US Army Aviation Museum, Fort Novosel, Alabama

My first visit here was in 2015. In 2023 it changed its name from Ft. Rucker. to Ft Novosel, but the name of the museum hasn't changed. Actually, not a lot has changed in the museum. there are a couple of disappearances - I especillly missed the Ryan Vertifan, which I hope has gone into restoration or storage, but there are a couple of new exhibits too, notably the RAH-66.

A nice visit, on 9th April, but the security process took around an hour becauise the base's visitor centre staff were heavily outnumbered.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Beech C-12C Huron 73-22250  
Beech JU-21H Ute 70-15888 ELINT test version
Bell AH-1F Cobra 76-22600  
Bell GUH-1D Iroquois 63-12972  
Bell OH-1D Iroquois 60-6030  
Bell UH-1H Iroquois 63-8781 Gate guard
Bell OH-13E Sioux 51-14218  
Bell OH-58C Kiowa 68-16734  
Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior 92-00581  
Bleriot XI replica None  
Boeing 347 65-7992  
Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche 94-0327 First of two prototypes - the other one's here too. Project cancelled in 2004.
Cessna T-37B Tweet 56-3466  
Curtiss 1C (JN-4D) Jenny N5162 An original, marked as '18-2780 525', ex A2525.
De Havilland Canada U-1A (DHC-3) Otter 57-6135  
De Havilland Canada YU-6A (YL-20A DHC-2) Beaver 51-6263  
De Havilland Canada YC-7A (DHC-4) Caribou 57-3080  
Grumman OV-1B Mohawk 62-5860  
Hiller OH-23A (UH-12A) Raven 51-3975  
Hiller YH-52A Hornet 55-4965  
Hughes TH-55A Osage 67-16795  
Lockheed AP-2E (RP-2E) Neptune 131485  
Nieuport 28C-1 6531 An original, ex G-BSKS, marked as 17-6531.
North American T-39A Sabreliner 61-0685  
Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee 56-2040  
Piasecki H-25A Army Mule (Retreiver) 51-16616  
Piper J-3C-65 Cub Unknown Marked as '40-0003'.
Piper L-4 Grassshopper 43-15174 B-57  
Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c replica '1780'  
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a replica 'F8010'  
Ryan U-18B (L-17B) Navion A 48-1046  
Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly 43-46592 346592 Ex NL68351 (N68351)
Sikorsky R-5D (H-5D) (S-51) Dragonfly 43-46645 346645 Ex N4964C
Sikorsky UH-19C Chickasaw (S-55B) 51-14272  
Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave (S-56) 55-0644  
Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (S-64A) 68-18438  
Sikorsky UH-60L DAP Black Hawk 90-26288 Razors Edge
Sikorsky S-72 Rotor System Research Aircraft (RSRA) NASA 740 N740NA 1st example – the other one's still at Edwards. I hope they've got the wings and rotors somewhere.
Wright Flyer Model B replica None  

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