Noted with Kern County Fire Department at Tehachapi, CA before restoration

Fairly recently restored from poor condition in storage with "Alley Cats" unit badge of the US Army 282nd Assault Helicopter Co.

Built as a F4H-1 by McDonnell at Saint Louis and redesignated F-4B in 1962. With VF-301 in 1975 and upgraded to F-4N. To VMFA-323 then VF-21 'Freelancers' and deployed aboard USS Ranger and USS Coral Sea. Written off on the latter carrier in January 1981. Preserved at San Diego then at Champlin Fighter Museum here at Falcon Field till that closed in 2003. Whilst many of their aircraft went to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, this Phantom stayed at Mesa and looks superb displayed in its colourful period markings

Built 1964/5 and retired by 1988. Loaned by Pima Air & Space Museum to Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing

Constructed as AT-6D-NT 42-86092 by North American at Dallas but taken on strength by the USN as SNJ-5 BuNo 90725. Registered N3246G in April 1962. To the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX in 1973 and later on to Confederate Air Force. Substantially damaged in October 2001 when it veered off the runway during landing here at Falcon Field.

Stored unconverted in the original USN colour scheme at Chico, CA from the mid-1960s - Aero Union planned to use it as a tanker but not converted. I photographed it derelict at Chico with civil registration N9993Z crudely painted on, in a line with three others in October 1979. To Confederate Air Force in 1988

I doubt North Korean MiGs were quite as highly polished! This is really an ex-Chinese MiG-15, s/n 83177

Built 1956 and painted to resemble an L-16

Formerly with the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX

Constructed as A-26C-40-DT 44-35601 by Douglas at Tulsa. Registered NL202R in November 1956. Substantially damaged in January 1965 when gear retracted during an aborted take-off at Oklahoma City. I photographed the aircraft in executive configuration with large windows at Santo Domingo on 8th Oct 1980 in a cream and brown c/s. To Confederate Air Force in 1998

Constructed as B-17G-85-DL 44-83514 by Douglas at Long Beach and assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations, stored in Japan post-war. Redesignated as RB-17G in 1947 and signed for photo-mapping at Clark Field, Philippines. Transferred to Eglin AFB, FL in 1950 and converted to DB-17G for ASR operations. Converted again to DB-17P I 1951 for 3215th Drone Sqdn, Patrick AFB, FL. Converted to fire tanker late 1960, having become N9323Z. To Confederate Air Force 1977. Now flies as "Sentimental Journey" (sharing the same name as Pima's B-29) representing a B-17 of the 457th BG, RAF Glatton.

Constructed as B-25J-10-NC 43-35972 by North American at Kansas City and converted to TB-25N in 1955. Registered N9552Z in 1960 and modified for agricultural use with tank and spray bars fitted. Joined Confederate Air Force in October 1991 and first flew again after restoration in May 2009

Delivered to the USAAF in 1943 and first served in Algeria with the 11th TCS, later in 1943 transferred to Sicily and involved in several high profile drop missions. Moved to various bases on Italian mainland in 1944. By May 1945 it was the other side of the Atlantic based in Trinidad, then Belem in Brazil. Up for disposal in February 1946 and sold in 1947 as NC53426 and to SAM Colombia in 1948 as C-75, then C-505 & HK-505. After 1951 registered N3938C, N66W, N5V, N5144, N514X (wheels up landing 1971), N53ST and to Commemorative Air Force - Arizona Wing as N147AZ in 2016

First delivered to ERA in 1982, to C-GRVN in 1983/4 then back to ERA in 1985

Photo by Steve Kraus.

After USAAF service as 45-627 this aircraft was leased to Pan American as N88945 "Clipper Gladiator" in April 1947 serving until February 1954 when it was returned to the USAF. Retired from service in February 1973 it was stored at MASDC Tucson until civilianised as N88945 in early 1981, becoming N811E with Globe Air the following year. When Globe Air closed in 1985 it was stored until acquired by Brooks Air Fuel in June 1991 and converted as a fuel tanker, sadly it was written off on 8th October 1993 when it veered off the runway landing at Point Lay, AK., with a cargo of unleaded auto fuel.

Operated by the Confederate Air Force. Delivered to the USAAF as a B-17G 44-83514 on 13 Mar 1945. Later converted to a RB-17G, SB-17G, DB-17G and DB-17P. Retired to Davis Monthan on 29 Jan 1959. To ACME Aircraft Parts on 31 Jul 1959 and later registered to N9323Z. To Western Air Industries in Nov 1960 and converted to a fire tanker. In 1977 restored as a warbird in B-17G configuration and joined the Confederate Air Force on 17 Jan 1978. From 1981 to 1985 fully restored with bomb bay doors and turrets amongst other things. Later renamed Commemorative Air Force and still current in 2023.

Stored WFU. This aircraft is converted for crop spraying and is the former US Navy 37492. WFU and stored at NAS Litchfield Park, AZ 29 Jun 1954 to 1957. To the US civil register as N7270C @1960 and later to N72707 on 28 Jan 1970 with Aircraft Specialities Inc for conversion to an agricultural spreader. Registration cancelled on 20 Feb 2013. It was displayed on a pole at the Mayday mini golf course in North Myrtle Beach, SC and may well still be there in 2023..

Operated by Aircraft Specialities. Originally USAAF 43-17253 then US Navy BuNo 56549. WFU and stored at Davis Monthan in June 1973. To N99AS with Aircraft Specialities on 31 Dec 1975. Later acquired by Brooks Fuel for spares. It was scrapped in 2010 at Falcon Field with the nose section being saved. Cancelled from the FAA registry in Jan 2014.