Brand new Sony VIP transport with "Research Makes the Difference" titles. Note the curtains in the rear compartment. Registered in September 1976, ex N47267.

This very distant and poor shot shows four Sabres stored on the other side of the runway (two are seen nose-on). On the right is RF-86F 62-6420, and on the left is RF-86F 62-6416. Both were about to be returned to the US Department of Defense.

Unfortunately this Orion crashed in Pago Pago, Samoa on 17 April 1980 while dropping skydivers during Samoa's Flag Day festivities.

Last noted on the dump at Kanoya Air Base in October 1990.

This Hughes 369 sprayer was registered 30 September 1970, and cancelled 23 October 1990 as destroyed. Seen here carrying Kawasaki Heavy Industries titles.

The Japanese Blue Impulse F-86 Sabre team demonstrating at the 1976 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition air show. From left to right the aircraft are 82-7847 (847), 02-7962 (962), 82-7809 (809) and 82-7812 (812).

The Japanese Blue Impulse F-86 Sabre team demonstrating at the 1976 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition air show. Don't be misled by reflections in the nose codes, making the 8s look like 9s. From left to right these Sabres are 82-7812 (812), 02-7962 (962), 82-7809 (809) and 82-7847 (847).

Five aircraft of the Japanese Blue Impulse F-86 Sabre demonstration team waiting to do their part in the 1976 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition air show. From front to back they are 92-7929 (929), 82-7847 (847), 02-7962 (962), 82-7809 (809) and 82-7812 (812).

Carrying red/white/blue bicentennial markings.

This Tracker, which still carries its former US Navy serial 136681 under the tail plane, was returned to the US Navy in 1977 and stored at Atsugi Air Base, Japan. It was one of eleven ex-Japanese Trackers sold to Native Alaskan Reclamation and Pest Control (Lester Risley) on 27 January 1978, to be converted to airtankers. Registration N217AK was reserved for this aircraft, but in the end Mr. Risley was unable to complete the deal and none of the aircraft ever left Japan. Instead, all eleven aircraft were repossessed by the US Navy on 23 January 1979 and ten were subsequently broken up for scrap. The eleventh Tracker (ex 4108) went to South Korea for display at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul.

This Skyvan was delivered to the JMSA in the previous year, on 12 March 1975 (ex G-BCIB). It was sold to Australia in December 1997 as VH-IBT for resale, and became N643M in April 1998. Cessna T210L JA3749 (c/n 210-60991) is being prepared in the background. Apologies for the Beechcraft blocking the nose of the Skyvan.