Built in 1960 for the Soviet AF, registered CCCP-64457 to MAP Omsk Motors in 1976, transferred to MAP Kaluga Motors in 1988 and Santa Cruz Imperial in 1996. Reregistered EL-WVA in December 1997, quickly changed to EL-WHL in January 1998 - my Nov 2000 photo at Kigali here

Photographer unknown - w/o 29 April 1986

Registered to Aeroflot-Syktyvkar-SCW in 1961 and transferred to the Komi-SCW division in 1966 when cabin layout was increased from 100 to 112 seats. To Monino museum in 1976

Registered to Aeroflot-Ukraine-IEV in 1959 and transferred to the Belarus-MHP division in 1962. Scrapped by 1997

Built as a RC-135B. this RC-135V is returning in the late afternoon to Nellis, after supporting training flights over the Nellis ranges.

Built in 1960 for the Soviet AF, registered CCCP-69334 to MAP Omsk Motors in 1980, to EL-WVA (2nd use) with Air Pass by 1998, 3X-CGQ with Sant'Air in 2003, Pegasus Aviation in 2004 and 9Q-CXI with Uhuru Airlines in 2005. Stored at Kinshasa and scrapped in 2010

This F-16D was temporarily used as a trainer for the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron. Marked with white surfacing (the position of the flags), white missile rails' on the wing tips, and a display circle (with 479 in it) on the intake, all used for perfect positioning during tight formation flying. In the back-seat a Thunderbird instructor is seen, while in the front seat a future Thunderbird pilot is likely evaluated by him. Strikingly, odd from the normal digits (1 to 8) in the display circle on the intake of a Thunderbird, this one is carrying 888 in it, so this is serial 92-3888.

Built in 1961 for the Soviet AF, registered CCCP-78739 to MAP Moskovski OAO in 1976, transferred to MAP Kaluga Motors in 1988 and Santa Cruz Imperial in 1996. Crashed on take-off from Mogadishu, 12th March 1998. Registration EL-ALE subsequently re-used on An-8 0A3401

This Aero Vodochody L-159A Advance Light Combat Aircaft (ALCA) was delivered with serial 6018 to the Czech Air Force on 10 May 2001. It served this air force up to late 2015. The L-159A was stored with the manufacturer and then sold to Draken International on 3 April 2017. It was modified to L-159E as can be seen on the fin.

Built as an H-37A. Converted to a CH-37B in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1970. To the Pima Air Museum in 1973.

Built in 1962 and registered CCCP-69353 to MAP Kaluga Motors in 1981. Cannibalised and scrapped at Sharjah by October 2004

Although carrying 421st FS markings and a Hill tailcode, this F-16 was destined for the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron since June 2016. The 24th TASS was only activated in March 2018 at Nellis, several months after this photo was made. The TASS was already inactivated in May 2020. Its primary mission was to train forward air controllers (airborne) and joint terminal attack controllers in a seven-week course. To support the course, this F-16C carries a rocket launcher underneath its right wing.

Built for the Soviet AF in 1960, registered CCCP-69343 to MAP Kaluga Motors in 1981. To Santa Cruz Imperial as EL-ALC in 1996, soon changed to J2-KBG then EL-AKY in 1997 and 9L-LEO in 2004. De-registered by Sierra Leone in October 2004, it became S9-DBC, also marked 6O-DBC for a while. On overhaul at Nairobi in October 2005 as S9-DBC but like others of the type, declared no longer airworthy by Antonov. Despite this was flying from Goma in 2006 and 2008 with Kisangani Airlift. Noted dumped at Goma in bad condition in 2012, scrapped by 2016. Confusingly, An-8 0Zh3410 also used regs EL-ALC & AKY

Retired at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1985. To the Pima Air Museum on loan in 1988. Transferred to them i8n 1997.