Airplanes

Radial aircraft engine at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

The Boeing EC-135 was a command and control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for Operation Looking Glass mission, during the Cold War, EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war. EC-135N served as tracking aircraft for the Apollo space program.

273 F-82s produced, 20 were F-82Bs. The F-82B on display, Betty-Jo, flew from Hawaii to New York on Feb. 27-28, 1947, a distance of 5,051 miles, the longest non-stop flight ever made by a propeller-driven fighter. Betty-Jo came to the museum in 1957. TECHNICAL NOTES: Armament: Six .50-cal. machine guns, 25 5-inch rockets and 4,000 lbs. of bombs Engines: Two Packard V-1650s of 1,380 hp each Maximum speed: 482 mph Cruising speed: 280 mph Range: 2,200 miles Ceiling: 39,000 ft. Span: 51 ft. 3 in. Length: 38 ft. 1 in. Height: 13 ft. 8 in. Weight: 24,800 lbs. maximum Serial number: 44-65168

Betty and Sentimental Journey on a rainy visit to Kokomo.

Sentimental Journey on a rainy visit to Kokomo.

Ho Hun on a rainy visit to Kokomo.

B-17 Sentimental Journey with the P-51 Mustang Ho Hun in the background.

I made a quick stop at the Grissom Air Museum on the way home. It's closed for the season and I had to shoot over the fence to get this B-25. Lots of neat planes here and I'll have to get up there someday when the museum is open.