Yankee Air Museum
Willow Run, Detroit, Michigan
July 28, 2023
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Republic F-84F (51-9501 registered N5006) ex Indiana ANG.
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Left to right: Republic F-84F (51-9501 registered N5006) ex Indiana ANG.
Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (148543 'NP-694') ex VA-216 US Navy.
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II (63-7555 'AL') ex USAF.
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Left to right: Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra (159212) ex US Marine Corps.
Boeing F/A-18C Hornet (163485 '4') Blue Angels.
Cessna O-2A (67-21416 registered NX60BB).
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Left to right: Northrop (Douglas) SBD-3 Dauntless (06626 'B-24') ex US Navy, displayed as it was found at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
SBD 06626 served with VS 41 aboard USS Ranger during Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942. It was later transferred to VGS 29 aboard USS Santee in December 1942, where it operated on South Atlantic patrols from Brazil, carrying out anti submarine and anti blockade missions.
In June 1943, the aircraft moved to VB 28. By October 1943, it was assigned to a carrier qualification training unit at Glenview, Illinois, conducting deck landing practice on Lake Michigan. On 5 October 1943, it crashed into the lake during takeoff following an engine failure.
The aircraft remained on the lakebed until its recovery in 1996. In 2018, it was placed on long term loan to the Michigan Flight Museum by the National Naval Aviation Museum.
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Left to right: Boeing B-52D Stratofortress (55-0677) ex 7th BW.

Jack Roush hangar on the other side of the airfield, not too far from the museum store and old Willow Run factory.
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North American P-51D Mustang (413630 registered N3BB).
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Left to right: North American P-51D Mustang (44-74230 marked '414937 B6-P' registered N551J) 'Gentleman Jim'
North American P-51D Mustang (44-13630 registered N3BB) 'The Rebel'.
North American P-51D Mustang (44-73142 'M' registered N351B).