Take off run on a very wet r30 and homeward bound after an overnight stop.

First delivered to the USAAF as 44-44175 in September 1944, this B-24 was passed straight on to the RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH304 that November. The British abandoned many Liberators in India at the end of the war, India putting several back into service after independence and using them until the late 1960s. After storage at Chakeri this aircraft was assigned the serial HE877 by the Indian AF in 1948. In March 1969 it was ferried from Poona to Tucson via the UK. Now displayed with Indian markings on the right side, with the left in the 1944 colours of the 446th BG, Bungay, Suffolk, England.

In the markings of the 319th BG, Okinawa, 1945

One of many T-1A Jayhawks operated from Columbus AFB (MS) by 48 FTS seen here at its homebase.

Returning from Šiauliai, Lithuania. On final approach for Runway 30 at Prestwick to make an overnight stop. Carries the markings of the 145th AW, North Carolina Air National Guard, based at Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, North Carolina.

One of many T-38C in use at Columbus AFB to train US Air Force pilots, 68-8187 is marked with 14 OG markings.

One of many T-38C in use at Columbus AFB to train US Air Force pilots, seen here returning to its sunshed.

Shown in the marks of the 7th Geodetic Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Forbes AFB, KS in 1949. In 1956 the aircraft, one of 220 C-82s built, was sold to Samuel Rudolph Lumber as N6997C, in 1963 on to New Frontier Airlift and in 1969 to Allied Aircraft. However it remained unconverted at Tucson Airport till 1983 when acquired by Pima.

Preserved in the George R Hall Airpak in Hattiesburg are three aircraft, one of them is T-33A 52-9590 painted as 52595.

Painted to represent Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group at Framlingham, Suffolk, England in 1943, this is really a B-17G-110-VE 44-85828 built by Lockheed-Vega at Burbank. In August 1945 it was transferred to the US Coast Guard at Elizabeth City, NJ as a PB-1G, serialled 77254. It flew its last mission in October 1959 and was sold in 1960 as N9323R, being converted to a sprayer in 1962. Further modifications came in the late 1960s when it became a firefighting tanker, ending up with Aero Specialities at Mesa, AZ. Transported to the Pima museum by road in December 1980.

Now with the Singapore Air Force as 8317.

28BW 34BS

F-35 AA-1 returns to Edwards after a test flight and finds runway 22R to land on

The T-6A Texan II is the standard training aircraft for US Air Force and allied pilots, one of the bases that houses many of these aircraft is Columbus (MS), where this example was found.

Performing a low approach in the early evening hours before landing back at March Field