The Combat Air Museum is now home to the seventh McDonnell Douglas F-15 to roll off the production line. #71-0286 was used for armament and external fuel stores testing at Edwards Air Force Base before being retired from flying.
The Iowa Air National Guard has repainted an F-16A static display in a gold paint scheme. This scheme replicates the F-16C that was painted in gold back in 1996 to commemorate the 185th Fighter Wing’s 50th anniversary back then.
A gold U.S. Air Force F-16A Falcon from the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on June 30, 2022. The jet is painted with commemorative anniversary paint scheme that replicates the unit’s 50th anniversary gold jet as it appeared in 1996. The 2022 redesign of the 185th Air Refueling Wing static display was unveiled as the Air Force celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year. U.S. Air Force photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot Continue reading “F-16A static display gets an all-gold paint scheme”
Ken Allen, who served as the U.S. Air Force’s Assistant Air Attaché in Bejing from 1987- 1989, recalls the events before, during, and after the Tiananmen Square incident.