Yes, this *was* a military aircraft, specifically a T-29A, USAF s/n 50-0193. Last registered as N1184G it has been used as a hot-dog and burger stand in Tulare, California.
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"Richard's Lunchbox," a barbecue restaurant, is now (July 2014) operating in an aircraft fuselage in Tulare, California.
Originally opened as "Aero Dogs," which subsequently went out of business, this is the fuselage of a former US Air Force T-29A navigation trainer, s/n 50-0193. Last registered as N1184G, the aircraft / restaurant is located at 240 North L Street in Tulare.
The address is appropriate because the T-29A was a military version of the Convair 240 airliner.
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"Richard's Lunchbox," a barbecue restaurant, is now (July 2014) operating in an aircraft fuselage in Tulare, California.
The original aircraft windows serve as the restaurant's windows, and exterior lighting and a security camera have been attached to the outside of the fuselage.
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"Richard's Lunchbox," a barbecue restaurant, is now (July 2014) operating in an aircraft fuselage in Tulare, California.
The wings and landing gear of the T-29A have been removed, but the structure of the fuselage is essentially complete.
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"Richard's Lunchbox," a barbecue restaurant, is now (July 2014) operating in an aircraft fuselage in Tulare, California.
The left side of the T-29A fuselage, looking forward from the raised and covered platform from which one orders food and enters the restaurant..
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