Warbirds and Airshows
By David D Jackson

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Indiana Gate Guards, Outside Museum Displays and Air Parks

This page updated 8-1-2020.

Anderson:  Historical Military Armor Museum UH-1 and OV-1    July 2007

OV-1 update:  The OV-1 as of November 11, 2018 at Vic's Antiques has the wings back on. 


It appears the drop tanks are being prepared for installation.

Museum and OV-1 update:  The Museum closed July 31, 2018 after not being able to pay back taxes, and the assets of the museum were sold off.  While on a trip to Edinburgh, IN during August 2018, I found the OV-1 Mohawk in pieces at Vic's Antiques and Uniques.  A sad end for such a cool warbird!  DDJ 8-30-2018. 


Brazil:  County Courthouse  F-86  March 2009


Bunker Hill:  Grissom Air Museum T-2 Gate Guard    September 2007


Bunker Hill:  Grissom Air Museum Display Aircraft  A-10, B-17, B-25, B-47, B-58, C-1, C-47, C-119, EC-135, F-100,  F-105, F11F, F-14, F-4, F-84, KC-97, O-2, T-33, T-37, TF-102, U-3, UH-1   September 2007


Camp Atterbury:  Veteran's Park UH-1    March 2008  The rock was placed at the entrance to Atterbury by Italian POW's in WWII.


Churubusco:  Community Park F-86    June 2007


Columbus Airport:  F-4 Phantom 64-844   May 2007


Columbus:  VFW Post 1987 T-33A 54-1547   May 2007


Covington:  VFW Post     T-33    August 2007


Edinburgh:  American Legion Post 233    T-38   December 2007 


Fairmount:  American Legion Post 313   F-4 and UH-1    March 2007


Fort Wayne:  Air Guard Base A-10, F-4, F-16, F-84, F-86, F-100, T-33    June 2020

This section shows the change of thirteen years from 2007 to 2020.  I knew that the Air Guard had updated its display out in front of the base, but had not made the 75 mile trip to do a photo shoot of the aircraft.  Covid changed all of that, as the trip up to Fort Wayne did not put me in contact with any persons, and it gave me something to do while museums for the most part were closed or too risky to visit.  Here is what the aircraft display looks like as of June 2020.


The base now has an airpark where the public can come in and walk around and visit the aircraft the unit has flown since its activation after World War Two.  The fighters shown here are in the reverse order from which they were flown.  Starting from the far end of the photo, the aircraft are F-86, F-84, F-100, F-4, F-16, and A-10.  The current aircraft flown by the Fort Wayne Air Guard is the A-10.  In theory, the unit is supposed to move to the F-35 in the future.  This is problematic in that the F-35 is an extremely loud aircraft, and the guard base is co-located with the Fort Wayne International Airport and business park.  It remains to be seen whether the F-35 actually ends up here.


 


Fort Wayne flew the F-86A from 1956 to 1958. 


Fort Wayne flew the F-84F from 1958 to 1971. 


Fort Wayne flew the F-100D/F from 1971 to 1979. 


Fort Wayne flew the F-4C/E from 1979 to 1992.


Fort Wayne flew the F-16C from 1992 to 2010. 


Fort Wayne has flown the A-10C from 2010 to the present. 


On the opposite side of the parking lot is this T-33, which represents the F-80s and T-33s it flew from 1954 to 1956. 

Before the F-80 the unit flew the P-51 Mustang.  There is a spot in the air park for a P-51, if one become available for outside display. 

March 2012 - The aircraft have been moved out to the front along the road. It appears this may be opened later as a public air park.

 

Air Guard Base F-4    April 2007


Fort Wayne:  Coliseum   F-84    April 2007


Greencastle:  Putnam Count Courthouse   V-1  September 2007


Hoagland:  Park    F-84    June 2007


Huntington:  Airport  F-104    June 2007  - Author's note:  As of a visit to the Huntington Airport on October 8, 2016, the F-104 was no longer on display at the airport.  A new hangar was in the location of the former Starfighter.  The photos of the aircraft will remain for historical reference.


Huntington:  Memorial Park   T-33    September 2007 and October 2016-  In 2015 the Huntington built a Veteran's Memorial in the park and moved the T-33 into it.  Also located at the memorial is an M4A1 Sherman tank.  The old photos of the T-33 will be left for historical reference.

From October 2016: 


Lawrence:  VFW   F-86    March 2007


Mentone:  Bell Aircraft Museum  UH-1  October 2007


Monroeville:  Park  F-84    June 2007


Montpelier:  Kiwanis Park  F-84    June 2007


Mooreland:  Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum F-84   May 2007
 


Munster:  The Edward P. Robinson Community Veterans Memorial  UH-1  July 2009  This is the most elaborate and comprehensive Veterans Memorial we have seen to date.  This is actually is a well landscaped and winding walkway that starts at the end of the 19th century and takes in all of the wars through the present.  There are date markers along the walkway that gives significant events that have happened in a particular year.  There are sculptures and memorials for WWI, WWI, Korea, Vietnam, and the first Gulf War.  As can be seen below the Huey is just a small part of the Vietnam section.  More at:  http://www.communityveteransmemorial.org/default.asp


North Vernon:  AmVets   A-7D   December 2007


Orland:  American Legion Post 423  UH-1   August 2007


Richmond:  Airport  A-6    July 2007  Very rarely do you see a Navy aircraft on display.  Especially at an airport surrounded by cornfields.  An assist goes to Greg Morehead who notified me of this Intruder, which has been on display at Richmond since 1996. 

May 2023 update:  Greg Morehead gets another assist as he has informed me this aircraft is no longer at the airport.  Some research indicates it moved in April 2022 to the Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park.  I will re-photograph it at its new location on my next trip to Richmond. 


Richmond: Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park  UH-1  May 2020


Sellersburg:  Clark County Airport F-86    March 2008


South Bend:  Military Honor Park @ the airport  T-33, UH-1    March 2008
 


South Whitely:  Park  F-84    June 2007


Sullivan:  VFW Post 2459  UH-1    February 2014


Terre Haute:  American Legion Post 104   F-84  October 2010


Terre Haute:  Air Guard Base   F-84 and F-100  September 2007   Photos taken from opposite side of field during Air Fair.


Vincennes:  Indiana Military Museum  A-4, F-16, Mig-17, TS-11  Updated February 2016 - The Museum has added four aircraft to its collection since my initial visit two years ago, bringing its total up eleven on display.


The PLZ TS-11 Iskra is a Polish jet trainer.  A few have ended up in the US.  This is the second one I have seen over the years.

Vincennes:  Indiana Military Museum   A-26, C-45, C-47, F-4 T-33, TM-76B and UH-1  February 2014


This was taken from across the street but one can see the C-47 and the Mace driving south down 6th Street or Business 41 as one approaches the museum in Vincennes.


From across the street this view shows the T-33, F-4 and UH-1.


TM-76B Mace.

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