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Preserving Aviation HIstory

In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) the external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 mission is lowered into high bay 3 in 2009. It was be installed on the mobile launcher platform and attached to the solid rocket boosters already there. Good view of the attachment points to the bottom of the orbiter. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the C-133 at Pima Air and Space Museum #c133 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari Ll

A bit about the ejection seats on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 in the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, prior to STS-125. It gives a good close up of the tiles around the windows. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

#otd last year, Philippine Mars engines being moved to Pima Air and Space Museum. #marsroadtrip #philippinemars #pimaairandspacemuseum #wemovethesouthwest #boneyardsafari

Here is USS Lexington CV-2 in 1929 launching a Martin T4M-1. Lex had a black stripe around the top of her smoke stack and Saratoga had a vertical black stripe on the stack so aviators could identify each ship. #usslexington #cv2 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a Sikorsky HO3S-1 flying next to USS Leyte CV-32 in November 1948. The Navy was quick to integrate helicopters into carrier operations, especially for plane guard duties. #h03s #sikorsky #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the rotating service structure closed around Orbiter Endeavour OV-105 for STS-123 in 2008, with only the tip of the external tank showing in this view. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

How the CH-46 at Pima Air and Space Museum got the nickname Phrog #ch46 #phrogsforever #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a mockup of the North American General Purpose Attack Weapon’ (NAGPAW), that the A-5 Vigilante would be developed from. #nagpaw #a5vigilante #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari