Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ

[John B.]

Here are before painting and after painting shots of our ground support vehicles:


M2 "Cletrac" par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


M2 "Cletrac" par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Ford GTB Bomb Service Truck par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Ford GTB Bomb Service Truck par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Jay Beckman]

Nice post John!  Cool to see the vehicles get some TLC as well!

[Jay Beckman]

17-RS
Blackbird Panel on plexi with mannequin from a 2012 visit...

[John B.]

Thanks, Jay.  They have needed a bit of attention.


M2 "Cletrac" par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Ford GTB Bomb Service Truck par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

A bit of paint for the B-52G:

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress 58-0183 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

The most recent few:

Our B-25 is moved and ready to have the wings re-attached.

North American B-25J Mitchell 43-27712 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Our lifeboat is now extremely yellow!

EDO A-3 Lifeboat par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Parts of our PB4Y Privateer are now arriving.

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Painting of the B-52 is ongoing.

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress 58-0183 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

Here are a couple of images of the recent paintwork on the Privateer nose section:


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Jeff D. Welker]

The Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis of PASM aircraft 

SAUVETAGE

[John B.]

Here is the unpainted tail section of the Privateer:


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

A bit more work on the nose section of the Privateer:


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

A couple more recent developments:


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 at Pima Air and Space Museum, 11 December 2015 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Consolidated Canso-A 9742 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Matt Ottosen]

A couple more recent developments:

Really looking forward to seeing both of these out on display!

[John B.]

A couple more recent developments:

Really looking forward to seeing both of these out on display!

They should be on display in the new year! 

Privateer coming back together:

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity 

[John B.]

Both the Privateer and the Catalina are now on their landing gear:


Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59819 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Consolidated Canso-A 9742 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[John B.]

Just a few of the happenings around here:

A-7 in in for repaint:


Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair 160713 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity


Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair 160713 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

B-52G at the end of the day:


Boeing B-52G Stratofortress 58-0183 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

B-25 with its wings reattached:


North American B-25J Mitchell 43-27712 par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity