Wings and Wheels

The Military Aviation Museum hosted a car meet on Saturday. I could have spent the day but I could only spare about an hour. A few snapshots:

I am envious that you got to inspect a Boeing P-26. That is a very cool airplane.

Peashooter!

I wonder if that is an original or one of the flying replicas that were made.

Is that a Polikarpov I-15 in the background?

good eye.

Well, I could tell it's Russian (obviously), clearly early (fabric and struts) so I thought it was a Rata (I-16), but looking at a pic I could tell the tail was wrong.

Without looking it up, I will guess the English biplane is a Sopwith 1/2 Strutter.

(checking)

ding! Looks like it has wheel skids, can't find any one with those.

Hey I was there! I had the green Stag in the corner!

Also p-51, B-25 and a PT-17.

If it was a bi-plane it was a I-15, monoplane, its an I-16. Either one is very cool.

VonSmallhausen wrote: Hey I was there! I had the green Stag in the corner!