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Tennessee Museum of Aviation |
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As part of a Motorcycle Trip in July, 2007 I visited the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville, TN. For aviation fans in the area this is a must-see facility because they have some fantastic exhibits of WWII and Korean aircraft. Funny thing about the Tennessee Aviation Museum .... I was at the airport here in Nashville a few of years ago waiting for a meeting to start with some of the engineering staff and happened to pick up a brochure for the museum. At the time I didn't even know there was an aviation museum in Tennessee so I was interested in it. I looked over it while waiting for a meeting to start, and it had a photograph of an old F-86 that caught my eye. For a couple of hours afterwards I kept thinking back to that F-86 and something about it kept bothering me. It finally dawned on me, and I grabbed the brochure again to be sure. Sure enough, it wasn't an F-86! It was a MiG-17 with US markings on it. I had just automatically seen a jet from the Korean war with US markings and assumed F-86. I sent the museum an email and asked if they really had a MiG with US markings and got an answer that said they really do. I have been wanting to visit the museum to see that ever since and this was my chance. Photographs of the plane are included below. |
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 Tennessee Museum of Aviation |
 Pratt and Whitney R2800 Engine |
 Pratt and Whitney R4360 Engine |
 Pratt and Whitney R4360 Engine |
 Old Movie Camera |
 B-25 Cockpit |
 B-25 Cockpit |
 B-25 Cockpit |
 F-86 Sabre |
 F-86 Sabre |
 F-86 Sabre |
 F-86 Sabre |
 F-86 Sabre |
 P-51D Mustang |
 UH-34G |
 UH-34G |
 UH-34G Engine |
 Halftrack and Maxson Gun Mount |
 Halftrack and Maxson Gun Mount |
 Halftrack and Maxson Gun Mount |
 TDR Mk R37F Jet Engine from MiG21 |
 TDR Mk R37F Jet Engine from MiG21 |
 TDR Mk R37F Jet Engine from MiG21 |
 MiG21 Sparka (Trainer) |
 MiG21 Sparka (Trainer) |
 MiG17 Fresco |
 MiG17 Fresco |
 MiG17 Fresco |
 MiG17 Fresco |
 MiG17 Fresco |
 MiG17 Fresco (note US markings) |
 MiG17 Fresco (note US markings) |
 A-4 Skyhawk Cockpit |
 A-4 Skyhawk Cockpit |
 A-4 Skyhawk Cockpit |
 T-33 Shooting Star |
 T-33 Shooting Star |
 T-33 Shooting Star |
 T-33 Shooting Star |
 T-33 Shooting Star |
 Rolls-Royce Viper Jet Engine |
 Rolls-Royce Viper Jet Engine |
 Orenda 10 Jet Engine |
 Orenda 10 Jet Engine |
 P-47 Cockpit Wreckage |
 P-47 Cockpit Wreckage |
 P-47 Cockpit Wreckage |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
 North American AT-6 Texan |
 North American AT-6 Texan |
 Andy Reid's Biplane |
 Andy Reid's Biplane |
 TBF/TBM Avenger |
 TBF/TBM Avenger |
 TBF/TBM Avenger |
 VK-1A Jet Engine |
 VK-1A Jet Engine |
 Wright R-1820 Piston Engine |
 Wright R-1820 Piston Engine |
 LOM M337B Engine |
 LOM M337B Engine |
 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine |
 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine |
 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine |
 Wright R-1820-86A Engine |
 Wright R-1820-86A Engine |
 Wright R-1820-86A Engine |
 Pratt and Whitney 985 Wasp Junior Engine |
 Pratt and Whitney 985 Wasp Junior Engine |
 Old Gasoline Generator |
 Norden Bombsight |
 Norden Bombsight |
 Norden Bombsight |
 Norden Bombsight |