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Location : Las Vegas Spotter Watch Member : No

A very nice museum with a good number of aircraft , there are a lot of aircraft that desperately need attention , but the work the guy's are doing here is truly excellent. The staff were so friendly and informative and even invited me to look and take pictures of their General Motors TBM-3 Avenger's Radio Operators area in the fuselage , which looks like it did when it came off the production line. This particular aircraft was used as a sprayer and made a forced landing in May 1972 in the Maine wilderness where it say untill the QAM heard about it in 1989. They made 4 trips to prepare it for removal and on the 18th September 1991 it was removed a Skycrane of the CT Army National Guard and then roaded to the QAM. There was extensive damage to it and corrosion and rot after nearly 20 years out in the woods and they have done an extraordinary job on the restoration.

Bu. 53914 / N7029C Grumman ( GM ) TBM-3E Avenger
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149738 SH-3H Sea King
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155629 AG-501 A-6E Intruder
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162591 AD-260 F-14A Tomcat
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N925WD Fouga Magister
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136792 C-1A Trader
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63-8197 T-38 Talon
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66-7983 T-37 Tweety Bird ( named Willie )
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66-15317 AH-1S Cobra
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64-13492 UH-1H Iroquois VT-ANG
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68-10997 O-2A Skymaster
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131403 or 131427 P-2V Neptune ( 131427 on tail , 131403 P-2E under tail fin )
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67-16570 OH-6A Cayuse
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70-15117 OH-58A Kiowa
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75-0408 AZ A-7D Corsair II
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N6FN 3/4 Scale F-6F Hellcat ( thought I'd put this in for good measure )
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70185 F-6F Hellcat
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155027 A-4F Skyhawk
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U-1213 Vampire T.55
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Mig-17 Fresco C ( Ex. Polish AF s/n 1F0325 )
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01215 Curtis-Wright XF-15C-1
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158710 AV-8A Harrier II
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158148 A-4M Skyhawk
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137936 T-33B Shooting Star
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148252 F-4A Phantom II
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148371 F-4B Phantom II
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147790 A-4C Skyhawk
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66-15083 UH-1H Iroquois MA-ANG
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What a great place Steve,lucky git !!! Unsure/Confused

Location : East Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : yes

Got to agree with flaps there, you are one lucky git! Do you an assistants on your job!

Location : Las Vegas Spotter Watch Member : No

urkles wrote:: Got to agree with flaps there, you are one lucky git! Do you an assistants on your job!

Lol , your not the first to ask Urkles, I'll let you know if we get busier , I know I'm pretty lucky with my job and being able to stop at these places. Next report's should be from McCarron & Nellis unless I can find anything on my drive back to Cleveland.