Air Power Park Hampton, Virginia October 2025

The Air Power Park is an open-air museum celebrating the city's contributions to America's early aircraft testing and space exploration. Open year-round from sunrise to sunset (and even later in my case), the park opened in 1969, features a collection of historic aircraft and space, related exhibits, many of which are directly linked to the nearby Langley Air Force Base and NASA Langley Research Center.

Republic F-105D Thunderchief (61-0073 'ME').

Left to right: Republic F-105D Thunderchief (61-0073 'ME'). Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (51-9086).

Left to right: Hawker Kestrel FGA.1 (NASA520 ex 64-18266 and XS692) first flew November 7, 1964. It is an experimental V/STOL (Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. The aircraft was originally built as a Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 for the Tripartite Evaluation Squadron (TES), a joint UK–US–West Germany program to evaluate the feasibility of V/STOL technology. Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7E Corsair II (157506 'AC-300' painted as '157500'), VA-37 US Navy.

Left to right: Northrop F-89J Scorpion (52-2129 'FV-129').

Left to right: North American F-86L Sabre (51-3064 'FU-064').

Left to right: McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom (69-0372 'ZZ').

Left to right: McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (56-0246).

Left to right: North American F-100D Super Sabre (54-2145 '1') painted in Thunderbirds markings.