Castle Air Museum- A****er, CA 2-2-13 (Image Heavy)

[cowens727]

Had the good fortune to head to Castle Air Museum while out in California visiting a friend. Decided to go to the museum on super bowl Sunday, which meant we had the place to ourselves (helps that the 49er's were playing). Enjoy!

B-17G
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8468364159_086e86a523_b.jpg

B-24M
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8469458108_422fe8eb3c_b.jpg

Avro Vulcan B.Mk 2
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8468362433_554bd11e18_b.jpg

DHC L-20 Beaver
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8468360037_f9e0e84dfd_b.jpg

Curtiss C-46D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8469453074_30996b0fd2_b.jpg

Boeing B-52D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8469451184_209dde577d_b.jpg

Lockheed P-80B
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8469450376_ef25fbb91f_b.jpg

North American F-86H
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8469448516_4e2318a6d4_b.jpg

Republic F-84F
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8468355263_2517e65f3d_b.jpg

Northrop F-89J
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8469447990_87388101da_b.jpg

McDonnell F-101
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8469445604_7cf457f305_b.jpg

Vought RF-4G
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8468350877_50a00ee855_b.jpg

Convair F-106
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8469443062_c22628925e_b.jpg

Convair F-102
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8468350509_4ef989500f_b.jpg

[cowens727]

And some more...

Consolidated RB-36H (only RB-36 left, anywhere)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8469441136_1e93c68a5e_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8469566410_7e95930c23_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8468485459_3d7474061f_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8468351173_f41d19c6b1_b.jpg

Republic F-105 THUD
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8469443400_f622ba0c6e_b.jpg

Boeing KC-135A
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8468345815_97bec8facb_b.jpg

Kaman HH-43B
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8469452680_8d6eeac94e_b.jpg

Grumman SA-16
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8469441514_386094dd45_b.jpg

Avro-Canada CF-100
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8468473079_b1093f0534_b.jpg

Boeing B-29
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8468471131_04665cb845_b.jpg

Lockheed SR-71
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8469439516_3f22ba3254_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8468346301_d38c9def7b_b.jpg

[Zee71]

Very nice set of some vintage birds. Awesome light as well.

[steve1840]

Looks like they have quite the collection there! Nice work!

[Mateo]

Best part of this thread: the censored name of the town! Good thing no one ever tries to talk about former HW Bush political adviser Lee A****er (oops!) or the architectural flourishes of the A****er Metro station in Montreal (eek!), or A****er Village, a pretty cool neighborhood in LA just east of Hollywood (yikes!).

[cowens727]

Yeah, the collection is pretty extensive, lot's of rare birds from all eras. The B-36 is the highlight seeing as how only 3 are left on display anywhere in the world, and Castle has the only RB-36 left. Well worth the $10 admission.

[cowens727]

Best part of this thread: the censored name of the town! Good thing no one ever tries to talk about former HW Bush political adviser Lee A****er (oops!) or the architectural flourishes of the A****er Metro station in Montreal (eek!), or A****er Village, a pretty cool neighborhood in LA just east of Hollywood (yikes!).

For a minute I had no idea what that was all about....spelled it out in my head and realized.

[clear_prop]

Yeah, the collection is pretty extensive, lot's of rare birds from all eras. The B-36 is the highlight seeing as how only 3 are left on display anywhere in the world, and Castle has the only RB-36 left. Well worth the $10 admission.

Castle has an awesome collection, and a few times a year they have an open cockpit day. They don't let you go through the tunnel in the B-36 though. :(

[gonzalu]

A t w a t e r, what's the big deal? :tongue: TERRIFIC set of pictures, great collection!

What the heck did the 22 people on the B-36 do? that is a huge crew...

[cowens727]

1 guy to make the coffee...

[cowens727]

Also, for how massive the Peacemaker is, that tunnel looked pretty small from the bomb bay.

[Ychocky]

Pretty diverse collection.

I am biased but the Beaver and the Canuck are beautiful ;)

[lijk604]

Nice catalog of relics there. Have to put it on the list of museums to visit.

[cowens727]

Nice catalog of relics there. Have to put it on the list of museums to visit.

If you're out in the SF area and decide to go to Yosemite it is on the way. Only about a 2 and a half hour ride. Yosemite is spectacular, btw.

[clear_prop]

Also, for how massive the Peacemaker is, that tunnel looked pretty small from the bomb bay.

Yeah, the tunnel is not for the claustrophobic. I wonder if they used to measure the shoulders of potential crews to make sure they would fit....

[megatop412]

Cool set! I'm a big Dagger fan.

B-24M? Interesting variant

[cowens727]

Cool set! I'm a big Dagger fan.

B-24M? Interesting variant

Yup, they have the entire Century Series on dispay there. The Dagger and Dart are some of the most beautiful aircraft to ever grace the skies.

[snydersnapshots]

The B-29 has some "issues"... It might be an interesting place to stay and photograph at night.

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