My Trip to the SAS Museum...

[Isak922]

So, a few weeks ago I visited the Omaha area... and Ashland, Nebraska... Home of the Strategic Air and Space Museum. Many fine and rare birds here, but sadly I didn't get a chance to see two in particular... The B-1A and the Avro Vulcan ( !!!)

I did get some nifty pictures of some fantastic aircraft though... I figured I'd share! Every picture was taken with my phone (Galaxy S3)


B-17G


B-29


B-36J (HUGE cannot describe this bird!)


B-52 (BUFF enough? )


B-58 (Everyday I'm Hustlin'...)


Classic C-47!


RF-4 Another Bird that was MUCH bigger than expected!


An F-86, and my very surprised Girlfriend


F-101


F-111!


U-2... What a fine Dragonlady... And a nifty panorama of some of the other birds!


XF-85... Immensely rare aircraft right here! One of only TWO in the entire world!

And last but not least... One of the biggest reasons I wanted to visit this particular museum...

How often do you get to stare your favorite aircraft in the world... In the face?


The ever so beautiful, SR-71 Blackbird.


Had to get a posed shot with it too

[OldAirmail]

Exceptionally good photos.

I was lucky enough to be stationed at Beal Air Force Base where the SR-71 was based.

It was strange, we couldn't take ANY photos, at ANY time, of the SR-71.

But you could go to the Post Exchange and buy a Revell SR-71 model airplane kit!

It doesn't look like it in a photo, but looking at it head on you have absolutely no question that this plane is FAST!

Looking at it again, your second from last picture does give a good impression of it's sleekness and speed. Well done.

[MASABI TROOPER]

Very nice fotos....... .........i like the c47 and the sr 71.....................

[Flying Trucker]

Thanks for taking us along...well done...