23 Nov '81: First flight. 30 Nov '81: TOS USAF and assigned to the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron/343rd Composite Wing (ANG) Eielson AFB, AK. Ca.1990: Modified to OA-10A. By 7/95 to after 7/06: 172nd Fighter Squadron/110th Fighter Wing (ANG), Battle Creek, MI. 29 Mar '02: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as AC0289 for wing modifications. By 6/02: RTS with 172nd FS. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C. By 8/09 to after 10/19: 107th FS /127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANG Base,, MI.

10 Sep '81: First flight. 24 Sep '81: TOS USAF and assigned to the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron/23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England AFB, LA. By 1994: 131st Fighter Squadron/104th Fighter Group (ANG), Barnes, MA. Ca.2006: Converted to A-10C. By 2008: 190th FS/124th Wing (ANG), Boise, ID. By 10/14 to after 7/21: 163rd FS/122nd FW (ANG), Fort Wayne, IN.

15 Jul '81: First flight. 31 Jul '81: TOS USAF as A-10A. 10 Aug '81: 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Bentwaters, England. 1987: Modified to OA-10. By 5/89: 511th TFS/10th TFW, RAF Alconbury, England. By 7/93: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. 26 Jul '00: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as AC0224 for GPS modifications. 27 Sep '00: 75th FS/23rd FG, Pope AFB, NC. 7/07: 75th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB, GA. 2008: Converted to A-10C. Ca.5/11 to after 10/20: 74th FS/23rd FW.

Pictured taxying around to the Frontier gates at KORD. Just over a hour later it taxied past me again on the way out to the departure runway. This plane was delivered new to Frontier in October 2015.

Pictured taxying around to the Spirit gates at KORD. It would taxy past me a hour or so later as it departed.

One of many Air Choice One Grand Caravans that buzz about KORD all day.

8 Apr '81: First flight. 8 May '81: TOS USAF. By 5/83 to after 6/91: 75th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. By 8/92: Converted to OA-10A. By 8/92: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. By 4/01: 75th FS/23rd FW, Pope AFB, NC. Ca.2006: Converted to A-10C. By 2008: 74th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB, GA. 9/08 to 12/08: Deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. By 2011 to after 6/18: 75th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB. 2013: Bagram AB Afghanistan for combat.

This 73-7 was delivered to Alaskan in June 2000 and is still current with the airline.

Delivered to National Airlines as N81NA in 1973. Merged into Pan Am in 1980. Leased to Lan Chile as CC-CJN in 1981. Returned to Pan Am as N81NA in 1982. To American Airlines as N140AA in 1984. Stored at Marana, AZ in 1993. To Transaero in 1996 then to Hawaiian Airlines in 1998 and Ghana Airways as 9G-AND in 2003. Withdrawn from use at Marana, AZ in 2004. Registered as N140AA in 2005 but not marked as such. Scrapped in 2007.

This plane was originally delivered to Chautauqua Airlines in December 2004. At the time of upload it is still current with United Express although operated by Republic Airlines.

This 320 was delivered to Virgin America in April 2011 but since January 2018 has been flying with Alaska Airlines.

Ex USAF 56-1589.

24 Jan '81: First flight. 31 Jan '81: TOS USAF and assigned 74th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. Ca.6/91: Converted to OA-10A. Ca.9/91: 21st FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. 1 Feb '00: AMARC as AC0202 for GPS modifications, restored to A-10A. 24 May '00: RTS with 21st FS. 25 Jul '02: AMARC as AC0311 for wing modifications. Ca 9/02: 75th FS/23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, NC. By 10/06: Converted to A-10C. By 10/06 to after 11/19: 74th FS/23rd FG, Moody AFB, GA. 9/08 to 12/08: Deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.

13 Jan '81: First flight. 28 Jan '81: TOS USAF; assigned to 76th TFS/23rd TFW, Wing, England AFB, LA. By 9/86: 74th TFS/23rd TFW. Ca.8/90 to 3/91: Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. Ca.6/91: 21st FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. Ca.6/91: Converted as an OA-10A. By 5/00: 74th FS/23rd FG, Pope AFB, NC. By 3/02 to early 2003: Deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. 10/06: 74th FS/23rd FG, Moody AFB, GA. 2007: Converted to A-10C. By 9/08: 75th FS/23rd FG. By 9/08 to 8/09: Deployed to Afghanistan. By 2015 to after 3/20: 66th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV.

Air Wisconsin operated more than a dozen Fokker 27's for United X. This one was sold to Mountain Air Cargo in 1991 and had a second career as a freighter, flying for FEDEX. In 2004, the Fokker was wfu at Kinston, NC.

Delivered in 1991. Stored at Mojave, CA in 2004. Flown to Roswell, NM for scrapping in 2006. Cockpit section preserved as a bus stop.

Eventually converted to a KC-135E, then KC-135T, and finally KC-135R. It was not on display but was close enough to photograph.

This slide was taken when Chanute AFB was still active, the a/c being used as a ground instructional airframe. After the base closed in the early 1990s it was transferred to the Octave Chanute Museum on the former base. When the museum closed in 2015 this a/c did not find a home and was scrapped.

Performing a fly by at the airshow. HML-776 was a USMC Reserve squadron based at NAS Glenview just north of Chicago. When NAS Glenview closed in the early 1990s HML-776 was disestablished.