Airparks, Gate Guards, Memorials, and Planes on Sticks

[Joe Copalman]

Immaculately-restored RA-5C in RVAH-3 markings at Sanford International Airport in Orlando, Florida.  This is the centerpiece of a small park commemorating Sanford's past life as NAS Sanford.

[Joe Copalman]

T-33 at the American Legion Post in Apache Junction.

[David Loera]

North American F-100F Super Sabre
Duncan, AZ

[Rob Silliman]

F-15 on a stick across the street from the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinneville, OR.

[cpasley]

Wow David you found the Duncan '100' ,I must have spent 2 hours one day looking for that plane on Google Earth and from the looks of it theres not much around ,great find kinda like a diamond in the rough

[David Loera]

I did the same thing with no such luck, so when I drove through there they had signs showing you the way that said "jet plane" with an arrow. its in a park next to the community pool, just west of the highway. take Main st west to High st then north to Skyline, and its on top of the hill.

[Jay Beckman]

Ghost Ship



(This is actually the T-38 "Talon-cicle" at Gallup, NM Muni...)

[Jay Beckman]

Forlorn F-86 near Lincoln, Nebraska as I recall...

[Dave S.]

Jay,

Any idea what model/version of the F-86 that is?  It only has two gun ports, where I'm used to seeing three ports per side.

[Joe Copalman]

Dave, that's an F-86H "Hog," the final model of the Sabre (and my favorite).  The two gun ports are for 20mm cannons as opposed to the .50s on previous models.  Note the bigger intake as well, for a bigger engine.

[Dave S.]

Sweet info, thanks.

Next question, which model had the larger radar that essentially morphed the intake a bit to make room for a larger radome above the intake?

A Google image search answered my question: the 'D' model had that larger radome above the intake.

- Dave

[Joe Copalman]

Yup.  The "Dog."  I think there used to be one mounted on a pole in downtown Chandler.  Anyone know if it's still there?

[Jay Beckman]

It was as of a couple months ago.

[wingsnstuff]

The H model F-86s had four cannons that replaced the Six 50 cals.  Several of the export versions also carried 4 cannons in place of the 50 cals.  If this was an Air Force Sabre, it's probably an H.  The H had slats, a bigger tail and slightly longer wings.

[cpasley]

Me and my neighbor across the street have a little thing going on who can put up the largest american flag ,im guessing to prove who can be more patriotic ,well what if I stuck one of these puppies on my front lawn to the sound of "stars and stripes" ,would that make me the winner ,btw great shots Jay and Vance ,I love em!