On this lovely spring day, this Q-25 was loaded into a C-17A of the Heavy Airlift Wing, the attack helicopter departed for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mission. Q-25 left for a reason, earlier in the MINUSMA mission, on 17 March 2015, a Dutch Apache sadly crashed. This Q-25 was used as a replacement helicopter.

Habu returning from a mission to Det.4 of the 9th SRW at RAF Mildenhall. The Blackbird flew several times that week. The spy plane made its last flight on 19 March 1990 and was handed over to NASA at Dryden (CA). Became N832NA but returned to the at Beale AFB (CA) USAF after an overhaul at Palmdale on 30 June 1995. Never retire a Blackbird! After its second operational life, it again was handed over to NASA on 14 October 1999. was stored at Edwards AFB (CA) and eventually dismanteled at Dryden. Moved to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum at McMinnville (OR) for preservation since May 2003.

Former 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron/131st Tactical Fighter Wing Super Sabre was moved to MASDC on 26 January 1979 with inventory code as FE453. Selected for the QF-100 program and moved from AMARC to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA) on 6 May 1987. Then assigned to the 475th WEG and was shot down on 15 October 1987.

Former 163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron/122nd Tactical Fighter Group Super Sabre was moved to MASDC on 5 July 1979 with inventory code as FE557. Selected for the QF-100 program and moved from AMARC to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA) on 22 October 1986. Then assigned to the 475th WEG and was shot down on 9 October 1988.

Habu returning from a mission to Det.4 of the 9th SRW at RAF Mildenhall.

Former 184th TFS "Flying Razorbacks", 188th TFG Super Sabre was moved to MASDC on 16 May 1979 with invenory code as FE532. Selected for the QF-100 program and moved from AMARC to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA) on 19 December 1985. Then assigned to the 475th WEG and crashed (not shot down...) on 29 March 1988.

Assigned to the 475th WEG. This is an ex 122nd Tactical Fighter Squadron/159th Tactical Fighter Group aircraft. Iyt was transferred to MADSC on 1 April 1979 and received inventory code FE486. Selected for the QF-100 program and moved to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA) on 23 June 1984. Transferred to Tyndall with a less bright future, written off after shot down over the Gulf of Mexico / America on 12 October 1988.

Assigned to the 475th WEG. Transfered as ex 107th TFS/127th TFW aircraft to MASDC on 15 Mar'79, received inventory code FE478. Converted with Tracor, Mojave (CA) as QF-100D. Damaged when hit by an AIM-120 fired by a F-15 while operating from Holloman AFB on 22 Feb'88. The drone was recovered at Northrop Strip but was not repaired. In mid-'96 it went to the Evergreen Heritage Collection at Marana (AZ) with intentions for restauration with parts of F-100 56-2992, but that was cancelled. The Hun was then restored and moved to the Planes of Fame, Chino (CA). Click the serial for all pictures!

Assigned to 475th WEG. As a former 113th Tactical Fighter Squadron if was flown to MASDC on 16 June 1978, and received inventory code FE390. It was selected for the QF-100 program and left AMAC on 24 February 1987 for Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA). Converted to QF-100D drone with number 277. The Hun was completely defenseless shot to death with an AIM-9P over the Gulf of Mexico on 14 January 1988.

Arr MASDC on 28 August 1979 as a former 118th TFS/103rd TFG Super Sabre. Received inventory code FE590. Moved to Tracor Flight Systems Inc., Mojave (CA) for QF-100D conversion on 28 October 1986. Shot down 10 August 1988

Assigned to 475th WEG. This Hun was moved to MASDC on 6 Februay 1977 and received inventory code FE314. It was selected for the QF-100D drone program and was moved to the QF-100D drone program at 12 December 1986. It received code 233 and was written off after it was hit by an AIM-9M on 8 December 1988.

Delivered to the USAF on 20 December 1978, flew most of its carrer with the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing from Holloman AFB (NM), and is seen here as the wing-bird during a deployment to Gilze Rijen. Apparently the Eagle enjoyed the Netherlands as it arrived as RETRO54 at Soesterberg for service with the 32nd TFS from8 January 1992 onwards. After the Wolfhounds, it was moved to the 101st FS and then went into storage at 309th AMARG from 1 October 2007. It received inventory code FH0179. On 31 March 2021, it the aircraft was moved to HVF West, Tucson (AZ) for scrap.

Arrived at AMARC on 5 April 1991, received inventory code FP648.

After service with the 457th TFS "Spads", this Phantom went to AMARC with inventory code FP0657 on 10 April 1991. It was moved to BAE Systems, Mojave (CA) on 18 May 2006 and converted to QF-4E (received 82nd ATRS code DD250) and was delivered to Tyndall on 20 March 2006. The QF-4E was shot down of the Gulf of America ;-) on 16 July 2014.

Arrived at AMARC on 19 March 1991, received inventory code FP621.

To Turkey as 68-0532 in March 1991

To Turkey as 68-0461 on 1 May 1991. Here the Phantom is seen with the 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Spads" at the flightline of Carswell.

Built as a TF-15A and accepted by the USAF on 25 May 1976. Redesignated to F-15B on 1 December 1970. Flew with 'LA', 'FF' and 'TY' codes, and was modified to GF-15B in late 1991, early 1992. It started a career as an instructional airframe at Tyndall from July 1992 onwards. Current status ?

Delivered to the USAF in 1976, saw a long career flying with tailcodes 'FF', 'EG', 'TY' (as pictured), and again 'EG', before it was used as an instructional airframe with the 33rd TFW at Eglin from October 1992 onwards. Since June 2009, the Eagle is preserved as 79-0078 of the 58th FS, to represent a double MiG-killer from the Gulf War 1990-1991, nearby the USS Alabama in Mobile (FL).

Delivered to the USAF in 1976, and retired on 30 November 1992 when it was transferred to AMARC. It received inventory code FH0049. Moved to HVF West, Tucson (AZ) on 15 July 2009 for scrap.