Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum : 2015-10

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is located right next to the Pueblo Memorial Airport (KPUB) so I thought - why not fly down there and take a look? A really cool thing was the treatment/welcome I received from the FBO (fixed base operator), Rocky Mountain Flower. They attended my parking, had a nice reception area, and even drove me to the museum! Awesome.

The museum was kind of average, but they try to make it a nice place and the staff was terrific, so I'm glad I visited. They also had little books you could take with you that explain certain aircraft.  That was a nice touch. I remembered my good camera but then forgot it in my truck (at Meadowlake).

There were dozens of models - which done correctly, are always awesome to me - but they are tricky to photograph through glass. I thought this F4U Corsair turned out well and was a well-done model.

This B-47 Stratojet was in pretty rough condition, but I've always liked this jet. A bomber with a fighter-like cockpit - good combination.  The USAF made over 2000 of these bombers!

I'm very grateful I flew fighters, but I've always loved the nose art not normally a luxury of fighters. Stars on a blue field - perfect. And the big SAC patch on the picture on the right. 

This was a cool picture next to the F-104 Starfighter static display.  The shear

number of jets is amazing - the USAF made over 2500 of these rockets!

I had to take a picture of this - the cockpit of the mighty T-37 Tweet!  This was my first exposure to an Air Force jet and looking at it now, I have to say it's probably a bit over complicated for an initial trainer.  But, at the same time, this jet served its country for over a half a century!

This is something you don't see everyday.  It's a Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger. Supposedly, this jet was one of the first attempts of vectored thrust in a fighter. The jet itself looks a bit awkward but I thought this was a cool angle. 

This is a close up of the Tiger's RAT (ram air turbine).  These are certainly a

thing of older fighters but looks kind of cool on this bird.

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (above and below) is a classic, but I wanted to focus on our roundel which I think is the best. And it was a way to hide all the stuff in the background.

I tried to get an artistic shot on the belly of this Piasecki H-21 since it had a rotating light.

It didn't turn out that well, but the helicopter was in terrific condition.

This North American T-28 Trojan was sitting outside but looked great!

It's not a sleek-looking airplane but it trained thousands of pilots.

If you're ever in the Pueblo CO area, the museum is certainly worth a visit.

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