1945: TOS USAAF as C-45F 44-86946. By 4/46: 106th Squadron/43rd Group—Unit types not noted. 4 Nov 46: Registered NC9729H. 2 Jan 47: Registered N9729H. Then three owners then on 11 Aug 1988: Robert A. Younkin, Lowell AR. 5/23/99: Crashed with one fatality, the airframe was destroyed (Younkin not aboard). The accident occurred at Waldron, AR while attempting to land with an engine hanging on lower mount only.

The airfield of Brno Slatina, also known as Cernovice, was abandonned in the early 1990s. When we visited in 1992, eight aircraft that apparently had been used as instructional airframes or had been preserved there were outside, including this MiG-15bis built by Aero Vodochody. It first flew in January 1955 and was operated by the Czechoslovak Air Force until 1966.

This is a license built Yak-11. Let built 707 of these aircraft. It has remained in this museum ever since this picture was taken in 1992.

This MiG-19PM was operated by the Chechoslovak Air Force from 1961 until 1972. During our visit to the country, shortly before it was separated into two countries, we saw this great aircraft in the museum at Kunovice airfield, where it later was restored. It looks much better now.

This Su-7 was operated by the Czechoslovakia Air Force from 1965 until 1988. It then was moved to the museum at Kunovice airport, where it has remained since.

8 Apr '81: First flight. 8 May '81: TOS USAF. By 5/83 to after 6/91: 75th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. By 8/92: Converted to OA-10A. By 8/92: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. By 4/01: 75th FS/23rd FW, Pope AFB, NC. Ca.2006: Converted to A-10C. By 2008: 74th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB, GA. 9/08 to 12/08: Deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. By 2011 to after 6/18: 75th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB. 2013: Bagram AB Afghanistan for combat.

13 Jan '81: First flight. 28 Jan '81: TOS USAF; assigned to 76th TFS/23rd TFW, Wing, England AFB, LA. By 9/86: 74th TFS/23rd TFW. Ca.8/90 to 3/91: Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. Ca.6/91: 21st FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. Ca.6/91: Converted as an OA-10A. By 5/00: 74th FS/23rd FG, Pope AFB, NC. By 3/02 to early 2003: Deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. 10/06: 74th FS/23rd FG, Moody AFB, GA. 2007: Converted to A-10C. By 9/08: 75th FS/23rd FG. By 9/08 to 8/09: Deployed to Afghanistan. By 2015 to after 3/20: 66th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV.

Note the wasp badge on the fin

Wearing United Nations markings.

Parked outside the ANSETT engineering base at Brisbane.

On very rare days British Airways would use their Concordes on the shuttle between LHR and CDG. Sitting on the outer ring of Terminal 1, we saw this BA Concorde taxi over the inner taxi track, between the Terminal and the satellites.