Planes of Fame air museum

Here are some photos taken at the Planes of Fame air museum.
The museum is famous for Japanese and German WW2 aircraft collection, as well as US Navy and other historical aircraft.
There is also "Fighter Jets and Air Race museum" nearby where you can see Jets and racers.
Another Planes of Fame museum is in Arizona, near Grand Canyon.


Zero

The one and only flyable Mitsubishi zero with original Nakajima Sakae engine.
Zero
Tail section of the same Zero Plane.
It has recently been re-painted for the movie "Pearl harbor"
Mitsubishi Raiden (Jack) can be seen in the background.
Zero
This shot has been taken when the flyable Zero made its 2nd tour to Japan in 1995.
Note the different paint scheme from above.
Zero
Another Zero newly being built.
Shusui
Rocket propelled "Shusui" was supposed to be a high speed interceptor fighter.
Betty
A wreck of "Betty", unable to do restoration, the museum displays it as diorama very much like the jungle where it was recovered.
Nice idea!
He-162
He-162, a German jet fighter.
Me-163
Rocket fighter Me-163.
F4U
F4U Corsair is flyable.
P-38
One of the 6 remaining flyable P-38 Lightning fighter.
An-2
A Soviet Union's huge single engine transport biplane, An-2
(Note: this website and author is no way related to the museum.)

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