The Stonehenge Air Museum is located in a residential area near the golf course in Fortine, Montana. This small museum contains about two dozen vintage aircraft, including some one-of-a-kind planes. Shown below are the military airplanes which are on display.
1941 Vultee BT-13 Valiant
This was one of the most widely used trainers during World War II. During the war, the Vultee factory was the first to employ women directly in production and pay them the same as men.
1941 Curtiss P-40E/N Kittyhawk
At the beginning of World War II, the P-40 was a major Army Air Corps fighter. The P-40 was produced from 1939 until the end of 1944 and had a total production of 13,737 aircraft. The aircraft on display was issued to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
1947 Vickers/Supermarine Seafire
The Royal Navy shortened Sea-Spitfire to Seafire. Powered by the Rolls-Royce V-12 fuel-injected engine, the Seafire could fly at more than 450 miles per hour in level flight. The aircraft on display is the only airworthy example of the Mk. 47 Seafire remaining in the world.
Notice the counter-rotating propellers.
1948 Chance-Vought F4U-5NL Corsair
This is a carrier-based aircraft. The gull-wing shape was used to raise the propeller arc to a safe distance above the deck.
1952 CCF Harvard Mk IV
This aircraft was built by Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) under license from North American Aviation. It is the Canadian version of the North American AT-6. A total of 3,350 were produced.
1952 Beechcraft T-34A Mentor
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Air Force used the T-34A for primary flight training. According to the display:
“The Mentor derived from the famous Walter Beech designed ‘Bonanza” and was the last airplane he designed.”
The aircraft on display was manufactured by Canadian Car and Foundry under license by Beechcraft.
1992 Montanair Mustang
This is an 8/10 scale copy of the P-51 Mustang. While it was originally intended to be available as a kit, but this was the only one built.
Shown above is the copy next to the real P-51.
Another photo of the two airplanes.
1944 P-51D Mustang
This was one of the best-known World War II fighters. According to the display:
“Possessing excellent range and maneuverability, the P-51 operated primarily as a long-range escort fighter, but also as a ground attack fighter-bomber. The Mustang served in nearly every combat zone during WWII, and later fought in the Korean War.”
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