Army markings chasing cutting-edge experimental aircraft over the Mojave Desert is one of the more unusual and evocative images of the postwar flight test era — a propeller-driven classic keeping pace with the jets of tomorrow
This specialized variant was designed for close-quarters combat and fortification assault
The F-50 series flatcars could be found in SP yards and on SP trains from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico
The Pullman Plan 53194 gallery coach is the workhorse of the Chicago commuter gallery car consist — the intermediate car marshaled in multiples between the locomotive and the cab car
giving occupants an unobstructed rear-facing view of the track and right-of-way receding behind the train
Lockheed ZF-38L 44-53236 PA-236 611th AAF Base Unit Eglin Proving Ground Command Army markings chasing cutting-edge experimentalThese are 1 72 scale decals for Lockheed ZF 38L 44 53236, buzz number PA 236, assigned to the Air Proving Ground Command (611th AAF Base Unit) at Eglin Army Air Field, Florida, wearing natural metal with Olive Drab (ANA 613) anti glare panel, bold "USAF" fuselage titling, and the Air Proving Ground Command shield insignia. This aircraft holds a unique place in American aviation history: it was almost certainly the last P 38 Lightning in active USAF