USAFR & ANG Appreciation Thread.

[Shay]

As former member of the USAF Reserves I know how family-like, close knit and hard working these groups are. They are some of the finest people to work with.

The NMUSAF Renovation thread got me thinking about the various aircraft in museums, gate guards or as monuments that are displayed in USAFR or ANG colors. So if anyone has any pictures of USAFR or ANG aircraft of display post them up.

Or if you have pictures of USAFR of ANG birds while serving, that's cool too.

Thanks

Shay
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From my time with the 910th ALW Youngstown






























76th Aerial Port Squadron (2T2)



** SSGT Brian Wolf - if you come across this thread one day, drop me a line**



Shay
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[Shay]

445th Airlift Wing

New arrived "Hanoi Taxi" for display at the NMUSAF.


A couple months prior to retirment.


Shay
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[12XU2A3X3]

PAANG A-10A+ taken from PAANG KC-135



i'll post more as soon as i find them

[Ken]

This WIXer/Reservist just walked in from a 3-stop, all-night, mission in Iraq. And what do I do when I get back to the hooch?

1- Check for email from wife.
2- Check in with WIX. (The gov't blocks the photos, but at least I can read all the posts.)
3- Prepare for razzing from WIXers on having steps 1 & 2 out of sequence.

Ken

[Shay]

Ken, I'd be more about the Wife finding out you have 1 & 2 out of sequence.



I noticed the NMUSAF has other AFRES and ANG birds on display.

As mentioned in the other thread:


EB-57 Canberra, Ser No. 52-1499 of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont ANG,

"The Green Mountain Boys"




F-86H Saber, Ser No. 53-1352 of the New Jersey ANG (Which unit?)

(newly arrived at Patterson AFB and prior to de-skinning, but today the ANG emblem is still present)




F-84F Thundertstreak, Ser No. 52-6526 of the Ohio ANG (Which Unit?)




KC-97L Stratotanker, Ser No. 52-2630, 160th Air Refueling Group of the Ohio ANG





Additional Guard and Reserve aircraft on display:

F-4G Wild Weasel, Ser No. 69-7263, "#1 Sam Slammer", Idaho ANG (Which Unit?)




RF-4C Phantom II, Ser No. 64-1047, 106th TRS/117th TRW "Rebels", Alabama ANG




AC-130A Spectre, Ser No. 54-1630, 919th Special Operations Wing, USAF Reserves

**Azrael, in the Koran, is the angel of death who severs the soul from the body**


Shay
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[Clifford Bossie]

111th FIS F-4C. Unfortunately the unit has now been reduced to flying RC aircraft.



93rd TFS (AFRES) F-4C



AFRES F-105Bs





F-105D

[12XU2A3X3]

i have some black and white air to air prints of those hill 105bs for sale. don sperring shot them

[Clifford Bossie]

186th FIS MT-ANG 1988



154th TAS



303rd TAS AFRES

[Clifford Bossie]

[Shay]

GREAT STUFF!!! Love the Hercs and Thuds.

I spent the night at Westover AFRB once while making my way to Rammstein AB via Lajes AB, Azores in a C-130. LOOOOONG flight.

439th Airlift Wing




Shay
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[Shay]

131st Fighter Squadron 'Death Vipers'

104th Fighter Wing (Massachusetts ANG)
Barnes ANGB, Massachusetts

A-10 Serial 80-0166


Shay
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[Clifford Bossie]

How about some AFRES C-7s:

C-7A 63-9719



C-7A 60-3763



C-7A 62-4182



And a couple of ANG KC-97Ls:

53-0363 182nd AREFS TX-ANG



53-0283 182nd AREFS

[Pogmusic]

I always thought the C-7 was one of the best jump platforms of my airborne career! Second only to the Herk!

[CAPFlyer]

Here's a trio from my collection -

C-130H 90-1793 164AS/179AW/OHANG, Mansfield, OH


KC-135R 60-0314 74ARS/434ARW/AFRC, Grissom ARB, IN