In the MASDC storage area. Arrived for storage on 01 Oct 1974 from the 176th FIS - 115th FIG - Wisconsin Air National Guard based at Truax Field, Madison, WI. Received inventory code FJ334. Departed on 08 Mar 1979 to Sperry Flight Systems, Litchfield Park, AZ. and converted to a QF-102A. Later To ADWC, Tyndall AFB, FL. and converted to a PQM-102B no 728. Shot down on 09 Jan 1981 over the Gulf of Mexico during a missile test flight from Tyndall AFB, FL.

Arrived just three days prior on 11 Oct 1978 at MASDC for storage. Inventory code FE406 allocated. From the 110 TFS - 131st TFW - Missouri Air National Guard based at St Louis-Lambert IAP, MO. Departed on 13 May 1987 to Tracor Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA and converted to a QF-100D drone no 288. Shot down on 08 Jul 1991.

Recently arrived at MASDC for storage and allocated inventory code FF379. Only arrived a few days before on 02 Oct 1978 from the 153rd TRS - 186th TRG - Mississippi Air National Guard based at Key Field, Meridian, MS. Departed on 20 Jul 1984 to Allied Aircraft Sales of Tucson, AZ and scrapped.

In the MASDC storage area. Arrived in storage on 26 Jun 1974. Inventory code BC211. Later scrapped. Used by AFFTC as NB-52E Control Configured Vehicle operated by the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory to test ride comfort improvements during turbulent flight conditions. info from Joe Baugher's excellent website. In front is F-11A 141824.

In the storage area at MASDC. VR-52 "Taskmasters" Delivered to the US Navy on 28 Oct 1952. Transferred to the USAF as 51-17630 in 1958. Returned to the USN as 131571 in 1964. Arrived in storage at MASDC on 11 Jan 1978. Inventory code allocated 8C0020, later CG0100. Registered to N751CE on 16 Jan 1991. To Everts Air Fuel Inc at Fairbanks AK 30 Dec 2008. Reregistered to N528ZE 14. Nov 2014. Registration still current in Dec 2023.

In the storage area at MASDC. VF-111 "Sundowners" last assigned to the USS Roosevelt. By October 1978 this squadron had just fully transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1995. Also in the picture is 151510 / NM-204 c/n 700 which arrived in storage on 29 Sep 1977. 153012 was delivered @1967 as a F-4B. Later upgraded to a F-4N. To MASDC also on 29 Sep 1977 with inventory code 8F061. Later to Hayes Industries and put back into service (see photo 630414). Back to MASDC on 25 Jan 1984 with inventory code 8F-150. Departed 20 Sep 2004 to HVF West for scrapping

In the storage area at MASDC. Formerly with US Army Depot Corpus Christi. Built for the USAAF as a C-47B 43-49417 and allocated to the US Navy as Bu No 50806 in Dec 1944. To the US Army by May 1967. To MASDC for storage on 09 Dec 1974. To Allied Aircraft, Tucson AZ on 26 Dec 1978 for scrapping. Also in picture is former South Vietnamese Air Force C-47D 43-48058.

The right hand aircraft on the arrivals ramp for MASDC. 93rd TFS - 915th TFG - AFRES. Behind are EC-121T Warning Star's 55-0118 and 55-0122. All 3 arrived between 10 and 13 Oct 1978.

In the MASDC storage area. VMR-234 "Bears". Arrived for storage on 19 Mar 1975 with inventory code 4C0026. To Dross Metals, Tucson, AZ on 02 Oct 1980 and entered the civil register as N7051U. Preserved at MCAS El Toro. Noted outside the PBX in Oct 2002. Civil registration cancelled 10 Jul 2013.

In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered to the USN as a F8U-2NE and redesignated to a F-8E in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8J. Arrived for storage on 05 Nov 1975 with inventory code 2F333. Salvaged as NAS North Island, CA in May 1987. 150890 was last assigned to VF-211 "Fighting Checkmates" which was based on CVA-19 USS Hancock which was decommissioned in 1976. The squadron is still operational in Dec 2023 as VFA-211 on F/A-18E Super Hornets.

In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered as a F8U-2 and redesignated to a F-8C in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8K. Arrived for storage on 11 Sep 1973 with inventory code 2F257. To the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM on 18 Jul 1986. VF-302 "Stallions" was a naval reserve squadron and was disestablished on 11 September 1994 while flying the F-14 Tomcat. The tail markings are in black and yellow.

In the storage area at MASDC. VMF-321 'Hell's Angels' based at Andrews NAS, MD. Also known as the 'Black Barons' for a short period. VMF-321 were a marine reserve squadron and stood down on 11 Sep 2004 while operating the F/A-18 Hornet. To the US Navy as a F8U-2 redesignated to a F-8C in 1962 and later upgraded to a F-8K. Arrived for storage on 29 Oct 1973 with inventory code 2F274. To the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM on 08 Oct 1985.

In the storage area at MASDC. VMF-351 was a marine reserve squadron and was decommissioned in 1975. Delivered as a F8U-2 and redesignated to a F-8C in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8K. Arrived for storage on 09 Sep 1971 with inventory code 2F248. SOC on 12 Mar 1975. To the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM on Jul 17 1986.

This 2nd BW B-52D only just arrived 10 days before on 04 Oct 1978 from Barksdale AFB, LA and has yet to be processed for storage. Total hours on the clock was 11283. Inventory code BC245. Since scrapped.

Many F-8's in the storage area at MASDC. 150658 belong to VF-191 'Satin's Kittens' and arrived for storage in Mar 1976. Also in view is sister ship 150845 / NM-100 which arrived for storage on 11 Mar 1976. They had been operated from CVA-34 USS Oriskany. Disestablished in 1978 the squadron briefly reformed between 1986 and 1988. 150658 and 150845 were both sold to the French Navy in October 1990 for spare parts.

In the MASDC storage area. 64th TAS - 928th TAG - AFRES. Arrived for storage on 16 Jun 1972 with inventory code CJ386.

In the MASDC storage area. Last operated by NAS Whidbey Island. Arrived for storage on 03 Aug 1972. Allocated inventory code 4C0016. To Dross Metals on 10 Oct 1980. To the civil register as N1394N in Feb 1982. and still registered in Alaska in Dec 2023 but not currently in flying condition.

In the storage area at MASDC. Transferred to the US Army in 1960 and retired into storage Jan 1978. This aircraft had been bought the day before on 13 Oct 1978 and went onto the civil register as N9015Q and was operated by EMI Aircraft Services until being seized by the US Dept of Justice in Aug 1979. It then flew as a water bomber for ARDCO and was active at Opa Locka with Florida Air Transport in 2012 when I saw it again. Acquired by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation in Sep 2020 as N500EJ and still current in Dec 2023.

In the MASDC storage area. Built as a C-119F and later converted to a C-119G. 729th TAS - 943rd Tactical Airlift Group, AFRES from March AFB, CA. Arrived for storage on 11 Feb 1969 with inventory code CJ284. Declared excess on 31 Mar 1976.

In the storage area at MASDC. Formerly with 4410th Special Operations Training Group, England AFB, LA. Arrived in storage on 06 Jul 1973. Inventory code CB451 allocated. Also in the row are aircraft from the US Navy and US Marine Corps. 45-1101 was built around 1945 as a C-47B-50-DK. To the US civil register as N1385P in Jan 1984 with Vamico Inc then York's Cargo of Miami. Registration cancelled on 05 May 2015.