Units between brackets are markings of preserved aircraft. Fake serials are between " ". c/a = commander aircraft. Additions/Corrections are welcome.
At the final two weeks of my stay in the Unites States my wife came over for our holiday.
During our vacation in beuautiful California, Arizona and Utah I have seen the following aircraft.
18 Nov Las Vegas-McCarren IAP, Nv
C-17A 05-5143 USAF AFRC 729AS
C-17A 05-5147 HH USAF PACAF 535AS
KC-135R 63-8034 USAF AMC 22ARW
19 Nov Valle Airport, Az Museum
Sorry, not a complete list. Only new sightings for me at this location.
T-28B 138310 NX393W 2P-651 USN (VT6)
P-38J 44-25413 USAF fuselage "Miss Fluff'n Lace"
PT-26A 43-33467 USAF restoration fuselage
BT-15 NX67629 AI-201 USAF JapNavy c/s Val replica
L-5G 45-34950 N6055C L-47 USArmy "Intensive Care"
L29 30 (red) RusAF
Outside on the ramp a Vultee (BT-13 ?) marked 324 on Instrument Panel. ID anyone ?
Also outside, wings, tail, engines and landing gear of KC-97 53-0317.
In a fenced compound next to the museum are the follwing aircraft:
Macchi M416 (MM53223) I-AEMC IAF std dism.
MiG-17 BulgAF std dism.
T-2 USN std dism.
F-105B (57-5816) USAF std dism.
F-84B 45-59529 USAF std dism.
F-86 USAF std dism.
F-89J (52-1953) "32601" USArmy std dism.
Gnat F.1 IE1214 IndAF std dism.
T-33 USAF std dism.
T-37 TE-717 USAF std dism.
T-37B 492 PeruAF std dism.
T-37B 494 PeruAF std dism.
Also here the rear fuselage of WB-50 (46-0010) BK-010 and two small planes (L-13's ?).
Who can help me with the missing ID's of the MiG-17, T-2, F-86, T-33 and T-37 with code TE-717 ?
24 Nov Hill AFB/Ogden ALC, Ut.
Noted from outside were:
A-10C 78-0582 BD USAF AFRC 47FS
A-10C 78-0658 IN USAF ANG 163FS
A-10C 80-0152 IN USAF ANG 163FS
A-10C 80-0230 IN USAF ANG 163FS
C-130H 79-0477 USAF ANG 192AS
C-130H 94-7318 USAF AFRC 731AS b/m
F-16C 86-0277 USAF ANG 134FS
F-16C 88-0406 FM USAF AFRC 93FS
F-16D 91-0464 SP USAFE
OA-10A 80-0243 OS USAF PACAF 25FS
25 Nov Salt Lake City MAP, Ut
AH-64D 00-5200 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5205 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5207 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5212 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5213 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5215 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5217 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5218 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5226 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5230 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5231 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 00-5232 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 97-5028 USArmy Ut ARNG
AH-64D 98-5071 USArmy Ut ARNG
UH-60A 80-23420 USArmy Ut ARNG
Venom Mk.54 (J-1730) N4020M SwissAF black c/s
25 Nov, Battle Mountain Ap, Nv
C-119G (22131) N5216R 137 RCAF pres
F-111A 66-0012 USAF pres
25 Nov, Fallon NAS. Nv
The RA-5C is in camouflage colors nowadays ????
A-4B 142100 01 USN pres
A-7B 154420 00 USN (Strike) pres
AD-4 132261 AH-500 USN (VA152) pres
E-2C 164494 AJ-603 USN VAW124
E-2C (165299) AJ-601 USN VAW124
E-2C 165300 AJ-600 USN VAW124 spec. mks
E-2C 165302 AJ-602 USN VAW124
F/A-18C ??? AJ-311 USN VFA15
F/A-18C (164643) AJ-314 USN VFA15
F/A-18C (164648) AJ-312 USN VFA15
F/A-18C (164661) AJ-305 USN VFA15
F/A-18E (166781) AJ-105 USN VFA31
F/A-18E (166782) AJ-106 USN VFA31
HH-1N 158272 7H-02 USN (Fallon) pres
RA-5C (156638) NH-610 USN (RVAH7) pres
25 Nov Reno-Tahoe IAP, Nv
C-130H 79-0473 USAF ANG 192AS
C-130H 79-0474 USAF ANG 192AS
C-130H 79-0475 USAF ANG 192AS
C-130H 79-0476 USAF ANG 192AS
C-130H 79-0479 USAF ANG 192AS
RF-4C 65-0886 USAF (192TRS) pres
26 Nov McClellan Park Museum, Ca
Sorry, not a complete list. Only new sightings for me at this location.
A-4C 148503 2 USN (Blue Angels)
F-106A 59-0010 USAF (5FIS)
F-14D 163897 210 USN (VF213)
Lim5P (F1186) "4721" IndoAF ChineseAF id ??
T-6G 51-15124 TA-124 USAF
Noted at the airfield were:
HC-130H 1707 USCG nn
HC-130H 1712 USCG Sacramento
HC-130H 1714 USCG Sacramento
HC-130H 1715 USCG Kodiak
RC-12P 92-13123 USArmy
UH-1V 67-19494 USArmy (Ca ARNG) std
UH-1V 68-16165 USArmy (Ca ARNG) std
26 Nov Travis AFB, Ca
C-17A 05-5143 USAF AFRC 729AS
C-17A 06-6155 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 06-6156 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 06-6157 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 06-6161 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 06-6162 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 06-6164 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 07-7172 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-17A 07-7179 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5A 69-0012 USAF ANG 137AS
C-5A 69-0022 USAF ANG 167AS
C-5A 70-0452 USAF ANG 167AS
C-5B 86-0022 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5B 86-0026 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5B 87-0030 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5B 87-0034 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5B 87-0044 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5C 68-0213 USAF AMC 60AMW
C-5C 68-0216 USAF AMC 60AMW
KC-10A 79-1713 USAF AMC 305AMW
KC-10A 79-1946 USAF AMC 60AMW
KC-10A 79-1948 USAF AMC 60AMW
KC-10A 79-1950 USAF AMC 60AMW
KC-10A 83-0078 USAF AMC 60AMW
KC-10A 83-0080 USAF AMC 60AMW
27 Nov Santa Rosa CAP Museum, Ca
A-26B (41-39303) USAF rest.
A-4E 151194 QG-07 USMC (VMA131)
A-6E 155595 NG-500 USN (VA165)
A-7A 153241 NF USN rest.
AV-8C 158959 WH-01 USMC (VMA542)
C-118B 131594 RT USN std
CH-34C 57-1708 USArmy
F-105F 63-8331 RM USAF "Red River Showboat"
F-106A 59-0086 USAF (48FIS) "Buckeye Blitz' Red Eraser"
F-14A 160889 AJ-200 USN (VF1)
F-16N 163271 44 USN (NFWS)
F-4C 64-0823 FG USAF
F-5E 721387 AF-00 USN
F-84F 52-6475 FS-475 USAF
F-86H (53-1328) USAF rest.
F-8K 146995 AH-125 USN (VF111) as F-8C
HU-16E 7245 USCG (San Francisco)
Il-14P 0606 PolAF "Haunted Plane"
RF-86F 52-4913 FU-913 USAF
T-33A 52-9380 USAF
T-37B 57-2341 USAF "Al's little Bird"
T-38A 62-3659 USAF
UH-1H 66-16779 USArmy "Lucky in the Sky with Diamonds
Also noted at the airfield were:
B-25J (44-86698) N325N 4 USAF
B-26B (44-34508) N74874 USAF b/m
CM170 513 N513FM FAF USN c/s
DC-3 N25646 std b/m
F9F-8P 144388 97 USN (VFP62) fuselage
HU-16A 49-0075 USAF std b/m
HU-16C 141262 N7025N USN
HU-16D 131911 N416C USN (Alameda)
Jet Provost T.3A XM466 N7075U RAF
TS11 bis B (609) NX609A PolAF id ?
and HU-16's: N7973B, N43155, N51ZD.
27 Nov Alameda, Ca
A-4C 148610 13 USN
27 Nov Alameda / USS Hornet Museum, Ca
DF-8F 143703 NL-412 USN (VF154)
F-14A 162689 AD-101 USN (VF101)
F-4S 153879 210 USN
FJ-2 132057 WR-5 USMC (VMF312)
FM-2 (55052) 15 USN rest.
HUP-1 124915 UP-8 USMC (HS1)
S-3B 160599 NJ-500 USN (VS31)
SH-2F 149021 USN
SH-3H 148999 66 USN (HS4)
T-28B 138349 N4614 349 USN
TA-4J 158137 00 USN (VC8)
TBM-3E (69375) 14 USN "Miss June"
UH-34D 150553 63 USMC (HMM363)
US-2B 136691 691 USN rest.
27 Nov Oakland Museum, Ca
Sorry, not a complete list. Only new sightings for me at this location.
Gone are: A-4M 158195, YF-86H, BT-13 and the Aero 3F.
MiG-15bis NX90589 ChinaNavy
CT-39A 60-3504 USAF
KA-6D 152910 NL-520 USN (VA95)
NF-14A 160666 200 USN
NTA-4J 154332 040 USN (NWTS)
RF-84F 53-7524 USAF (173TRS) dism.
TAV-8A (159381) "NASA 701" NASA
27 Nov San Carlos Museum, Ca
AD1 N805NA NASA
FM-2 86572 (N86572) 2 USN
L39C 68 (red) NX139AF RusAF
OH-23B 51-16374 USArmy
YH-32 (53-4663) USArmy
YO-3A 69-18001 USArmy
Also two Hiller ROE "portable" helicopters here. One still folded in a box.
I am not sure about the correct ID's.
YROE-1 (4020) USMC
XROE-1 (4003) USMC
The serial 4002 in USAMOOS is not OK, this is a Gyrodyne RON
27 Nov Stockton Ap, Ca
C-45H (52-10636) N314WN 314 USMC (El Toro)
CH-47D 84-24162 USArmy Ca ARNG
CH-47D 85-24324 USArmy Ca ARNG
CH-47D 87-0099 USArmy Ca ARNG
CH-47D 90-0197 USArmy Ca ARNG
CH-47D 91-0244 USArmy Ca ARNG
CH-47D 92-0292 USArmy Ca ARNG
OH-58C 70-15174 USArmy Ca ARNG
OH-58C 71-20709 USArmy Ca ARNG
OH-58C 72-21453 USArmy Ca ARNG
Castle Field Museum, Ca
Sorry, not a complete list. Only new sightings for me at this location.
A-4L 149532 AF-401 USN (VA204)
C-119C 49-0199 USAF
CT-39A 61-0664 USAF
F-100C (53-1709) "52879/FW-979" USAF
F-102A 56-1413 USAF
F-106A (58-0793) "72456" USAF
F-14D 164601 AD-160 USN (VF101)
F-15A 74-0119 FF USAF (27FS)
KC-135A 55-3139 USAF
NF-4E (66-0289) 6 USAF (USAF ADS)
PT-22 (41-20850) 77 USAF std
RF-8G 145607 PP-909 USN std
Shenyang J-5 (2507) N1VC ChinaAF SyriaAF c/s
TF-102A (56-2354) USAF std
TG-3A (42-53129) 53 USAF std
UC-78B (43-31838) USAF std
28 Nov Paso Robles Museum, Ca
A-4A 137826 302 USN
A-6E 154171 NG-505 USN (VA65)
C-47B (016) N47SJ "348608/U5-B" IsrAF USAF c/s "Betsy's Biscuit Bomber"
CM170 165 FAF std dism.
CM170 242 FAF std dism.
CM170 430 FAF std dism.
CM170 (451) "556" FAF IsrAF c/s
Expeditor 3T 1392 N506PA RCAF
F-14B 162911 AG-210 USN (VF11)
F-4S 155890 USMC (VMFA333)
F-5E 741537 08 USMC (VMFT401)
F-8K (146931) USN b/m
HH-52A 1395 USCG (San Francisco) 46012
L-17A USArmy rest.
L-5E 44-17944 N45CV WB USArmy (VMO6) USMC OY-1 c/s "Sock it to'Em"
MS760 19 FAF std dism.
NA-7C 156739 706 USN (NWC)
OV-10A (67-14615) "155413/WB-03" USAF USMC c/s
RF-86F (52-4758) FU-019 USAF tail 55-5019
T-33A 53-5850 USAF
T-34B 140805 N34NL USN (Fly Navy) std dism.
T-37B 57-2322 EN USAF
TA-4J 158512 C-425 USN (TW3)
TF-104G N824NA NASA
TS-2A (136567) "136404" USN
UH-1H (65-10054) "61-3859" USArmy
28 Nov Santa Maria Ap Museum, Ca
A-4C 147825 012 USN
F-4S 153868 NF-203 USN (VF151)
QF-86F 55-5097 USN tail 55014
Based here (not part of museum):
MiG-21PF (1811) N21PF PolAF RusAF c/s
29 Nov Channel Island ANGB, Ca
C-130J-30 01-1462 USAF ANG 146AS
C-130J-30 02-1463 USAF ANG 146AS
C-130J-30 02-1464 USAF ANG 146AS
C-130J-30 05-1466 4 USAF ANG 146AS
C-130J-30 06-1467 USAF ANG 146AS
C-130J-30 07-1468 USAF ANG 146AS
29 Nov Los Angeles Museum, Ca
A-12 60-6927 USAF two seat trainer
F-104D (57-1333) USAF
F-20A (82-0064) N44671 USAF
T-38A 58-1196 USAF
Thats it !
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