Long way from home and very rare visit by "IAF 726". The aircraft has had its boom removed along with its national markings on this excursion to the US.

"Lucky Lady II' on display at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This SAC aircraft created history, being the first to complete a nonstop flight around the world. The standby B-50A from 63rd BS "Sea Hawks," 43rd BG took off from Carswell AFB on 26 Feb 1949 and landed back on 2 Mar 49 after flying 23,452 miles in 94 hours, 1 min. The 43rd ARS supplied four pairs of KB-29M tankers to refuel the B-50A four times, losing one. Capt James Gallagher and his crew received DFCs, the Mackay Trophy and Air Age Trophy. The B-50A was damaged BER on 13 Aug 50 after all engines failed, breaking off the tail.

Red 6 recovered in 2003 on display at Planes of Fame. Built in 1939 as an E-1, this combat veteran participated in the Battle of France and BoB. It was converted to an E-7, carrying a 300L drop tank or as a Jabo with an ETC 50 or ETC 500 bomb rack. The Emil went to newly formed II./JG 5 'Eismeer' on 22 Mar 1942 at Petsamo and was flown by Lt. Wulf-Dieter Widowitz. While on an escort mission, it was shot down on 4 Apr 1942 by a 2nd GIAP Hurricane Mk.IIb. Widowitz put the aircraft down on a frozen lake. The 36-victory ace was killed on 28 Jul 43 while piloting a Go-145A from Kirkenes to Petsamo.

Sunlight falls on this SNJ-5 inside the hangar at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. The trainer was accepted by the USN on 12 Oct 1944 at Dallas, Texas. It served with a number of units till Dec 1946. After being reconditioned in 1947, the aircraft went into storage till 1948. It was returned to service in Jul 1948, serving on both coasts. The aircraft was stationed at Kwajalein from Jan to Oct 1954 during the atomic bomb tests, finishing its service at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. Transferred to California, it was acquired by the museum in 1961 and restored to flying condition.

Delivered to the USAAF on 01 Sep 1944 as a B-25J. Later converted to a TB-25J, then a TB-25N. WFU and stored at Davis Monthan in Aug 1958 until 1960. To Abe's Aerial Service in Jan 1960 and registered N9117Z. Converted to a airtanker and sprayer with tanker number C35. WFU and stored at Mesa, AZ from 1969 to 1976. Later converted back to B-25J specification as a warbird and starred in the film 'Pearl Harbour'. Still current in 2023.

Operating for the Doobie Brothers band and named 'Crewbie Liner' Originally built for the USAAF as C-53 41-20092 and delivered on 29 Jan 1942. Later to the civil register as NC15572, N83B, N26J, N26S then N2647 on 26 Jan 1956. PWFU in a derelict condition at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2004. Registration cancelled on 07 Jun2017.

Painted in US Air Force Thunderbirds markings. This was the only civilian registered F-84F. Arrived at MASDC from the 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Luke AFB, AZ on 31 Oct 1963. At some point sold as N84JW. Repossessed by the USAF. On display at Air Park, Malmstrom AFB, Montana, marked as 52-6974 by Jun 1995. Still believed there in 2023.

A very rare visit by BLOODHOUND 300 today

In the boneyard at Yanks Air Museum. This Corsair is a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served with VA-215 "Barn Owls" embarked aboard CVA-34 USS Oriskany in 1971. It wears the tail code 'ND' and emblem of VA-305 "Lobos," which was a Reserve Squadron formed on 1 Jul 1970 and disestablished on 31 Dec 1994. The unit flew the A-7B from 1978.

In the boneyard at Yanks Air Museum. This Talon was delivered on 17 Aug 1962 to 3525th Pilot Training Wing at Williams AFB. It went to 82nd FTW, which took over the resources of the 3525th PTW, after which it served in July 1975 with AF Special Weapons Center. In May 1976 the Talon returned to Air Training Command, serving with 71st FTW, 12th FTW and 47th FTW before going to AMARC in July 1992. The museum acquired the Talon in Oct 2001.

On display at Planes of Fame Air Museum, this Natter (Adder) replica lies with its nose cone removed to show a battery of 24x73mm Föhn rockets. The partly reusable interceptor powered by a Walter rocket motor and jettisonable solid fuel rocket motors was to be launched from a ramp to intercept bombers. The first VTO launch on 28 Feb 1945 resulted in the death of the test pilot. Due to interest by Himmler, the SS ordered 150 Natters, with 50 for the Luftwaffe. Ten Natters known as K-Maschinen were operationally deployed for Krokus-Einsatz near Stuttgart but never launched by end of the war.

On display at Planes of Fame Air Museum, this is "Wrong Way" Corrigan's Robin. An aircraft mechanic, Douglas Corrigan worked on Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, pulling the chocks away for the historic flight. Determined to emulate Lindbergh, he bought the Robin and began to modify it till it was deemed unfit for a trans-Atlantic flight. Nevertheless, Corrigan took off from New York on 17 Jul 38 heading east and landed in Ireland after 28h 13m. Claiming it to be a navigational error due to disorientation in the clouds, he was honored on his return with a ticker-tape parade down Broadway.

The aircraft's original military serial was 42-16959. It came on to the US register in April 1984 as N46CM and has since been restored in WWII military colours, but retains the R-985 engine. Despite having an owner with a Northern California address, online photos suggest it is still Chino based, and it was recently tracked flying out of John Wayne Airport in nearby Orange County.

Under restoration at Yanks Air Museum with the 10.1 gal. oil tank visible. This P-51A was delivered to the USAAC on 26 Apr 43. It has been painted as 43-6274/AX-H. Powered by an Allison V-1710-81 V-12, this model was an improvement over the P-51 (NA-91) with its V-1710-39 engine. Armament was changed from the long-barrelled 20mm Hispano to four 0.50 in Browning MGs. A contract was placed for 1,200 of which 310 were built, with 50 going to the RAF before production switched to the Merlin-powered P-51B. Under Col. Phil Cochran, the P-51A served as a fighter in 1ACG in the CBI theatre.

On display at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This sailplane was built during World War II to train cargo glider pilots. It had a single wheel instead of a skid, and the fuselage had a steel-tube structure, weighing 475 lb empty. The USAAC placed an order for 75, followed by 75 more. These were given the designation TG-4A, but the flight characteristics were quite different to those of a cargo glider. After the war, these "L-K" gliders with a 23:1 glide ratio were used to promote civilian gliding, and some were modified to achieve higher airspeeds.

Experimental N552TB a Socata TB-30 taxis out for departure