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Tag Archives: fighter
The scientific tourist #267 — the F-100 “Super Sabre”
On display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, it’s the F-100 “Super Sabre”… Continue reading
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The scientific tourist #248 — F-84F Thunderstreak
On display at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas — a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak… Continue reading
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The scientific tourist #228 — the MiG-21F
Seen at the Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio — it’s a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F “Fishbed” fighter-interceptor…
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The scientific tourist #208 — A6M7 Zero fighter
Coming to you from the San Diego Air and Space Museum, it’s an A6M7 Zero fighter…
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The scientific tourist #189 — know your MiGs
This week I’ll talk a bit about two pictures from the San Diego Air and Space Museum — one you’ve seen before, and one you haven’t. First up is a MiG-17 on display in the pavilion (used to be a … Continue reading
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The scientific tourist #162 — MiG-23
A MiG-23 “Flogger” at the Deutsches Museum / Air and Space Museum, Schleissheim…
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The scientific tourist #150 — Saab J35 Draken
Today’s picture is a Saab J35 Draken — a second-generation supersonic interceptor, seen at the Flugwerft Schleißheim branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
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The scientific tourist #141 — F-86A Sabre
This week’s image is of an F-86A Sabre jet fighter at the Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio…
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The scientific tourist #140 — the Messerschmitt Bf-109
This week’s image is of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
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The scientific tourist #138 — Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
This week you get two images of a Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk, taken at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia…
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