George AFB Air Show 1978. The Thunderbirds. These aircraft did not carry serials. I have seen a list of serial tie ups. The only one carrying 7 was 68-8137. 68-8183 might have been Thunderbirds, if so no code known.

The Thunderbirds at the George AFB Air Show in 1978. Its hard to know serials for these aircraft. I have seen a list which indicates this could be 68-8184 which was destroyed in the 1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 479th TTW based at Holloman AFB, NM. Built as a T-38A and converted to an AT-38B by 1978. Later converted to a T-38C. Still current in 2022 flying out of Sheppard AFB, TX with the 80th FTW.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 323rd FTW from Williams AFB, AZ. Built as a T-37A and later converted to a T-37B. Retired to AMARC on 10 Apr 1996 with inventory code TE0115. To HVF West, Tucson, AZ on 15 Apr 2010 and scrapped.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 507th TACW based at Shaw AFB, SC. Retired to MASDC with inventory code HV0125, no date given. Transferred to the El Salvador Air Force as serial 622 and Used by the Escuadrón Caza y Bombardeo. Destroyed by mortar fire at Ilopango on 20 Nov 1990.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 314th TAW based at Little Rock AFB, AR. This aircraft later became GC-130E ground trainer at Dyess AFB. It was seen in 2008 on display by main gate at Dyess AFB, TX.

George AFB Airshow 1978. 27th TFW from Cannon AFB in New Mexico. Wing Commanders aircraft with multi colour tail stripe. Retired to AMARC with inventory code FV0154 on 18 Dec 1992. To HVF West, Tucson, AZ on 02 Aug 2011 and scrapped.

George AFB Airshow 1978. 128th TFS - 116th TFG - Georgia Air National Guard. Retired to MASDC with inventory code FE451 on 12 Jan 1979. Converted to aQF-100F. Transferred to the US Army for Hawk SAM and other trials.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 562nd TFS - 35th TFW Wild Weasel. Delivered new to the USAF in 1964 as a F-105F. Converted to an EF-105F in 1970. Converted to a F-105G in 1972. Ferry flight in Feb 1980 to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH for display at the Air Force Museum.

George AFB Airshow 1978. 84th FIS - 26th AD based at Castle AFB CA. This was a regular squadron and not an ANG unit. It was inactivated in 1981 as the interceptor mission was being transferred to the Air National Guard. 59-0066 was built in Apr 1960. Retired to MASDC with inventory code FN101 on 04 Sep 1985. To AEL Inc of East Alton, IL on 25 Feb 1992 for conversion to a QF-106. To Tyndall AFB, FL on 20 May 1992 and shot down by an AIM-120 on 22 Sep 1995.

George AFB Airshow 1978. Owned by the WGAF this F-104 was operated by the 69th TFTS - 58th TFTW of the USAF based at Luke AFB, AZ. German F-104 training was done in Arizona where the weather was better than in Western Europe. This aircraft was built by Lockheed in 1961. Carried WGAF serials KF+102, DA+321, BG+122 and 20+21. Transferred to the USAF as 63-13243 in 1963. In 1982 the aircraft starred in the movie 'The Right Stuff'. Sold to the USAF on 19 Jul 1983. Later transferred to the Republic of China Air Force as 4368. Crashed in a fatal accident on 24 Mar 1990 in a collision with 4385.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 35th TFW Wild Weasel. New to the 23rd TFW in 1964 as a F-105F. Upgraded to a F-105G in 1972. Retired to MASDC with inventory number FK0087 on 23 Apr 1982. Later moved to Aviation Classics at Reno Stead Airport, NV.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 35th TFW. Wild Weasel. 69-7208 was leased new to the Royal Australian AF from 1970-1973 as A69-7208. Returned to the USAF in Jun 1973. In Jul 1978 upgraded from a F-4E to a F-4G. Crashed on 01 Mar 1995 on the Tonopah - Nellis range. The crew ejected.

George AFB Air Show 1978. 35th TFW. To the USAF in 1968. Crashed During a bombing run with the 35th TFW at Leach Lake Ranges on 09 Sep 1985. One killed.

George AFB Air Show 1978. Operated by the 323rd FTW. Delivered to the USAF on 31 Jul 1973. Retired to AMARC on 20 Feb 2004 with inventory code TH0004. Noted on Celebrity Row on 20 Aug 2017. TO HVF West on 06 Aug 2018 and scrapped.

Unusual camouflage scheme on this chopper. No info for this aircraft except the following from the late Joe Baughers excellent website. In 2013 located in a range target storage compound on the SE tip of Eglin AFB

George AFB Air Show 1978. 91st TRS - 67th TRW. Retired to AMARC with inventory code FP894 on 17 Sep 1992. To HVF West on 06 Apr 2018 and scrapped.

George AFB Air Show 1978. Owned by the American Air Museum. Painted in the markings of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which was the forerunner of NASA. Ordered as 45-21787, delivered to the USN as BuNo 84029 on 05 May 1947 as a P2B-1S. On to NACA as 137 where it was called 'Fertile Myrtle'. WFU at NAS Litchfield Park on 05Aug 1959 and later transferred to storage at MASDC, Davis Monthan. Restored and delivered to Oakland, CA in Nov 1969. To N91329 with the American Air Museum. Registered to N29KW on 30 Apr 1987. In 2023 dismantled at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL.

George AFB Airshow 1978. 123rd FIS - 142nd FIG - Oregon Air National Guard. Retired to MASDC with inventory code FF394 on 19 Nov 1980. Currently preserved at Robins AFB, GA.

George AFB Airshow 1978. 8th TFS - 49th TFW from Holloman AFB in New Mexico. Retired to AMARC with inventory code FH0153 on 22 Mar 2007. To HVF West, Tucson, AZ. on 10 Aug 2011 and scrapped.