26 Mar 1956: TOS USAF; assigned to 308th Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, GA. Unknown date: 98th BW, Lincoln AFB, NE, from which it made its last flight on 7 Dec 1965. It landed at Wichita Airport and turned over to the Mayor. 12/69: Mounted on concrete pole on the west side of town. 16 Mar 1988:Transferred to McConnell AFB, KS, in the charge of the 184th BW. They did some basic restoration and mounted the plane on short pedestals on the base. 7/99: Removed from the pedestals and taken to a hangar for a thorough restoration. 10/99: Moved to a new position in the McConnell Air Park on Rock Road.

23 Mar 53: TOS USAF as B-47E; sent to Grand Central Aircraft Corp., Tucson, AZ, for mods. 10 Dec 53: 68th BW, Chennault AFB, Lake Charles, LA. By 2/56: 341st BW, Dyess AFB, TX. 8/58: 2nd BW, Hunter AFB, GA. 7/59: 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. 2/60: 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing, McConnell AFB, KS. 25 Apr 63: Lockheed Aircraft; converted to WB-47E. 1963: 56th Weather Recon Sqdn, Yakota AB, Japan. 1966: Air Force Museum Loan Program. 1971: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City. Ca.6/07: Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport, KS.

Ca1974: TOS USN and assigned to Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27), NAS Alameda, CA. 5/80: VA-56, NAS Yokosuka, Japan. Ca.1982: VA-25,NAS Lemoore. 2/84: VA-22, NAS Lemoore. 1984: VA-56, NAS Yokosuka. Ca.5/86: VA-22, NAS Lemoore. By 4/88: VA-146, NAS Lemoore. By 10/94: Naval Surface Warfare Center, NAS Millington, TN. Ca.12/94: Naval Air Technical Training Center, NAS Memphis, TN. Ca.1996: New Century Air Center Airport, Olathe, KS. Middle numbers of the BuNo were accidentally swapped during repainting.

Ca.1974: TOS USN as A-7C and assigned to Naval Air Warfare Center, NAS China Lake, CA. 1977: Navy Munitions Command. 1978: Converted to TA-7C. 1988: Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122), NAS Lemoore, CA. After 4/91: Naval Air Warfare Center. When it was retired it was taken under control of the Naval Aviation Museum. By 5/98: Loaned to the Old Olathe Naval Air Museum, Johnson County, KS airport. Upon the closing of the museum the plane was taken by the New Century Air Center and displayed across the street from the Army National Guard base.

1962: TOS USN as A-4C. Assigned to VA-76. 1964: VA-34. 1966-1967: VA-113, USS Enterprise deployed for combat in Vietnam. 1967: VSF-1. 1969: VC-7. 12/69: Converted to A-4L 1970: NARTU, NAS Jacksonville, then VA-203, short stint at the Flight Test School at NAS Patuxent River, MD, back to VA-203. 1971: VMA-142. 1976: VA-204. 4 Jan 1978: SOC. By 10/92: Olathe Naval Air Museum. Unknown date: New Century Air Center Airport. Marked as Marine A-4M 158424.

Del 01st June 1974 Former Mexicana as XA-DUJ, DHL (Swiftair) as EC-HJV, Continental Micronesia (DHL Cargo) as N623DH, YV-907C

Del/ 31th August 1987 Test Registration as F-WWAF Former Korean Air as HL7281

Del/13th June 1994 Test Registration as F-WWLA Former Air Dolomiti as F-OHFE,KLM Exel as PH-XLM,Cameroon Airlines as PH-XLM,Bonair Exel as PJ-XLM, Bonair Express as PJ-XLM

After creating the second runway at Hyakuri, the original runway was replaced. During the period of replacement the JASDF used the newer runway. Its accessibility meant that great landing shots could be made.

A corporate CRJ lined up on Runway 23 for departure during late morning.