On this day, Spangdahlem air base (Germany) said goodbye to its venerable F-4G Phantom II. The final four Wild Weasels left the air base, bound for CONUS. An early morning visit to the flight line, taxiway and runway yield the quartet F-4s, including this 558. This Wild Weasel was scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ) by mid 2018 after a storage period at 309th AMARG, with inventory code FP1033, from 26 March 1996 up to 6 June 2018.

Former 81st FS. On this day, Spangdahlem air base (Germany) said goodbye to its venerable F-4G Phantom II. The final four Wild Waesels left the air base, bound for CONUS. An early morning visit to the flightline, taxiway and runway yield the quartet F-4s, including this 286, fully unmarked in its Egypt One color scheme. The F-4 was stored at AMAG from 28 February 1996 up to 7 November 1997 with inventory code FP1021. It was selected for the QF-4G program, and after conversion it was assigned to the 82nd ATRS and eventually shot down over the Gulf of Mexico as target drone on 7 December 2001.

This Fighting Falcon, with 52 Fighter Wing commanders markings on its tail, was written off on 14 September 2006. The F-16s left main landing gear struck a far field monitoring antenna that was part of the airfield's instrument landing system when the pilot was too low for landing. He aborted the landing but discovered the landing gear was broken. After burning fuel, the pilot made a controlled bail-out over a nearby unpopulated area and came down near the village of Oberkail (Germany).

52 Fighter Wing markings

Ready for another Desert Storm mission, this 416th Bombardment Wing (416th BW) Buff was loaded at RAF Fairford with live ammo in the final days of the first Gulf War.

The commander aircraft of the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron on its way to the runway of Gilze Rijen. The Eagle was one of twelve that present for the Coronet Mescalero deployment.

Ready for another Desert Storm mission, this 416th Bombardment Wing (416th BW) Buff was loaded at RAF Fairford with live ammo in the final days of the first Gulf War.

Very rare appearance of a USAF RC-26B Metro at Hato, two of these aircraft were deployed here in Spring 2005.

75th "El Tigre" Anniversary markings.

The High Rollers from Nevada visited Curacao in February 2005. The wild Caribbean Sea provided an interesting backdrop!

Supporting aircraft operating in the Southern Caribbean, this KC-135R came all the way from California to Hato.

Parked up in the sunshine after an early morning arrival.

One of the last USAF Airlift Squadrons to operate the C-141 Starlifter, 729th AS brought one to Curacao in February 2005.

Parked up after an early morning arrival.