Not a great photo quality wise but worth a look as this was probably the last time the mighty F-104 Starfighter was seen in quantity in the UK. The occasion was the 1985 IAT at RAF Fairford, by 1987 the type had largely been retired in Northern Europe.
Not a great photo quality wise but worth a look as this was probably the last 4 ship F-104 Starfighter formation seen in the UK. The occasion was the 1985 IAT at RAF Fairford, by 1987 the type had largely been retired in Northern Europe.
A 'sharp' end shot of an A-6E! Her park code AN5A0069 suggests that she is Bu.No 158051 last operated by VA-205 as 'AF-501' out of NAS Atlanta, GA. Retired to AMARC in June 1993.
A 'sharp' end shot of an A-6E! According to some sources her park code AN5A0070 suggests that she is Bu.No 154136 last operated by USMC VMA(AW)-322 as 'EA-510' out of MCAS Cherry Point, NC.
On display at the War Eagles Museum in Santa Teresa NM, a classic from the Grumman 'Ironworks'. She is a TBM-3E version of the classic Avenger. This was the only complete photo that I could manage to take, was from a conveniently located balcony!
An unusual sight at the War Eagles Museum in Santa Teresa NM. Labelled as a Fieseler Fi-156 Storch, she is in fact an MS-502 Criquet marked as 'BM-JM'. She is listed by the museum as still flyable.
This KA-6D Intruder was last operated by VA-304 and in store since April 1993. She did wear an 'ND-512' code but this has completely faded. She actually appears to be rusting underneath!
AMARG park coded AC124 this must be A-10A 78-0656 which was formerly operated by 356th FS / 354th FW out of Myrtle Beach, SC. Apparently she had '356FS' markings when she arrived at AMARC in Sept 1992 however she has faded a bit since then.
This Intruder is still clearly visible from the AMARG fence however she has little protection from the elements and is fading fast. She was last operated by VA-95 out of NAS Whidbey Island and was retired to AMARC in Dec 1993
Very easy to photograph from the fence, this KA-6D Intruder was last operated by VA-304, a Reserve unit out of NAS Alameda, CA. She entered AMARC in April 1993 and is clearly still looked after though fading just a bit.
Now just what did SLUF stand for? Well, in this telephoto shot this A-7E is certainly short and little! She was last operated by VA-203, a Reserve unit based at NAS Cecil Field, FL. Not looking too bad for 20 years stored under the Arizona sun.
This beautiful P-40E Warhawk was on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at Santa Teresa NM. Nice tail art! She has been restored as Skip Tramell's 'Hold'n My Own'.
This beautiful P-40E Warhawk was on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at Santa Teresa NM. She appeared in the film Tora, Tora, Tora. She is now preserved in flyable condition but currently does not fly.
On display at the War Eagles Air Museum at Santa Teresa NM. This was a T-37B 'Tweet' coded 'EN' which I believe was operated by the 89th FTS / 80th FTW out of Sheppard AFB TX. She is preserved in flying condition.