Pima Air and Space Museum
Bombers and Attack Aircraft



Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt
        II
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, dubbed the "Warthog" by its crews.

A-10 Vulcan cannon barrels
The Vulcan cannon barrels that make the A-10 deadly.

F-105 Thunderchief Wild Weasel
Republic F-105G Thunderchief in a Wild Weasel configuration.

General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark
General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark in the paint scheme for the 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing that was based at RAF Upper Heyford until the earlier 1990s.

Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier
Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier of VMA-513 at MCAS Yuma and the USS Tarawa.

Hawker Siddeley AV-8 Harrier of unknown variant
A new arrival at the museum, another Hawker Siddeley AV-8 of unknown variant.

Martin WB-57 Canberra used by NASA for the Earth
            Survey
One of two Martin WB-57 Canberras that NASA used for weather research dubbed Earth Survey.

Douglas B-26K Invader
Douglas B-26K Invader in the markings of the 56th Special Operations Wing that operated from Nakhon Phanom Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

Grumman A-6E Intruder
Grumman A-6E Intruder from VA-128 at NAS Whidby Island, Washington.

Vought A-7E Corsair II
Vought A-7E Corsair from VA-46, based on the USS John F. Kennedy in the early 1990s.

Close up of the mission marks on the A-7E
This A-7E saw some action.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Boeing B-29 Superfortress in the WWII hangar.

Grumman TBF Avenger in the WWII hangar
Grumman TBF Avenger in the WWII hangar.

Boeing KB-50 tanker
Boeing KB-50J Tanker from the 4505th Air Refueling Wing.

Douglas EA-1F Skyraider from VAW-33 aboard the USS
            America
Douglas EA-1F Skyraider from VAW-33 aboard the USS America

Convair B-36J Peacemaker
Convair B-36J Peacemaker. This was the largest bomber ever produced by the United States.

Convair B-36J Peacemaker

Boeing EB-47E Stratojet
Boeing EB-47E Stratojet from the 376th Bombardment Wing, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio. The EB-47 was used for electronic intelligence gathering.

Boeing EB-47E Stratojet

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
Boeing B-52D Stratofortress from the 7th Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas.

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress
Boeing B-52G Stratofortress of the 2nd Bomb Wing, 596th Bomb Squadron based at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.

Martin B-57E Canberra
Martin B-57E Canberra from the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing based at Shaw AFB, South Carolina.

Convair B-58A Hustler
Convair B-58A Hustler of the 305th Bombardment Wing based at Grisson AFB, Indiana. The B-58 set 19 speed, altitude and payload records, some of which still stand today.

Douglas YEA-3A Skywarrior
Douglas YEA-3A Skywarrior from the Naval Air Testing Center at NAS Patuxent River. This is a prototype electronic warfare version of the Skywarrio, which was the largest and heaviest aircraft ever designed for regular aircraft carrier service.

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