Valentines Day 1987 and my first MASDC Photographer's Tour, walking along the 'Display Row'. This was a very interesting find, a Piper PA-48E Enforcer pcn AG 001. She is now on display at the Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB
Grumman C-1A Trader BuNo 136773 pcn 7C 008 as 'RW-773' last operated by VRC-30 out of North Island NAS, CA. She entered store October 1981 and left in January 1995 to N6193N. She survives today at the Lampson Field Airport, Lakeport, CA.
It was Valentines Day 1987 on the MASDC Photographer's Tour and I considered this Lockheed T-1A Seastar a real catch! She arrived MASDC in April 1970. Quite incredibly, over 50 years after her arrival, she is still seen by visitors on the Display Row.
Back to Valentines Day 1987 and a first scan after 35 years! This is a T-33A Shooting Star serial 52-9757 pcn TCB 92 recorded as last operated by the 4754th ADW. She looks as if she has spent many years sleeping under the Arizona sun.
Back to Valentines Day 1987 and another 7th Bomb Wing B-52D, serial 56-0596 pcn BC285 which arrived in store May 1982 and was "eliminated" October 1993. Sadly I underexposed the photo so just a bit of grain on this one.
Valentines Day 1987 and the monthly AMARC Photographers Tour, this B-52D bombers was last operated by the 7th Bomb Wing. She entered store May 1983 and was 'eliminated' October 1993.
This Airframe has previously been in AMARG, Arrived July 1997 and departed for further service April 1998... Latest arrival date was 22 May 2013 from VT86 - CTW-6 NAS Pensacola, She still resides in AMARG
This Airframe arrived AMARG 11 May 2012 Allocated park Code AAFG0939, (85-1005) & committed to the QF-16 Drone Programme Dec 2018. Departed AMARG Jan 2021 for Jacksonville Cecil Field (QF096)
AMARG Park Code AACA0039, This aircraft arrived at AMARG 28th Oct 1992 from McGuire 305th ARW / 920th ARS. Some days after this Image was taken(28/10), the Airframe was removed, and passed to New Phoenix Metals and She was sadly Scrapped.
This Airframe arrived at AMARG Aug 2005 and removed from storage Dec 2014 for conversion to C130-R for FMS. Late 2015 the aircraft was passed over to the JASDF and now flying as 9056
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan AFB ramp. An OA-10A coded 'NF' (for 'Nail FAC') operated by the 23rd TASS / 602nd Tactical Air Control Wing (TAIRCW).
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this F-4D Phantom II pcn FP157 'AL' was last operated by the 160th TFS / 187th TFG Alabama ANG out of Dannelly Field, Montgomery, AL. Recorded as scrapped May 1997.
The last of 80 Iranian Tomcats built was not delivered. It is located in the AMARG in a cordoned-off area. Iran has been trying to get this Tomcat for years!
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan AFB ramp. She was operated by HSL-35 "Magicians" out of North Island NAS, CA. To AMARC 1992 and still in store today.
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan AFB ramp. She was operated by the 355 TFW / 333 TFTS 'Lancers' .
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan AFB ramp. The nearest T-38A Talon was operated by the 64 FTW out of Reese AFB, TX.
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan AFB ramp. The nearest T-38A Talon was operated by the 64 FTW out of Reese AFB, TX.
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan ramp. This was a nice line-up of Northrop T-38A Talons, the nearest being operated the 12th FTW out of Randolph AFB.
Back to 4th November 1989 and the monthly AMARC 'Photographer's Tour', this photo was taken whilst the tour bus crossed the Davis-Monthan ramp. This was a nice line-up of Northrop T-38A Talons, the nearest being operated the 12th FTW out of Randolph AFB.