PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM - WORLD CLASS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA - AIRAILIMAGES
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- Опубліковано 30 гру 2022
- The Pima Air and Space Museum keeps growing and maturing as one of the best collections of aircraft in the world. The museum enjoys a fantastic location just outside the boundary of Davis-Monthan Air Force base at Tucson, Arizona.
Many military aircraft have been towed to the site from the sprawling aircraft storage facility at Davis-Monthan. Several large buildings have been erected on the museum campus to offer greater protection for a portion of the collection, including rarities like a B-24J Liberator, PB4Y-2 Privateer, and the only Martin PBM Mariner in the world, which is on loan from the National Air and Space Museum.
To get an idea of the massive collection at Pima Air and Space Museum, their website includes a roster. We visited in February 2022. Take a look, and see how many of the aircraft, both domestic and foreign, you can identify. The museum's collection is around 400 aircraft. It is the largest non-government funded aerospace museum in the U.S.
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I live in Arizona and have been there many times......absolutly the biggest and best wide range collection of military aircraft there is....
I'm from New Hampshire. I visited Pima last September while visiting friends. As a pilot and military aviation enthusiast, I was stunned at the collection. We spent the entire day there, even though it was 97 degrees outside. The buildings brought great relief as they are air conditioned and the staff is friendly and accessible. I plan on returning next year when I visit D-M. Happy New Year to all.
Lucky to live close by- it's a wonderful place. See the outdoor parts early- then go into the buildings when it starts to warm up!
A wing nut geek like myself would be in heaven there.
Could not have picked a better soundtrack. Can’t wait to visit there again.
Last time I visited there the B-36 was in pieces. Good to see the very rare aircraft put indoors. Going to have to make a trip back. Thanks for showing us around a little.
I'm an old Harrier Handler Last time I was down there they had one slightly beat up AV8A. Looks like they've added to the Menagerie. There's even a Kestrel, the prototype bird.
Glad to see quite a few British aircraft there: the Harrier family, a Lightning, Jaguar, Meteor (in Israeli markings), Gannet.... If they could acquire a Vulcan, that could provide some shade for the visitors.
Thank you for the tour .....I never realized it was so huge!
Thanks for posting. I haven't been there for a few years, so it's nice to see the new additions to the collection. The harsh desert sun really takes a toll on paint, so the planes stored outside are repainted every decade or so. The EE Lightning looked brand new when it was added to the museum a few years ago, but now is looking a bit faded.
That brings back some fond memories there. back in the early 80's when I was stationed at Davis Monthan I did a little volunteer work there for the museum. At that time they had an F4U Corsair that I had a hand in restoring before I got deployed oversees. Who knows, maybe when I retire in a couple years I will have to see about going back down there and see if they could use more volunteers again.
Very nice quality video! Thank you.
Great video. I worked at AMARC in the 80's before transferring to another agency, and the museum was right out the back gate, and I visited several times. The museum has sure come a long way in 35 years. The B-29, the B-17, and the Douglas Dakota were still outdoor exhibits. Glad to see them restored and preserved indoors away from the elements. So many new additions also.A lot off the aircraft were still frontline in the 80's. Some of the aircraft on display were come into AMARC for storage when I was there. Some of them I might have processed myself!
I don't remember it in 1959 when I lived there. Coming back to visit I was impressed with The Columbine. the Air Force One for Eisenhower. With Truman era technology. Fabric insulation on the phone and mic cords. Scary thinking our President used it. Ike was able to deliver a modern looking Boeing jet to JFK. So much progress in 8 years. I didn't see it in the video, or the Stealth hanging from the ceiling.
Nice tour. Well done!
i remember going here as a young lil fleshling, i havent gone there in 5 years but i want to go there also YOUR MIC IS AMAZING OH MY GOD
Fans of Pima Air and Space should definitely check out the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. They have about 20 acres under roof, and hundreds of planes. The musuem is also 100% free.
Been there…. Truly remarkable collection. Lots of famous aircraft. Takes all day for sure.
That's great! I see they've got one of the F107's there!
I was there about 20 years ago and spent 6 hours on the move to see most of the planes and man what a collection. And they had several examples of the same plane in various models, interesting, the B36 was not there but there were 2 or 3 various models B52's , they have a tram there now suggest anyone take that around, that place is huge and hot in summer, I was there in dec, great museum !!!