Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Aircraft M - Z


Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Martin 404 Skyliner N462M Operators have included Eastern Air Lines as N462A, then Mohawk, Ozark, and Piedmont.
Martin B-57E Canberra 55-4274 JO USAF
Martin WB-57F Canberra NASA 925 N925NA NASA. Ex USAF RB-57D 53-3975, then 63-13501. In the storage yard.
Martin PBM-5A Mariner 122071 RZ-07 N3190G USN
McCulloch XHUM-1 (MC-4A) 133817 One of two built for evaluation by the USN. The other is at the Yanks Air Museum, Chino. Ex N4072K.
McCulloch Super J-2 Gyrocopter N4309G (NX4309G)  
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom 111768 BC-5 N4283A USN
McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee 125690 YW-4 USMC
McDonnell F-3B Demon 145221 USN. False markings as '3492 AK-104 04'.
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 57-0282 70282 USAF
McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo 56-0214 USAF
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 64-0673 FG USAF
McDonnell Douglas NF-4E Phantom II 66-0329 USAF Thunderbirds 7 livery - a genuine Thunderbirds plane.
McDonnell Douglas YF-4J Phantom II 151497 1497 NATF 7 USN
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 74-0118 TY USAF
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A 163093 USN Blue Angels 6 - a genuine Angels aircraft.
MiG-15bis (PZL Lim-2) Fagot 822 red False North Korean AF markings. Ex Polish AF 822, N822JM (NX822JM).
MiG-15UTI (PZL SB Lim-2) Fagot 038 red Polish AF 638, ex N38BM. SBs are single-seaters converted to trainers.
MiG-17F (PZL Lim-5) Fresco-C 101905 1905 yellow False North Vietnamese AF markings. Ex Polish AF 1905.
MiG-17PF (PZL Lim-6MR) Fresco-D 634 blue Ex Polish AF 634, in false Soviet AF markings.
MiG-21PF Fishbed-D '69 blue' Ex Polish AF 2410, N21MF, in false Soviet AF markings.
MiG-23MLD Flogger-K '35 red' Soviet AF, ex 44 white.
MiG-29 Fulcrum-A '53 blue' Ex Moldovan AF 22 white. In false Soviet AF markings.
Mil Mi-24D Hind 406 East German AF, ex German Army 96+21.
Mitchell B-10 Wing N4232A  
Morane-Saulnier MS-500 Criquet '724' Ex F-BJQH, N42FS (NX42FS). False Italian AF Fieseler Storch markings.
Nakajima Ki-43-IIB Hayabusa (Oscar) 13 Hayabusa = Peregrine Falcon. Ex Japanese Navy 6430, USAF FE-6430, T2-6430 and the EAA Museum, Oshkosh. Japanese AF markings.
Nakajima Ki-115a Tsurugi 1002 Japanese Army AF kamikaze aircraft (Tsurugi = Sabre). Ex USAF T2-156.
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N45084 (NR45084) Ex USN 04497. Spraying modification, with a tank in place of the front cockpit.
North American T-6G Texan 49-2908 USAF ex AT-6B 41-17246. Marked as 117246 X-588. Once a gate guard at Davis Monthan AFB.
North American BT-14A Yale 3397 Canadian AF. Ex N4735G.
North American CT-39A Sabreliner 62-4449 24449 USAF
North American F-86E Sabre 50-0600 FU-600 USAF starboard: Joyous Joyce, port: Okie
North American F-86H Sabre 53-1525 31525 FU-525 USAF
North American F-86L Sabre 53-0965 FU-965 3965 USAF
North American F-100C Super Sabre 54-1823 LA USAF
North American F-107A (YF-107A) 55-5118 USAF First of three prototypes, first flew 10/9/1956 and later used as NACA 207. The 2nd prototype is now at the National Museum of the USAF, Ohio, and the 3rd was detroyed in the early '60s.
North American FJ-4B (AF-1E) Fury 139531 151 531 USN
North American OV-10D Bronco 155499 ER-02 USMC
North American P-51D Mustang 44-63272 463272 C USAF Bad Angel
North American RA-5C Vigilante 149289 GJ-315 35 USN
North American T-2C Buckeye 157050 F-184 14 USN
North American T-28C Trojan 140481 2P-270 USN
North American TB-25N Mitchell 43-27712 USAF. Once a gate guard at Davis-Monthan AFB.
Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter 72-0441 20441 USAF
Northrop F-89J Scorpion 53-2674 FV674 USAF
Northrop T-38A Talon 61-0854 10854 USAF
Northrop YC-125A Raider XB-GEY Ex USAF 48-0636, N2573B. 23 were built - the only other survivor is at the USAF Museum, Dayton.
Panavia Tornado IDS 43+74 German Navy
Pentecost Hoppi-Copter HX-1   1945 design. One stumble on takeoff or landing would lead to lethal rotor splinters. Versions with a seat and safety frame were developed.
Pereira Osprey 2 N17EH  
Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever (UH-25C Army Mule) 147595 18 USN Ex US Army 51-16608, N9685Z.
Piasecki Vertol CH-21C Shawnee (Workhorse) 56-2159 A US Army
Piper J-4A Cub Coupe NC22783 (N22783)  
Piper U-11A (PA-23) Aztec 149067 9067 USN - 20 were delivered to the Navy.
Pitts S-1C N6119 Ex N3P
Republic F-84C Thunderjet 47-1433 71433 FS-433-A USAF
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6563 26563 USAF Thunderbirds livery. Composite with the tail of 51-1725.
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 51-1944 USAF
Republic F-105D Thunderchief 61-0086 RE USAF Big Sal
Republic F-105G Thunderchief 62-4427 WW USAF
Rutan Long-Ez N82ST  
Ryan PT-22 Recruit 41-15736 148 USAF. Ex N1180C
Scheibe Zugvogel IIIB N111MG Zugvogel = Migratory bird: low cost high performance glider. Ex D-8514.
Schweizer TG-3A N69064 15 US Army 42-52935
SEPECAT Jaguar GR3A XZ396 RAF
Shenyang J-6A Farmer (MiG-19PF) 0301 Ex Chinese Navy, in false Egyptian AF markings.
Sikorsky S-43 (JRS-1) '1061 2-MJ-4' False USMC livery. Ex Avalon Air Transport N326, Akaska Airlines NC16934 (N16934) - never did military service. Recovered in 1981 after 30 years in an Alaskan lake.
Sikorsky H-5G (R-5, S-51) Dragonfly 48-0548 N9845Z USAF SAR version
Sikorsky HO3S-1 (S-51) Dragonfly 232 US Coast Guard. Ex N4925E (NR4925E).
Sikorsky UH-19B (S-55) Chickasaw 52-7537 27537 USAF. Pima says it's ex N2256G, but the FAA says that's the one at the Classic Rotors Museum, Ramona.
Sikorsky VH-34C (S-58) Choctaw 57-1684 71684 US Army
Sikorsky CH-37B (S-56) Mojave 58-1005 8005 US Army
Sikorsky HH-52A (S-62C) Seaguard 1450 US Coast Guard
Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV 73-1649 USAF
Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (S-60) 68-18437 437 US Army
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 162134 100 USN: in the storage yard.
Sikorsky HH-3F (S-61R) Pelican 1476 US Coast Guard
Snow S-2A N3695F (NR3695F) Predecessor of the Ayres Thrush and many other derivatives.
Starr Bumble Bee N83WS World's smallest aircraft for a while in 1984. Robert Starr donated it to Pima in 1990.
Stinson L-5B Sentinel N4981V Civil Air Patrol. Ex USAF 44-16907.
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R N1001U Aero Service - Goodyear Aerospace testbed. First Caravelle delivered in the USA: ex United Airlines N1001U and PT-DUW of LASA.
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVe MT847 AX-H RAF - on loan from the RAF Museum, Hendon. I had previously seen this at the Manchester Museum of Science & Industry in 2008.
Taylorcraft BC-12D Twosome N43584 4  
Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper N47583 Ex USAF 43-26110
Taylorcraft TG-6 42-58662 USAF ex N59134
Teledyne Ryan AQM-34L Firebee 69-0432 DM-432 USAF
Temco (Ryan) D-16 Twin Navion N5128K  
Vickers 700 Viscount N22SN Ex Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) and Transair CF-TGI.
Vought F4U-4 Corsair 97142 USMC. Ex N3771A, N4802X.
Vought A-7D Corsair II 70-0973 AZ USAF
Vought A-7E Corsair II 160713 AC-307 USN
Vought-LTV DF-8F Crusader 144427 GF-29 USN control aircraft for missile testing at China Lake navy base.
Vultee BT-13A Valiant 42-42353 BL-353 USAF
Waco RNF NC11206 (N11206)  
Waco UPF-7 NC30135 (N30135) US  
Waco ZKS-6 NC16523 (N16523)  
Westland Gazelle AH1 XX384 UK Army
Westland Lynx AH7 XZ185 UK Army, rescued from a UK scrapyard with the boom of XZ179.
Westland Lynx HMA8-DSP XZ722 671 Royal Navy. Was with their Black Cats display team for several years.
Wright Flyer replica    
Yokosuka (Kugisho) MXY7 K-2 Ohka 43B Japanese AF (Ohka = Cherry blossom). Kamikaze trainer, 2 built. Fuselage is original, loaned from the Smithsonian - wings and tailplane built at Pima.

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