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31 October - 1 November 2015
| Static: | |||
| 79-0155/KC | A-10C | 303rd FS AFRC | |
| 70-0456 | C-5A | 68th AS AFRC |
| 85-0030 | KC-10A | 305th AMW |
| 96-0008 | C-17A | 58th AS |
| 08-6206 | MC-130J | 415th SOS |
| 60-0348 | KC-135R | 54th ARS |
| 73-1167/TD/AF-353 | QF-4E | 82nd ATRS |
| 86-0291/WA-91 | F-16C | 64th AGRS |
| 87-0255/SA | F-16C | 182nd FS TX ANG |
| 02-4035/TY | F-22A | 43rd FS |
| 11-5022/EG | F-35A | 58th FS |
| 11-5024/EG | F-35A | 58th FS |
| 74-22424/FR | TH-1H | 23rd FTS |
| 08-3244/TX | MQ-1B | 111th RS |
| 91-0099/RA | T-1A | 99th FTS | “99th FTS” |
| 08-3934/RA | T-6A | 559th FTS | “559th FTS” |
| 68-8135/RA | T-38C | 560th FTS | “560th FTS” |
| 70-1584/RA | T-38C | 435th FTS | “435th FTS” |
| 07-0034 | CV-22B | 71th SOS AFRC |
| N502DG/942-AT/AF | TG-16A | 94th FTS |
| N25YR | B-25J | as ‘327868’ | ex 43-27868 |
| N37VC | T-37C | as ‘13620’ | ex 66-13620 |
| N165CP | Ce182T | Civil Air Patrol |
| N343WT | L-39ZA |
| N747AF | B-25J | as ‘430456’ | ex 44-30456 |
| N6968 | P-39Q | as ‘68’ | ex 42-19597 |
| N9643C | B-25J | as PBJ-1J ‘3’ | ex 44-86758 |
| N9682C | A-26B | as ‘139230’ | ex 41-39230 |
| N48182 | N2S-1 | as ‘801’ |
| N63151 | CJ-6A |
| Flypast: | |||
| Formation 1: | |||
| 92-0330/RA, 92-0340/RA | T-1A | 99th FTS | |
| 03-3695/RA, 04-3739/RA | T-6A | 559th FTS |
| 64-13263/RA, 64-13279/RA | T-38C | 560th FTS |
| Formation 2: | |||
| 87-0382/SA, 87-0390/SA | F-16D | 182nd FS TX ANG | |
| The aircraft in the flypast flew from Lackland AFB, unfortunately. |
| Flightlines: | |||
| 82-23835/AF | UV-18A | 98th FTS | |
| 85-01607 | C-31A | Golden Knights |
| N3639F | SNJ-6 | as ‘F-39’ | ex 112148 |
| NL61429 | P-51C | as ‘4-2A’ | ex 42-103645 |
| Obviously there were more aircraft present for the flying programme, but as these were all parked under sunsheds these |
| could not be identified. Since the flying programme started at 12:00 and we still had a long drive to Corpus Christi, we |
| left the base early. Also present were the Thunderbirds with eight F-16s. |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 78-0653/KC | 78-0653/KC | 303rd FS AFRC | |
| Ramp: | |||
| T-6A of the 559th FTS coded “RA”: | |||
| 98-3546, 00-3594, 01-3627, 01-3630, 01-3631, 03-3675, 03-3707, 04-3717 04-3736, 04-6205, 04-6206, 05-6207, | |||
| 05-6209, 05-3767, 05-3785, 06-3822, 07-3868, 07-3884, 07-3903, 08-3913, 08-3920, 08-3923 |
| T-1A of the 99th FTS coded “RA”: | |||
| 90-0400, 90-0401, 91-0083, 91-0102, 92-0332, 92-0337, 92-0350, 95-0063 | |||
| T-1A of the 451st FTS coded “AP”: | |||
| 92-0333, 94-0131 | |||
| T-38C nn: | |||
| 61-0866 | |||
| A disappointing air show, as far as participants from based units are concerned. Each squadron had only one aircraft in |
| the static display. The flypast was limited to a single fly-by of a formation of two each of the based aircraft types – six |
| in total. Unfortunately, the aircraft for the flypast did not fly from Randolph AFB, but from nearby Lackland AFB. So our |
| hopes for some nice taxi-shots were shattered. Also in the flypast were two F-16s from Lackland AFB, since the Open |
| House was for Joint Base San Antonio, which next to Randolph AFB also has Lackland AFB under its command. |
| The possibilities for reading serials of the based aircraft were very limited. Parking space for the air show was on base, |
| and depending on where you were parked it was possible to read off the serials of the T-6s, which were all gathered on |
| the ramp on the eastern side of the base. A few T-1s could be read off as well, but this was more difficult because of the |
| sunsheds they were parked under. The T-38s were impossible to get close to and could not be read off, unfortunately. |
| If you were early – the gates opened at 09:00 – it was possible to take some shots of the static display aircraft without (too |
| many) people around them. With the runway heading from northwest to southeast, this meant that by the time the flying |
| display started, the sun was already behind the aircraft, limiting the photo opportunities. Also not all aircraft used the |
| taxiway closest to the public, unfortunately. Although the Thunderbirds were parked on that taxiway, there was still |
| ample room to pass them. A spectacular highlight was Shockwave, the fastest truck on earth. A truck with a jet engine, |
| that produces a lot of smoke, flames and explosions. Only in America… |
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