Early pic of Kadena based F-105F. This aircraft later crashed near Osan AB, South Korea, on 29 January 1970.

Rare early F-105D picture of Kadena based aircraft that was shot down over Laos on 26 February 1966, not long after this picture was taken.

This F-105G was originally built as a F-105F. It is now preserved in Palmdale, California.

This Lancaster B10 was modified with the long camera nose around 1953 to Lancaster Mk.10 AR (for Area Reconnaisance) and operated by 408 (P) Sqn.The Lancaster was retired in 1964. The full history of this aircraft is described in detail http://www.timefadesaway.co.uk/strathallan/kb976/kb_976_intro.html

Operated by 331 Skv. This Starfighter went to Turkey in 1981 under its USAF serial number 64-17785.

Operated by 321 sqn, this is BuNo 147641. This Tracker is now preserved at the Aviodrome museum in the Netherlands.

This Seabat, BuNo 147632, was built as an HSS-1N, but was converted to UH-34J in 1966. Previous serials were H-6 and 8-6. It was wfu in 1972 but continued to operate as S-58T N59329.

This Navigator has BuNo 134696. Previous serials with the Dutch navy were U-45 and 21-45. It was wfu in 1974, but survived at a scrapyard until 1978, when it finally was broken up.

The 206th sqn operated the Starfighter from Hyakuri until it was disbanded in 1978.

Unmarked aircraft, operated by the 152nd TFTS/AzANG. Later converted to QF-100D.

This F-100D later went to the 175th TFS/SDANG. It crashed on 19 November 1974 at Sioux Falls regional airport, South Dakota.

This Skyraider was built as AD-6 for the US Navy with BUNo 135260. It was transferred to the South Vietnamese air force. It had an identification band in insignia blue with white stars on the fuselage was operated by the 516th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tiger" assigned to the 41st Tactical Wing based at Da-Nang AFB circa mid 60s. The 514th FS had yellow and black checkerboard fuselage identification band and was assigned to the 23rd TW at Bien-Hoa AFB.

This Catalina was delivered to the Dutch navy in 1943 as Y-79 and was later reserialled P-79. It served in Ceylon and in Indonesia until 1950. On 10 January 1953 it was delivered after intensive overhaul with its new serial P-217 to the Dutch naval air base on the island of Biak in Dutch New Guinea. There, it was withdrawn from use on 12 August 1957 and placed at the gate. This picture was taken in 1962, when Dutch New Guinea was handed over to Indonesia.

French navy Lancaster WU13 is seen here parked on the western side of the airfield of Wellington while still being operated by 9S. Around February 27th or 28th 1964, she flew from Wellington to Auckland and then back to Noumea, where she was based. Less than two months later, this aircraft flew back to Auckland Whenuapai where it was handed over to the Museum of Transport & Technology in Auckland on April 15th 1964. On that day, WU15 was present as well to ferry back the crew of WU13. By then, WU13 had been fitted with 0.5-inch machine guns in all turrets. Since then, WU13 has been preserved there in RAF WWII colour scheme and markings as NX665.

This Skyraider was originally built as a AD-7 with a USN Bu Number, but went to the USAF in South East Asia with part of the BuNo presented as a USAF serial. The aircraft was later handed over to the South Vietnamese air force.

As of January 1st, 1972, the 39th TEWS transferred from the 36th TFW to the 52nd TFW. This one of its EB-66Es.

This is former RAF Dakota IV KN360 (US serial 44-76393) in a nice camouflage scheme with F-104 nose, operated by FVSt.

This aircraft is former USAAF C-47B 43-30726. It went to Turkey to serve with the Turkish Air Force Academy (Hava Harp Okulu) at Istanbul/Yeşilköy (hence the code YŞL). The aircraft is now preserved there, still in these markings.