"JAYHAWK 11" F-16D Kansas ANG arriving on a Saturday afternoon

On the apron together with 66-0223

In the woods near the village of Best (NL) a museum called 'Bevrijdende Vleugels' (= Wings of Liberation) reminds us of the liberation of The Netherlands. The museum had two well-restored Dakotas parked outside in the markings used during the invasion. Both carry a fake serial, "290321" on this one is in fact the birth date of Jan Driessen, the founder of the museum. In real life this aircraft was USAAF 43-2022.

Photographer Umberto Birindelli

Stripped of many parts, and its serial incorrectly written as 55-1773 with a thick marker on the tail, the F-100F is awaiting maintenance for departure to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA). The Super Sabre arrived at AMARC on 3 May 1979 and departed on 12 February 1990. It returned to service as a QF-100F with the 475th Weapons Evaluation Group with 63773/409 at Tyndall AFB (FL). It's fate is unclear, but it was most probably written off in 1991 as a target drone.

This 106 was delivered to the USAF on 30 Sep'57, was on loan to Convair as a test a/c, flew from Edwards AFB (CA) up to mid-'58. Rebuilt to JF-106A in '60, It became a TAC Conventional to Vertical instruments test a/c with Convair in early 1961. From Aug'61 it had a normal Fighter Interceptor Squadron career in the USAF. It arrived at AMARC on 20 Jul'87 for storage, and departed for American Electronic Laboratories, East Alton (IL) on 5 Feb'90. Cvtd to QF-106A for 82nd ATS (code AD-111) at Tyndall. It crashed on its first Not Under Live Local Operator (NULLO) flight at White Sands on 27 Jan'95

This former 184th TFS Super Sabre is technically still a F-100F although it is already painted in the QF-100 colors. The aircraft arrived at AMARC on 25 September 1979, received inventory code FE603, and is seen here when it was about to leave for Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA). With Tracor it was modified to QF-100F. It was later assigned to the 475th WEG at Tyndall AFB (FL). It's fate is unknown to me, but most probably the aircraft was shot down over the Gulf of Mexico

Stripped of many parts, and its serial incorrectly written as 55-1773 with a thick marker on the tail, the F-100F is awaiting maintenance for departure to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA). The Super Sabre arrived at AMARC on 3 May 1979 and departed on 12 February 1990. It returned to service as a QF-100F with the 475th Weapons Evaluation Group with 63773/409 at Tyndall AFB (FL). It's fate is unclear, but it was most probably written off in 1991 as a target drone.

Moved to AMARC on 24 May 1991, left for BAE Systems at Mojave (CA) on 3 June 2003 where it was converted to QF-4E. It received 82nd ATRS code AF-269 and was shot down on 5 June 2007

Being pretty on the flightline of homebase Reno ANGB (NV), this High Rollers recce Phantom. It was moved to AMARC for storage on 27 September 1995. It received inventory code FP994. It remained in storage until 10 June 2014 when it was sadly scrapped at location.

This 106 arrived at AMARC on 1 Apr'85 and was seen here at the ramp. It only left on 27 Mar'93. It departed for American Electronic Laboratories (AEL), East Alton (IL) where it was converted to QF-106A. It received code AD237 with the 82nd ATS and was shot down with an AIM-120 after its final take-off from Tyndall AFB (FL) on 5 Jun'96. Also 59-0025 is seen (ex 5th FIS, inventory code FN072) is seen. This 106 arrived on 1 Apr'85 and departed for AEL on 23 Feb'93. It crashed unmanned (AD233 with 82nd ATS) at Tyndall on 8 Feb'94. Why both were on the arrival/departure ramp in 1989 is not clear.

Two parts, one Super Sabre. This jet was controlled cut in half awaiting an engine. The "Hun" arrived at AMARC on 13 October 1977 and was moved to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave, (CA) on an unknwon date to me. Databases report a departure date on 3 June 1986. But this picture was made some three years later. The F-100F was converted to QF-100F with Tracor and received 82nd ATS code 410. It was shot down over the Gulf of Mexico as an aerial target by an AIM-7M missile on 20 September 1991.

A (then) fresh arrival at AMARC. This F-4D was flown in to the storage depot on 26 June 1989 and is seen here at the arrival ramp, awaiting to be stored in the desert. It remained in storage up to 16 June 1997 when it went to National, Kolb Rd, Tucson (AZ) where the beast was scrapped.

Still operational in 2022.