Foto's "US military aircraft nostalgia and more" die ook nog thuis lagen.

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Foto 884.
Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady.

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Foto 885.
Op voorgrond: 21384 (= 52-1384). MSN (= Manufacturer Serial Number) 333. Convair RB-36H-55-CF Peacemaker. (RB-36H is Strategic reconnaissance variant of the B-36H, 73 built.)
Accepted by USAF Jun53. 5th Bombardment Wing, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA. Later Featherweight Configuration II.
To MASDC Jun 26, 1958 and scrapped there.

The three Featherweight configurations were:
Featherweight I removed defensive hardware, including the six gun turrets.
Featherweight II removed the rear compartment crew comfort features, and all hardware accommodating the McDonnell X-85 Goblin parasite fighter.
Featherweight III incorporated both configurations I and II.

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Foto 886.
129733. (BuNo 129733). Chance Vought F7U-3M Cutlass. In 1956 naar VA-83 ‘Rampagers’ as E-308.

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Foto 887.
17980 (= 61-7980). Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird. (MSN 2031). Assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA. Registered as NASA 844.
Made the last NASA SR-71 flight on October 9, 1999, at the Edwards AFB air show. The aircraft was also scheduled to make a flight the following day, but a fuel leak grounded the aircraft and prevented it from flying again. The aircraft was then put in flyable storage, where it remained until 2002. Placed on static display in front of Dryden Flight Research Center Sep 2002.

Dit toestel maakte ook zeven research vluchten voor het LASRE experiment, zie hieronder.
https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Air...2031-nasa-0844

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Foto 888.
Northrop-Grumman B-21 Raider.

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Foto 889.
59406 (= 65-9406. Manufacturer’s Serial Number 300-6143). Lockheed C-141A-LM Starlifter. Converted to C-141B. Struck Off Charge at Norton AFB, CA Oct 1993. (Bron: Joe Baugher)

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Foto 890.
Piasecki HRP-1.

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Foto 891.
60204 (61-0204. MSN D399). Republic F-105D-25-RE Thunderchief.
1964: USAF 18th TFW. 1968-69: USAF 34th TFS (388th TFW). 1969-70: USAF 357th TFS (355th TFW). 1976: Kansas ANG 127th TFTS/184th TFTG.
Ben niet zeker of de 60204 wel de 61-0204 is zoals hierboven vermeld, kon geen andere vinden. Weet iemand of het toch anders is?

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Foto 892.
54269 = 55-4269. (MSN 371). Martin B-57E-MA. Converted to combat configuration in 1965. 1966: USAF 8th BS. 7/1968: “Compass Sight” tests. 1971: USAF 363rd TRW. 10/14/1971: Crashed on approach to Shaw AFB, SC. Both crewmen were killed. (Bron: Joe Baugher)
Does “converted to combat configuration in 1965” means "converted to EB-57E in 1960s" as most of the B-57E’s?
Hier in ieder geval als doelsleper in gebruik.

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Foto 893.
Montage B-52.

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