From beneath the Convair B‐36J Peacemaker, left to right Avro AEW.2 Shackleton, Boeing EC‐135J Stratotanker,
and the Boeing EB‐47E Stratojet.
I’ve visited the museum several times over the past decade, and found it always fascinating. While the air‐
craft on display outdoors have not changed much over the years, interesting to see some of them under new
paint, and to see which ones are waiting for a fresh coat of paint in the restoration yard. Speaking of paint
there are six aircraft on display used as canvas by contemporary artists, (part of a project conceived in 2010
by gallery owner Eric Firestone, and organized with curator Carlo McCormick) three of them, a Beech C.18S
Expeditor 'Naughty Angels' (ex RCAF) Lockheed VC‐140B Jetstar 'Spy Tiger' and Lockheed VC‐140B Jetstar
'Back to Supersonica' are prominently displayed on the museum grounds along Valencia Road near the mu‐
seum’s entrance. The other three are located in back, they are all ex US Navy C‐117Ds: 'Time Flies By',
'Warning Shot' and 'Phoenix in Metal'.
One can spend a lot of time at the Pima Air & Space Museum to see everything properly, it is best to plan for
a two day trip and one of that could be a bus tour to the Boneyard as the 309th AMARG is known, to see
thousands of aircraft in various stages from storage to parts.
For additional information and for admission pricing please visit their website at http://www.pimaair.org/