Pointy noses… More from the Pacific Aviation Museum…
These are in order of photography, not chronology…
This one’s for Juvat and MSgt B! F-15A one each! It had two major advances, a HUD that could actually be seen in all environments including bright sunlight, and a look down, shoot down capability.
Mig-15 and F-86E Saber simulating Mig Alley in the Korean war.
F-111 Aardvark. This one is in Aussie livery, they were the last ones actually flying the F-111. This one actually as the Photo/Recce pod still attached.
P-40 Warhawk in Flying Tigers livery. Beautiful bird! Painted as Robert Prescott’s airplane, he was in the Adam and Eve’s squadron and an ace. He later went on to found Flying Tiger Air Cargo.
Mig- 17 21 (My recce sucks! H/T Juvat for the correction) Vietnam era, flown by both NVA and Soviet pilots.
F-100F, rigged out as a Misty FAC. They were also the first Wild Weasels, going after the Soviet Sam sites.
The nose gear cover is actually signed by a number of Misty FACs that have come through the museum.
This one’s is for Old AF Sarge, and F-4C. This bird did see combat in Vietnam in the late 60’s with 12th Tactical Fighter Wing’s 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron.
A Turkey, better known as a F-14A Tomcat. This one is in the ‘squat’ as it’s called. It was in the last active Tomcat squadron, VF-31. Callsign was Felix 102.
Here is a picture of her at the Tomcat Sunset celebration with the special tail paint. (Photo by [email protected] at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor)
Another F-86, this one is an L model, flown by HANG. It’s been rode hard and put up wet.
Truly a rocket with a man attached, The F-104A Starfighter! Known as the Zipper or Widow Maker (it was damn near impossible to recover from a stall in one) it was the first Mach 2 fighter/interceptor.
Old number 77, this bird started life as a straight stick A-3D bomber, flew in bombing missions in Vietnam, then was converted to a flying classroom for the VQ bubbas. It was later used by Hughes and Raytheon Flight Test to test various radar systems including the F-14 and B-2 Radar. I’ve actually been inside this bird when it was at Van Nuys.
Korean F-5A Freedom Fighter. If it looks kinda familiar, it’s a variant off the venerable T-38 Talon trainer. US Aggressor squadrons still fly these today at NAS Fallon and NAS Key West. 
F-102 Delta Dagger. An oddball interceptor, it was a delta wing interceptor and the first one that was truly supersonic. It’s electronic weapons system allowed it to ‘automatically’ fire weapons. Interestingly, these remained as a front line interceptor for 19 years!
That’s it for the pictures, hope y’all enjoyed them and I’d highly recommend the museum if you get a chance to get a day or two on Oahu. Pearl Harbor, the Submarine Memorial, the USS Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum are all within three miles of each other. It’s worth a day of your time to see these pieces of history!
