USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama

I've visited this twice before, in 2015 and 2018 and there have been a few changes – a couple of new arrivals, and, most importantly for me, the YF-17 which had been virtually hidden in the hangar was now outside and easily accessible. Several other aircraft, including the A-12, were also outside the hangar, so I took fresh photos of them too.

We visited on 7th April.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Bell HH-1N Iroquois 158551 USN. Marked as VH-1N Army One
Bell UH-1H Iroquois 66-16161 US Army
Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 55-0071 USAF "Calamity Jane"
Boeing Stearman N2S-4 N43320 43 Ex USAF 42-109380, USN 43319 43. Donated by musician Jimmy Buffett.
Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 147787 NE-06 USN
Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider 126956 M-3 N121CH US Marines markings, ex French AF, F-WZDQ, F-AZDQ.
Douglas VC-47D DC-3A Skytrain 44-76326 Marked as 0-76276 CN-N
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 79-0334 USAF
Grumman F-14A Tomcat 161611 AE-206 USN
Grumman F9F-5P Panther 126275 PP-41 USN
Grumman HU-16E Albatross 2129 USN
Grumman JRF-1 Goose N48550 Ex RCAF 941. Donated by musician Jimmy Buffett.
Grumman KA-6D Intruder 151826 AG-500 USN
Kaman SH-2F K-20 Seasprite 150181 N8064F 00 USN
Lockheed A-12 60-6938 USAF
McDonnell F-4C Phantom II 63-7487 USAF gate guard
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 75-0045 USAF, marked as AF79078 EG-58
McDonnell Douglas FA-18A Hornet 162417 AK-407 USN
North American TB-25J Mitchell 44-31004 N9463Z USAF, ex N9463Z. Previously had a strafer nose, now replaced by a glasshouse nose. And the side guns below the cockpit have gone, too.
North American P-51D Mustang 44-74218 24-A "Derailer"
North American F-86L Sabre 51-2993 FU-993 USAF
Northrop YF-17A Cobra 72-1570 The second prototype.
Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse 51-15859 USAF
Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B (J58-1) turbojet   Powerplant of the A-12 and SR-71 etc. Note the tubes taking air from the compressor straight to the afterburner.
Republic YF-105B Thunderchief 54-1102 RU USAF "Dragon Wagon"
Sikorsky CH-19E Chickasaw 130151 Marked as USCG HH-19G 1258
Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard 1378 USCG
Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher 1368 3 USN, ex Mexican AF 03
Vought RF-8A Crusader 145645 GA-913 USN

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