VirtualGlobetrotting: Texas: Abilene

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Dyess Air Force Base
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"Reluctant Dragon" Boeing B-17
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On static display at Dyess Air Force Base

Nuclear weapons storage at Dyess AFB
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Airplane - B1-B Chasing its ghost
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.
Its wingman is also nearby, visible by shadow more than anything else.

Abilene power plant (mothballed)
robsv (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: robsv.
This 15MW gas-fired power plant was mothballed in 2002.

Abilene Speedway
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By: milwhcky.
1/4 mile clay oval track created in 1960. It was paved after the 1962 season and converted back to clay in 1980. It has previously gone by several names including Abilene Motor Speedway, Abilene Speedbowl, Big Country Speedway, and Armadillo Competition Speedway. Stock cars and modifieds race here on Saturday nights.

Airplanes on static display
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Dyess AFB
North American AT-6F (Texan) Serial No: 44-81819
Douglas A-26C (Invader) Serial No: 44-35913
Bomber - 'B' 1924-Present
Boeing B-52D (Stratofortress) Serial No: 56-0685
Boeing DB-17P (Flying Fortress) Serial No: 44-85599
Boeing EB-47E (Stratojet) Serial No: 52-0412
Douglas RB-66B (Destroyer) Serial No: 53-0466
Martin EB-57B (Night Intruder) Serial No: 52-1504
Lockheed F-104A (Starfighter) Serial No: 56-748
McDonnell F-101F (Voodoo) Serial No: 57-287
North American F-100C (Super Sabre) Serial No: 54-1752
North American F-86L (SabreJet) Serial No: 53-4035
Northrop F-89H (Scorpion) Serial No: 54-0298
Republic F-105D (Thunderchief) Serial No: 59-1738
Republic F-84F (Thunderstreak) Serial No: 51-9364
Republic RF-84F (Thunderflash) Serial No: 51-11293
McDonnell-Douglas F-4D (Phantom II) Serial No: 65-0796
Cessna O-2A (Skymaster) Serial No: 67-21326
Beech T-34B (Mentor) Serial No: 140810
Cessna T-37A (Tweet) Serial No: 54-2734
Convair T-29C Serial No: 52-1175
Lockheed T-33A (Shooting Star) Serial No: 51-4300
North American CT-39A (Sabreliner) Serial No: 61-0634
Northrop GT-38A (Talon) Serial No: 60-0592
Boeing KC-135A (Stratotanker) Serial No: 56-3639
Boeing KC-97L (Stratofreighter) Serial No: 53-282
Douglas C-47A (Skytrain) Serial No: 41-108808
Fairchild C-123K (Provider) Serial No: 54-604
Lockheed C-130A (Hercules) Serial No: 55-0023
De Havilland Canada YC-7A (Caribou) Serial No: 57-3082
Grumman HU-16E (Albatross) Serial No: 51-7251

Rockwell B-1 Lancer in Flight
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force (USAF). First envisioned in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, it developed primarily into a low-level penetrator with long range and supersonic speed capability at high altitude.

RB-66B off dirt road
jrodp (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jrodp.
Found this plane just sitting in an open field near Dyess AFB. Looks like it should be part of the static plane display.

Former Atlas F Missile Site 578-1
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By: photog.
Dyess AFB site #1.

B-1 bombers at Dyess AFB
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Boeing B-47 "Stratojet"
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Lockheed C-130A Hercules
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Boeing B-52 "Stratofortress"
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By: Rene73.

Rockwell B-1B "Lancer"
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Boeing KC-97 "Stratofreighter"

General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark"

North American AT-6F (T-6F) 'Texan'
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By: bubaonline.
at Dyess Linear Air Park
http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/museums/tx/dlap.htm

Town and Country Drive-In
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Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)
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General Dynamics F-111A 'Aardvark'
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By: WacoKidd110.
Just outside the entrance to Dyess AFB

ARCS - Abilene RC Society
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By: adrbr.

The Grace Museum
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By: kkeps.
The Grace Museum is a museum located in Abilene, Texas, U.S., and is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM). It contain three museums: an art museum, a history museum and a children's museum. The Art Museum is the oldest of the three, having been founded in the mid-1930s. The art museum collection includes primarily works by American artists with a focus on Texas and American Regionalism, the Ashcan School, and Modern works on paper. Recent acquisitions include artwork by David Bates, Vernon Fisher, and Helen Altman. The history museum and the children's museum were both founded by the Abilene Fine Arts Museum with assistance from the Junior League of Abilene. The history museum collection was initiated during the 1970s and is populated by artifacts and records covering the history of Abilene, Texas and the immediate area. A particular strength of the history museum collection is the Texas and Pacific Railway collection, made up of thousands of photographs, artifacts, models and other records. The children's museum is a hands-on based learning center for children and families, and was renovated in 2007. Annual visitation to the Grace is approximately 70,000.
The Grace Museum was led by Director Judith A. Godfrey from 1997-2006, and currently is headed by Dennis Kois, who previously worked at the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum.

Abilene Dragstrip
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Pink Flamingo by Joe Barrington
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By: WacoKidd110.

'Treanor House' by Harwell Hamilton Harris
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1959

Volkswagen Beetle on the roof
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By: adrbr.

Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk"

Bull Skull by Joe Barrington
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By: WacoKidd110.
In his father’s welding shop Barrington says he learned to weld and build things while playing in the shop before he realized it was “work.” The artist calls “Bull Skull” his most popular piece in Abilene – and an iconic symbol of the old frontier cattle trails.

CRJ-700 In Flight
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700 (Series 701), America West Express

Lockheed-Martin C-130H Hercules
At the entrance to Dyess AFB

'Biomorphic Form' by John Brough Miller
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1985

Desert Mule Deer Skull by Joe Barrington

Envoy Air (former American Eagle) ERJ 140/5
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
New USA Imagery I think

Texas Flags on Roof
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By: Tyco.

Stored aircraft
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