The XCG-10 assault glider design was enlarged to accomodate 40 troops or a GM 6x6 truck. One thousand CG-10As were ordered for the invasion of Japan, but only a few were completed. Photo from: James West / www.indianamilitary.org

McChord based C-17A departs Nellis late afternoon on a WSINT sortie

58AS C-17A gets ready to back taxi on runway 14

The F-16 was selected as successor of the QF-4 FSAT. F-16C 85-1569 was sent from AMARG to the Boeing facilities at Cecil Field, FL for conversion to the QF-16 FSAT standard in 2010. She was the first QF-16 to arrive at Tyndall AFB for testing in November 2012. On June 14th 2018 she was destroyed over Tyndall's Air Weapon range in the Gulf of Mexico.

88TES HC-130J makes a nice run thru the canyon

Operated by 303 RQS, Air Force Reserve.

58TFS F-15C then based at Eglin AFB seen landing at Nellis. This airframe still in use at Kadena.

Two EB-47s were converted from 1951 to testbeds for the Wright YT49 turboprop engine, two YT49s replacing four of the B-47s' six jets. The first flight was not made until 1955. The XB-47D reached a speed of 597 mph (961 km/u), but the YT49 was not a success. Photo probably taken in Seattle.

Florida ANG F-16A landing at Nellis after a Red Flag mission

F-15B from Edwards taking off to start it's demo at the 1998 March show

This Hs 129 tankbuster was G blue with 8.(Pz.)/Schl.G.2. It was hit by AA fire and crash-landed at Toubakeur in Tunisia on 7 April 1943. With its outer wings removed it was brought to El Aouina where it was captured by the Allies. It was transported to the USA where it was repaired in a lengthy process. It is seen here with the Foreign Aircraft Evaluation Center at Freeman Army Airfield. On 24 July 1946 it crash-landed in a field at Gallatin, TN, due to fuel leakage. Its front fuselage went to the Victory Air Museum at Mundelein, IL in 1951 and in 1986 to Martin Mednis of Sydney, Australia. Note the triangular fuselage and the tiny cockpit. FE-4600 is the Foreign Evaluation serial and EB105 its previous Evaluation Branch serial.

Santa Claus is comin' to town. Photo from: Iredell County Public Library

Constructed as a B-50D-125-BO and delivered to the USAF around 1949 as 49-0372. Coverted to a KB-50/ tanker KB-50D in 1956. Converted with 2 turbojets to a KB-50J in 1958. Loaned to Pima at some point between 1958 and 1977.

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