Photographer G.H.J. Scharringa - To Colombia AF as FAC2117

Seen stored at Marana. Delivered new to Eastern Airlines as N8606 on 26 April 1960. To Air Spain as EC-CAM from June 72 to March 76 when it repossessed by Eastern as N8606 and stored at Marana. Broken up in 1978 so presumably not long after this photo was taken.

Seen stored in basic Delta Air Lines livery where it flew as N8814E. She carries registration N900NW but this was not taken up and N8814E was still the valid registration. Delivered new to Delta Air Lines as N8814E on 14 July 1962. To Transexecutive as N900NW on 08 November 1974 but registration ntu. WFU and stored at Mojave in 1980. Broken up in Dec 2000.

Visiting on the main operational ramp at DM. From VMA-124 'Checkerboards" This was a USMC reserve squadron which was decommissioned on 19 Jun 1999. The squadron was the first Marine squadron to fly the F4U Corsair. This aircraft was originally designated as an A4D-5. Crashed on take off at NAS Memphis, TN on 18 Sep 1983. Also in the picture are 149651 c/n 12976 and 151087 c/n 13257.

Seen visiting on the main operational ramp at DM. 68-15105 AH-1G loaned to the USMC. BuNo 157216 was assigned on paper but not actually carried on the aircraft. Later returned to the Army and converted to an AH-1S. Last noted stored at Fort Drum, NY on 21 May 2001. To the right the other Cobra is 68-17070 c/n 20798, BuNo assigned but not carried is 157235. Returned to the Army and converted to an AH-1S then to an AH-1F. Stored at Ft Drum, NY on 21 May 2001 and later moved Decatur, MI as a memorial marked as 15686.

Operated by the 107th TFS - 127th, TFW Michigan ANG based at Selfridge AFB, MI. Just arrived on the main operational ramp at DM on its way into storage at MASDC. Official arrival date is 16 Oct 1978 and allocated inventory code FE408. On 31 Jan 1989 it departed to Tracor Flight Systems at Mojave CA for conversion to a QF-100F. Conversion number 373. W/O on 12 Sep 1989 when it was shot down by an AIM-9M missile.

Noted stored still carrying its old serial of HK-1137. To Aloha Al as N5095A 15 May 1959. West Coast Airlines lsd as N2712 21 Oct 1964. Back to Aloha as N5095A 26 Mar 1965. To Quebecair as CF-QBE 12 Dec 1967. To N3225 with FB Ayer 11 Aug 1970. To TAC Colombia as HK-1137 18 Dec 1970. Back to FB Ayer as N3225 21 Jun 1974, stored. To Air Charter Norway as LN-BSD 23 Nov 1983. Various leases to Swedair, Malmo Aviation and Muk Air Taxi. To OY-MUF with Muk Air Taxi 17 Aug 1988. Back to LN-BSD with Air Charter Norway 31 May 1991. To OY-MUF with Newair 06 Mar 1992. Ceased ops Sep 1997. Broken up 2002.

Built as a C-47A under a USAAF contract as 42-93194. Re-designated to a US Navy R4D-5 serial 17199 and delivered 28 April 1944. Later re-designated to a C-47H in 1962. To the US civil register as N91379 with Johnson Flying Service in February 1966. To Evergreen in June 1977. To Basler Flight Services on 13 February 1979. To Caribbean Islands Air Charter on 22 July 1980. Civil registration cancelled on 22 May 2013.

Painted in the colours of the "Hike Team" that performed at European airshows in 1978.

photo by Peter R. Forster

Ex-N355K, CF-CZK, N5617V, 44-78678. Later CP-1616