The 39th Flying Training Squadron’s T-6 flagship was recently repainted to match the scheme of the P-51 Mustang flown during WW2 by Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch.
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Category: Heritage
First AC-130W to record combat kill is now retired as ground instructional trainer at Sheppard AFB
The first AC-130W gunship to record a combat kill, # 1303, has been flown to its final home at Sheppard AFB, Texas whereby it will become a ground instructional trainer for ammo and armament students in the 363rd Training Squadron as well as crew chief student in the 362nd Training Squadron.
Forgotten story of how a South Vietnam Air Force C-130A flew to Singapore in 1975
On Apr. 3, 1975, two former South Vietnam Air Force C-130A pilots stole one of the aircraft and flew it to Singapore in order for them and their families to escape from the invading North Vietnames forces.
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B-25 crash landing in Stockton
Three people aboard warbird “Old Glory” were able to walk out of the B-25 when the plane made a crash landing at around 7:30 p.m. into an irrigation ditch in Stockton on Spet. 20.
JASDF F-4 arrived at Miho air base for retirement
A Japan Air Self-Defnse Force (JASDF) F-4 fighter has arrived at its final resting place at Miho air base after making the final flight on Sept. 8.
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