Thursday, July 4, 2013

Pacific Aviation Museum: Rebuilding a Boeing F4B

Pacific Aviation Museum: Rebuilding a Boeing F4B











A Boeing F4B fighter being rebuilt by the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, Hawaii.  Quite the project, it shows how very much like the old flying models we used to build these really were.










A Boeing F4B fighter being rebuilt by the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, Hawaii.  Quite the project, it shows how very much like the old flying models we used to build these really were.

Pacific Aviation Museum: F104 Starfighter.

Pacific Aviation Museum: F104 Starfighter.


Pacific Aviation Museum: F86D

Pacific Aviation Museum: F86D

Pacific Aviation Museum: F4F

Pacific Aviation Museum: F4F

Pacific Aviation Museum: C-47

Pacific Aviation Museum: C-47



C47 that was used for air cargo, post war, and is now being rebuilt into its original configuration.

Pacific Aviation Museum: Dauntless SBD Dive Bomber

Pacific Aviation Museum: Dauntless SBD Dive Bomber



Pacific Aviation Museum: Navy N2S (PT13)

Pacific Aviation Museum: Navy N2S (PT13). 






Navy N2S Stearman trainer. This particular Stearman was flown by Cadet George Bush while he was training as a Naval aviator.

Pacific Aviation Museum: A "Ghost" from the jungle, a New Guinea recovered B17E

Pacific Aviation Museum: A "Ghost" from the jungle, a New Guinea recovered B17E













Pacific Aviation Museum: F102 Delta Dart

Pacific Aviation Museum: F102 Delta Dart


Pacific Aviation Museum F4 Phantom

Pacific Aviation Museum F4 Phantom

Control Tower, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Hawaii

Control Tower, Ford Island


This is the control tower at the Navy Air Station at Ford Island. Those who have seen Tora! Tora! Tora! will be familiar with the tower.