Ex Kadena F-15C with the quick climb for a BFM sortie

"CONAN 01" F-15C on the go at Sentry Eagle 25'

This F-16 diverted to Volkel during a Frisian Flag sortie on the 28th of March due a inflight emergency related to a technical issue. The plane was repaired at Volkel and flew back to Aviano with its wingmen which took off from Leeuwarden.

Departing runway 32 for a BFM sortie

"SCALP 94" B-52H rolls out on runway 32 for static display at the Klamath Falls Airshow. Of note is the rear tire which it blew right after touchdown.

"SAINT 02" F-15C departs off runway 32

This really is 52-1066. Chateauroux to Athens and was forced down by Yugoslavia Air Force fighters. Plane and crew were held until after some diplomatic negotiations when they were released to return to Chateauroux. 19 Sep '74: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage. 27 Aug '75: Flown to the Air Force Museum. It is displayed as 51-135 of 756th Military Airlift Squadron/909th Military Airlift Group (Andrews AFB).

For the TAM the 50 TFW aircraft sported a three colour red-whate-blue tail band indicating all three squadrons were operating alongside each other in this exercise. Photographer unknown

The USAAS adopted the SPAD XIII, a development of the SPAD VII, as its primary fighter in WWI. By the war's end, the Air Service had accepted 893 SPAD XIIIs from the French, equipping 15 of the 16 American fighter squadrons. This example went into service with the French in October 1918 so did not see war operations but was shipped to the US in 1919 and fitted with a smaller Wright-Suiza engine to replace its Hispano-Suiza. Joined Cole Palen's flying circus in 1951, becoming N2030A and bequeathed to the USAFM in 1993 where it is now displayed in the colours of 94th PS ace Eddie Rickenbacker

Assigned to the 100th ARW and named High Life. The aircraft is pictured shortly after arriving back from maintenance in the US and is still devoid of unit markings.

This March AFB based C-17 arrived at Phoenix Gateway airport to pick up some cargo bound for a country in the Middle East.

Dubbed the "Tommy" by its pilots, the Thomas-Morse Scout became the favourite single-seat training airplane for US pilots during WWI with nearly 600 procured for the USAAS. Some were still being used as late as the mid-1930s for movies filmed in Hollywood. This one was donated to the museum in 1965 and went on show after a two-year restoration in 2021