Built as a C-124A but modified in service to C-124C standard. Wears Air Materiel Command titles.

Operated by 49 FIS. Stored in 1987 and converted as QF-106 IN 1992; Shot down as a drone by AIM-7M in 1993.

F-15C of the 58TFS seen landing on runway 21R

Night fighters in colour - an old P-70 of the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group at Orlando, Florida formates with a YP-61 Black Widow, 41-18887. The P-70 was a night fighter variant of the A-20. Photo from: US Air Force

In the autumn of 1948 the 94th Fighter Squadron deployed to Ladd AFB in Alaska for cold weather tests with winterized F-80B Shooting Stars. The other two jets are 45-8579 and 45-8590. Photo from: Lockheed Martin

Constructed as a KC-135B and delivered to the USAF in February 1965 as 63-8057. Transferred to 22nd AREFS at March AFB in March 1965. Transferred to 34th AFRES at Offutt AFB. Converted to an EC-135C Night Watch II between December 1965 - June 1966 and transferred to the 1000th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Andrews AFB. Redesignated as EC-135J in May 1967. Transferred to the 9th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Hickam AFB in October 1975. Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number CA014 in March 1992. To Pima in April 1993 and displayed with the vertical stab. of EP-135P 55-3129. In the background, 2 A-10's can be seen climbing our from nearby Davis-Monthan AFB.

Almost over the threshold of runway 23, coming back from the morning mission.

61FS Top Dogs F -16C taxiing to the EOR

First test plane of NACA Ames from 5 September 1940. Initially used for heated-wing de-icing tests, this O-47A remained in the NACA fleet for almost 16 years - nothing special in modern aviation, but a very long time back then. Photo from: NASA

From 512 TFS based at this time in Ramstein AB, Germany. Seen here fitted with live weapons.