Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ

[John B.]

An update on some ongoing long-term work:


7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik 5612 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

Just another view of the EC-121:


Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Matt Ottosen]

Rylan and I recently spent a fun, hot afternoon down at PASM.  I'm currently hooked on taking photos of the artwork on military aircraft and vehicles, and I'm calling this project The Art of War.  I know it's not the most original title, but it seems fitting.

Anyway, here are a few of my favorites from our recent visit.

[John B.]

A few of current ongoing projects:


NASA Mini Sniffer par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi 1002 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

Here is another of our EC-121 as priming and painting continues.


Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Adding one more image that is slightly more recent:


Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Matt Ottosen]

Here is another of our EC-121 as priming and painting continues.

Damn John, I cannot wait to see this one out on display!

[John B.]

Here is another of our EC-121 as priming and painting continues.

Damn John, I cannot wait to see this one out on display!

I agree, Matt.  It should look really good once it is painted.

[John B.]

An update of sorts, plus a couple of odds and ends.

I had the opportunity to do some aerial shots earlier in the week.  Good fun!

Pima Air and Space Museum par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

A recent view of the ramada for the restoration hangar:

Ramada par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

The B-52A is still moving along:

Boeing B-52A Stratofortress 52-0003 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Boeing YC-14

Boeing YC-14 72-1873 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

More primer on the EC-121:

Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

Mostly primer for now--the primary paint color will soon be over the entire airplane.


Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Anna M. Wood]

Mostly primer for now--the primary paint color will soon be over the entire airplane.

How many gallons of paint does a big plane like that need?

Looking forward to seeing it out on display again.

[John B.]

For that airplane we expect to have used approximately 20 gallons of ADC Gray when it is all done.  Plus, we'll have used a similar quantity of primer under the paint.  So, repainting an airplane of that size is no small undertaking!

How many gallons of paint does a big plane like that need?

Looking forward to seeing it out on display again.

[Brian Corbett]

Looking good, John! Is that High and Mighty One?

[John B.]

Yes, the unpainted B-52A is that airplane.  It is still a ways off from being done, but it will get there.

Looking good, John! Is that High and Mighty One?

[John B.]

Here is a view of EC-121 in the ADC Gray... 


Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 53-0554 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

A quick view of our Curtiss P-40E that arrived today.


Curtiss P-40E Warhawk par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity