Gate guard at Williams AFB. Former Canadair built Sabre 2 ex RCAF 19263, part of a batch of 60 diverted to the USAF in 1952 as F-86E-6. Retired to Davis Monthan on 20 Nov 1958. Transferred to the USAF Museum Loan Programme and displayed at Williams by 1978. Later moved for display by the 183rd FW Illinois ANG in Springfield IL.

The Eagle seen here arriving, and displaying its Tiger meet and anniversary markings.

Delivered as a F-86D to the US Air Force in 1953, this Sabre was temporarily stored in 1955 until re-activated and upgraded to a F-86L in 1956. Transferred to the Oregon Air National Guard in 1961, the aircraft was displayed beside Albany Municipal airport (1961 - 1983). It moved to the Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah where it was restored and put on display.

Seen on a ramp visit to the Air Guard facility. Operated by the 197th ARS - 161st ARW Arizona Air National Guard. 45 years later in 2023 and KC-135's are still based at Sky Harbor. Later converted to a KC-135E. Retired at AMARC as CA0210 on 10 June 2008.

written off 30 September 1987. Photo via Coen van den Heuvel

Two-way traffic.

Thunderbird no. 5

Seen on a ramp tour of Luke AFB. Some of the F-15's are still in the early blue camouflage scheme. Operated by the 58th TFTW. Also in the picture is F-15A 73-0106 / LA c/n A040/49 and F-15B 76-0131 c/n B033/240. 73-0109 was later transferred to the IDF/AF in Israel with serial 109.

Seen on a ramp tour of Luke AFB. Some of the F-15's were still in the early blue camouflage scheme. Operated by the 58th TFTW. Retired to AMARC with inventory code FH0160 on 17 May 2007. Scrapped by Aug 2014.

Seen on a ramp tour of Luke AFB. Some of the F-15's were still in the early blue camouflage scheme. Operated by the 555th TFTS - 58th TFTW. Later with the 405th TTW which took over from the 58th TTW. Crashed into the Pacific on 17 Feb 1981. Pilot ejected but was killed.

To the Detroit Institute of Aeronautics as a ground trainer in 1973. Registration N86599 allocated but not applied. Flew the last ever C-124 flight to McChord AFB, WA in 1986. Preserved at the McChord Air Museum.

Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code AE218 in 1992. Scrapped in 1996.

Seen during a ramp tour at Luke AFB. Owned by the WGAF these F-104's were operated by the 69th TFTS - 58th TFTW of the USAF. German F-104 training was done in Arizona where the weather was so much better than in Western Europe. This aircraft was built by Lockheed in 1961. Carried WGAF serials KF+102, DA+321, BG+122 and 20+21. Transferred to the USAF as 63-13243 in 1963. In 1982 the aircraft starred in the movie 'The Right Stuff'. Sold to the USAF on 19 Jul 1983. Later transferred to the Republic of China Air Force as 4368. Crashed in a fatal accident on 24 Mar 1990 in a collision with 4385.

I cannot find much info on this aircraft. Last sighting Dec 1982. No record of it at AMARC.