This BT-13 was delivered to the AAF in February 1944 to the 3034th AAF Base Unit (Basic Pilot School) Gardner Field, CA. It served at several training fields in California before being declared surplus in September 1945 when it was sold and passed to several civilian owners. In 1989 it was transferred from the USAF Museum in Dayton to the Museum of Aviation

The Kaydet on display here was delivered to the AAF in February 1943, assigned to the 2164th Base Unit, Tuskegee Army Air Field, AL. It was later dropped from the inventory in August 1945 at Eagle Field, TX as surplus. Civilianised as N9634 and then becoming CF-DQL in 1953, it operated as a crop duster and was substantially damaged in flying accidents on two actions. Having passed through various hands it was sold by Conair to Hawkins & Powers after 1971 and reverted to N9634. Acquired by the museum as one of their first aircraft in 1982

Like the C-46 and C-7, it is not possible to get a decent photo of the Museum of Aviation's C-47 which now crammed indoors in the invasion marks of 81st TCS/436th TCG 9th AF, Membury, UK. It is in fact US Navy R4D-6 BuNo 50811 which was previously displayed outdoors at Pensacola (my 1979 photo here)

A Cornell which was delivered to the USAAF in May 1942 and delivered to the 306th Elementary Flying Training Detachment at Bruce Field, TX. It was disposed of as surplus in April 1945 at Capital City Airport, Lansing, MI and later registered N54255. It was acquired by the Museum in 1986 and flown to Robins AFB for display

This basic trainer was delivered to the USAAF in July 1942 and delivered to the Tucson Army Air Field, AZ and later served at Minter Army Air Field, CA. It was declared surplus in September 1944 and acquired by the museum in 1986 through an exchange after an extensive restoration. Prior to that, it had been registered N2860D

A support aircraft for the large USAF deployment to New Zealand for the RNZAF 21st anniversary air show. 52-978 was withdrawn from use in 1971 and subsequently scrapped. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Part of a large USAF contingent to attend the 21st anniversary of the RNZAF. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

54FS F-15D on short final for 34R at the now closed MCAS El Toro

Now seriously hemmed in at the Museum of Aviation, this C-46 was abandoned at Karachi in November 1944 and eventually sold to the Indian government in October 1946. Wfu 1950, stored and sold in 1954 as N68851, subsequently flying as HK-829 with Lineas Aereas del Caribe of Colombia from 1956, CC-CND with Trans Chile from 1957 and CC-CDC with Lineas Aereas Sud Americana from 1963 before going into storage at Miami and Opa Locka (see my photo here). Bought by Haiti Air Freight in 1986 and registered HH-DGA. Wfu again and stored 1990, moving to the museum in August 1991

Date range is an estimate. Photographer unknown

Date range is an estimate. Location needs confirmation as the church to the left does not look familiar. Photographer unknown

This F-4 was delivered to the 33rd TFW at Eglin AFB, FL in April 1967 but deployed to SE Asia in July with the 435th TFS, 8th TFW at Udorn RTAFB, soon moving to Ubon RTAFB. Credited with downing two MiG-17s during a mission in November 1967 and another in February 1968 having been transferred to the 555th TFS "Triple Nickel" (the aircraft is now preserved with the 'FY' tail code of that unit). Later assigned to the 432nd TRW at Udorn then the 3rd TFW at Kunsan AB, Korea in August 1972. It was then flown by various units in the US, lastly the 89th TFS at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. To museum 2008

Built as a U-2A with test registration N802X, this machine was converted to U-2G for aircraft carrier tests in 1964, then to U-2C. In April 1971 it was transferred directly from the CIA to NASA as N709NA, assigned to the Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA setting 16 altitude and time to climb records for its class. Retired December 1976

An A-7D taken on strength in January 1971 and assigned to the 354th TFW at Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. In September 1972 it became the first of the type deployed by the USAF to Thailand for combat in Vietnam. The unit was back in the USA by May 1974 but it was assigned to the 125th TFS Oklahoma ANG, transferring to the 162nd TFS Ohio ANG at Springfield in 1983 where it remained until retired to AMARC in by 1992. In June 2000 it was sent to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD for target practice but survived and was apparently at one stage displayed at England AFB, LA before coming to Robins in May 2021

Delivered to the USAF in November 1970 and assigned to the 27th TFW at Cannon AFB, NM. In January 1971 it was transferred to the 20th TFW (USAFE) at RAF Upper Heyford. The aircraft remained there until it was one of the last three F-111s to depart in December 1993. Flown to Robins AFB, it was placed on display at the museum in 1995. Note how the last two of the serial has been presented as it coincides with the squadron number

Built as a F-106A-130-CO by Convair at San Diego in September 1960, 59-0123 went into service with the 48th FIS, Langley AFB, VA and was transferred to the 318th FIS at McChord AFB, WA in July 1968. Just over six months later it returned to fly with the 48th at Langley until assigned to NASA's Research Center there for parts use between 1983 and 1991. It was trucked to Robins AFB in 1992 but was not presented as an exhibit until restoration was completed in 2005

The service life of this 'Sled' saw it assigned to the 77th TFS/20th TFW at RAF Wethersfield, 50th TFW at Hahn AB, West Germany, 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB, AZ, 309th TFS/31st TFW at Tuy Hoa AB, S Vietnam, 35th TFW at Phang Rang AB, S Vietnam and 131st TFS/104th TFG MA ANG. After withdrawal in 1978 it was placed on a pedestal at Otis AFB, MA where it deteriorated over the years. Moved to the museum in December 2010, restoration was completed in 2017. A former commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center earlier flew 180 combat missions in this jet

This Delta Dagger was delivered to the USAF in May 1957, assigned to the 48th FIS at Langley AFB, VA. In March 1958 it was transferred to the 95th FIS at Andrews AFB, MD, next going to Tyndall AFB, FL with 4756th Air Defense Group. In 1970, 56-1151 was redesignated GF-102 and became an instructional airframe. Two years later, it was placed on static display at Lackland AFB, Texas, where it remained until it was moved to the Museum of Aviation in 2009

The relatively late Fiscal Year (1949) for this T-6 is accounted for by the fact that it was part of a large batch remanufactured from existing AT-6 aircraft. From 1951 it served with training units in Texas and Missouri before being transferred to Spain under the Military Assistance Program (MAP) in 1957, delivered aboard an aircraft carrier. Flown by the Ejército del Aire as E.16-65, it was struck off in 1982 and returned to the US Government. The museum acquired the aircraft through disposal channels in 1984