Part of a small det of 550TFTS F-15's that spent a week at March playing with the resident F-4C's of the California ANG

Making two passes on Saturday at the 2023 Avalon Airshow is this magnificent Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0025 Old Crow II.

A F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4858). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

The commanders aircraft / squadron bird of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron based at Williams AFB. The F-5E carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th TTW of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in Sep'89, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil. This Tiger "escaped" a sale to Brazil and was transferred to the US Navy as BuNo 721387. It was later preserved Pacific Coast Museum in Santa Rosa (CA).

An F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron based at Williams AFB. The F-5E carries the LA-tailcode as the sqn was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in Sep'89, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil. This F-5 belongs to a batch of 27 that had originally been delivered to South Vietnam, several of which escaped back to the USAF after the war and also "escaped a sale to Brazil. The F-5E went for preservation at Kelly and later to Hill.

F-5E 21401 of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) leading a small flightline at homebase Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4866). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

A F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The camouflaged Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4873). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

A F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4856). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

An F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron based at Williams AFB (AZ). The F-5E carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th TTW of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in Sep'89, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil. This Tiger belongs to a batch of 27 F-5s that had originally been delivered to South Vietnam, several of which escaped back to the USAF after the war and also "escaped" a sale to Brazil. It was moved to the USN and USMC as BuNo 730881.

A F-5F of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in Sep'89, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4808). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds. This F-5F was the first to be converted to F-5FM in the Brazil F-5BR modification programme

A F-5F of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4806). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds. This F-5F was damaged at Santa Cruz (Brazil) on 5 July 2016 and was withdrawn

A F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil. Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds. Strikingly, the fate of the Tiger II is not known, it was last reported in 1987, anyone?

A USAF F-5F of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The long nose dual seat Tiger II carries the LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989, and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4809). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds. IN FAB service 4806 was written off on 1 November 1996.

A USAF F-5E Tiger II of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) which was based at Williams AFB (AZ). The Tiger carries the LA-tailcode, as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage of ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989 and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4861). Late 1992, the 425th was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

Photo by : Jos Wigbold

A B-52H of the 96th BS "Red Devils" approached Hill AFB. The BUFF was part of the static display at the Hill AFB Air Show that weekend.