never been to Kelly.
- Lipetsk Airfield, RussiaVisited in the early 1990s.
- Luke AFB Air ParkVisited in August or September 1989.
- MARTD Andrews AFBMarine Air Reserve Training Detachment (MARTD), Andrews Air Force Base.
- Maxwell Air Force BaseAlabama
Visited 23 May 2018. - Minnesota Air National Guard…St. Paul, Minnesota
Date visited, 14 June 2019. - 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 - Palmdale, CaliforniaLocation of plants where military aircraft are constructed. I was there in the 1980s.
- Patuxent River Naval Air Test…Several occasions to photograph aircraft around the base in the 1980s.
- Pittsburgh International…The photos were taken while taxiing past the Air National Guard facility at the airport.
- 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…
- 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.
- 1982Visited probably in July 1982
- 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…
- Youngstown Reserve BaseVisited summer of 1979
- MuseumsOur photos from aviation museums around the world.
- American
- Alabama
- 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.
- Moton Field Opens in new tab.Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee, Alabama
Visited on 21 May 2015. - Southern Museum of FlightBirmingham, Alabama. Moving to a new location in the future.
Visited 11 May 2018. - U.S.Army Aviation MuseumDate visited 22 May 2018
- Arizona
- Airbase Arizona Commemorative…Mesa, Arizona
Visited on 20 May 2014 - Champlin Fighter MuseumMesa, Arizona
A very poorly lit museum that closed in 2003. Collection is now in Seattle.
Visited August 1989 - Pima Air MuseumThree visits.
- 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
- San Diego Air & Space MuseumVisited July 1984.
- Flight Test MuseumEdwards Air Force Base. See https://www.edwards.af.mil/Contact-Us/Community-Engagement/Tours/ to visit.
- Colorado
- 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. - Wings Over the Rockies Air &…This museum celebrates flight in Colorado. It is not a typical "all-inclusive" aviation museum.
Visited 27 June 2019
- Connecticut
- New England Air MuseumMuch of the collection had been damaged in a storm. Visited early summer 1982.
- District of Columbia
- National Air & Space MuseumWashington, D.C.
Only a few of my collection taken at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. - National Museum of the United…Visited late 1977 before it became the National Museum of the USN.
- Florida
- 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.
- Georgia
- 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.
- 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…
- Marietta Museum of History…Date visited 10 May 2018
- Museum of AviationWarner-Robins, Georgia
Visited 03 January 2015.
- Idaho
- 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.
- Illinois
- Prairie Aviation MuseumVisited 21 June 2017.
- Indiana
- Grissom Air MuseumPeru, Indiana.
Visited 12 June 2019.- OutdoorsPresented basically in the order photographed with a few exceptions.
- Kentucky
- Aviation Museum of Kentucky,…Date visited 08 July 2017
- Louisiana
- 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
- 94th Aero SquadronA restaurant in College Park, Maryland, with some mock-ups, not real aircraft.
Visited 08 March 2008. - 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.
- Patuxent River Naval Air Test &…Near Lexington Park, Maryland.
Visited 17 October 2009. - 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.
- Michigan
- The Henry Ford Aircraft…Visited 10 June 2019.
- Air ZooKalamazoo, Michigan.
Visited 11 June 2019.
- Missouri
- 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.
- Nebraska
- 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
- NAS Wildwood Aviation MuseumCape May Airport, New Jersey
Visited October 2003.
- New Mexico
- War Eagles MuseumSanta Teresa, New Mexico
Visited on 16 May 2014.
- New York
- National Warplane MuseumGeneseo, New York.
Visted sometime before September 2003. - 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
- 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.- 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.
- North Dakota
- Fargo Air MuseumVisited 15 June 2019.
- Ohio
- Armstrong Air & Space MuseumVisited July 1979
- MAPS Air MuseumVisited 3 June 2022.
- 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
- 45th Infantry Division MuseumOklahoma City, Oklahoma
This is a terrific museum!
Visited on 30 May 2014 - Stafford Air And Space MuseumWeatherford, Oklahoma
Visited on 29 May 2014.
- South Carolina
- 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 - Patriot's Point
- 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.
- South Dakota
- South Dakota Air and Space…Visited 26 June 2017
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Museum of AviationPigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Visited on 03 June 2014.
- Texas
- Commemorative Air Force Airpower…Midland, Texas
Visited on 13 May 2014. - Frontiers of Flight MuseumLove Field, Dallas, Texas
Visited 12 May 2014.
- Utah
- Hill Aerospace MuseumVisited late summer 1997
- Virginia
- Fighter Factory and Military…Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Visited 03 January 2014. - Hampton Air Power ParkAn outdoor, roadside museum in Hampton, Virginia.
Visited 05 January 2014. - 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.
- Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian AnnexDulles International Airport, Virginia, Smithsonian Annex.
- U.S. Army Transportation MuseumFort Eustis, Virginia.
Visited Autumn of 1985. - Virginia Air and Space CenterHampton Roads, Virginia.
Visited 5 January 2014. - Virginia Transportation MuseumAviation display.
Visited 27 October 2022
- Washington
- 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
- EAA Air Adventure MuseumOshkosh, Wisconsin.
Date visited 13 June 2019.- Pioneer AirportAcross the field from the main museum is another wonderful collection.
- Foreign
- Auto & Technik MuseumSinsheim, Germany. A true "Man's Museum," it even had a complete display of Stihl chainsaws
Visited August or early September 1995. - Canada Aviation and Space MuseumRockcliffe Airport, Ottawa.
- Canadian Warplanes Heritage…Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada.
Visited in or before September 2003 for the second time. - Central Australian Aviation…Northern Territory, Australia.
Visited about August 1984. - Central Air Force Museum, Monino…These photos are from various sources, in particular from Rainer Niedree of Germany who provided a large number of Monino slides to me in the mid 1970s.
- Central Museum Moscow of the…Visited on 17 October 2012
- 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
- 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.
- 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 HousesPhotos we have taken at shows both in the U.S. and abroad.
- American
- Andrews Air Force BaseAndrews Air Force Base show were always in May.
- 1983Show held 13 and 14 May 1983.
- 1991Show held May 1991
- 1997Show held May 1997.
- 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.
- Easton, Maryland6 or 7 October 1984.
- Flying Circus AerodromeBealton, Virginia
Show held late summer 1977 - Forgotten May 1986 ShowI cannot remember where this show was held, but it should have been in Maryland.
- Fort Meade, MarylandThey held an open day one year in the early 1980s. I forget when.
- 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
- Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaShow held September 1991
- Marine Corps Air Station Cherry…It was a very grey day.
Attended 30 April 2016- 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
- 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…
- Moore County AirportThree free shows, then they began to charge outrageous entry fees.
- 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…
- Oceana Naval Air Station
- 1984Show held 23 September 1984.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seymour-Johnson Show7 April 2011
- Shaw AFB Show5 May 2012
- Westminster, Maryland
- 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
- Foreign
- 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
- International Air TattooGreenham Common, United Kingdom
Attended in July 1976 and again in 1977. - Mildenhall, USAF RAF Base1976 and 1977 shows.
- Paris Air ShowFour different shows.
- 1989All of these photos were taken by a friend who provided them to me some years ago.
- 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.
- Miscellaneous PhotosMy photos from parks, memorials, VFW halls and so forth where only one or two aircraft are found.