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Aircraft Photos by Gary
Chambers
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This page contains various photos of
USN, USAF and foreign test aircraft taken by Gary. All
North Spin photographs are Copyright © by the
photographers that took them, and are not to be
re-posted or redistributed.
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Subject:
QF-4E - 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #68-0320 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, NM |
Date: 10/?/1997 |
Notes: #320 went
to AMARC 11/90 and wore "AF-123" as
drone. It was remotely destroyed
after control was lost over White
Sands Missile Range on 5/22/03.
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Subject:
YT-38A - South Dakota Air Museum -
Serial #58-1192 |
Location: Ellsworth
AFB, SD |
Date: 6/11/2006 |
Notes: #192 was
the second of the first two T-38s
produced. Number one being #58-1191.
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Subject:
F-16D - 53rd Wing 85th TES - Serial
#90-0844 |
Location: Mc Entire
ANGS, SC |
Date: 6/?/1993 |
Notes: This F-16
from Eglin AFB was on display at the
F-16 "Block Party", which featured
F-16s from the earliest to latest
production blocks.
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Subject:
YF-4J - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" -
BuNo 151473 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, NM |
Date: 10/?/1997 |
Notes: Originally
built as an F-4H and eventually
modified to YF-4J. Note the NWTSPM
Eagle logo on the tail. This
aircraft was used in ejection seat
testing.
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Subject:
QF-4E - 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #68-0303 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, NM |
Date: 10/?/1997 |
Notes: Formerly
131st TFW 110th TFS, Missouri ANG.
Went to AMARC 4/91. Went to Tracor
at Mojave for drone conversion 12/95
and became AF120.
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Subject:
QF-4E - 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #68-0391 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, NM |
Date: 10/?/1997 |
Notes: Originally
457th TFS. Went to AMARC 4/91. Went
to Tracor at Mojave for drone
conversion 3/96 and became AF122.
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Subject:
RF-4C - 3247th TS? - Serial #67-0455 |
Location:
Louisville - Standiford Field, KY |
Date: 12/?/1980 |
Notes: Seen
sitting on the Kentucky ANG ramp
while visiting from Eglin Air Force
Base. Eventually this Phantom went
to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance
Wing. Retired to AMARC 10/89.
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Subject:
F-15D - AFFTC - Serial #84-0046 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: "Glamorous
Glennis" was stenciled on the nose
of #046 to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of Chuck Yeager breaking
the sound barrier, for the 1997
Edwards Air Show. Chuck had
originally painted his wife's name
on the side of the X-1. Also note
the "50th" logo on the tails. This
aircraft was eventually sent to the
40th FLTS when the last of the F-15
testing was shifted to Eglin.
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Subject:
NT-39A - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#60-3478 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Sent to
AMARC 8/03.
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Subject:
F-15A - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#76-0116 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Retired to
AMARC 12/04. Note the white nose
radome, which was most likely
borrowed from one of the red and
white hi-vis F-15s at Edwards.
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Subject:
CF-188B - AETE - Serial #188907 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: The red
'X' indicates this Hornet belongs to
the Aerospace Engineering Test
Establishment (AETE) at CFB Cold
Lake, Canada.
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Subject:
NF-4C - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#63-7407 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Originally
an F-4C and converted to NF-4C. On
display at the Edwards Air Force
Flight Test Center Museum.
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Subject:
F-15E - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#86-0184 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: This
aircraft was eventually sent to the
40th FLTS when the last of the F-15
testing was shifted to Eglin.
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Subject:
F-16A (MLU) - 412th TW 416th FLTS -
Serial #80-0584 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: #584 is
the US F-16 that's part of the
original group of Trial,
Verification & Installation
aircraft, in the European F-16
Mid-Life Upgrade program.
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Subject:
NT-39A - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#59-2870 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Sent to
AMARC 8/03.
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Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4002 |
Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: On display
at the 99 Edwards Air Show.
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Subject:
GR.4 - FJWOEU, UK Air Force - Serial
#ZA611 |
Location: Nellis
AFB, NV |
Date: 11/11/2005 |
Notes: ZA611 is
one of the Tornados from the Fast
Jet & Weapons OEU (Now 41(R)
SQ). It's shown here on display at
the 05 Nellis Air Show.
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Subject:
HH-60G - 53rd Wing 422nd TES - Serial
#91-26353 |
Location: Nellis
AFB, NV |
Date: 11/11/2005 |
Notes: #353 was
originally a UH-60L and is now used
by the 422nd for HH-60G evaluation.
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Subject:
F-22A - 53rd Wing 422nd TES - Serial
#00-4017 |
Location: Nellis
AFB, NV |
Date: 11/12/2005 |
Notes: #017 is
one of the Lot 1 IP aircraft. This
lot originally held 99 serial
numbers, but was changed to 00.
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Subject:
F-22A - 53rd Wing 422nd TES - Serial
#00-4017 |
Location: Nellis
AFB, NV |
Date: 11/11/2005 |
Notes: On static
display with the left missile door
open, showing an AIM-9.
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Subject:
QF-4E - 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #74-0665 |
Location: Nellis
AFB, NV |
Date: 11/12/2005 |
Notes: #665 is
one of the show jets of "Team
Target", and is decorated in a
heritage Southeast Asia camo scheme.
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Subject:
F-15A - USAF Armament Museum - Serial
#74-0124 |
Location: Eglin
AFB, FL |
Date: 4/?/2002 |
Notes: Pictured
on display at the USAF Armament
Museum in OT markings. It's unknown
if this aircraft actually saw
service in the 53rd Wing.
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Subject:
DC-130A - Avtel - BuNo 560514 |
Location: Mojave
AP, CA |
Date: 3/?/1992 |
Notes: At the
time of this photo, #514 was one of
three DC-130A drone support aircraft
that were being operated through a
contract with Avtel for the US Navy.
This aircraft was originally USAF
#56-0514. #497 can be seen in the
background. In 2001 the USN
cancelled this contract with Avtel.
#514 may have ended up being used at
China Lake in some sort of
non-flight capacity.
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Subject:
F-16CJ - 53rd Wing 422nd TES - Serial
#90-0809 |
Location: London AP
- Ontario, Canada |
Date: 6/?/1997 |
Notes: #809 was
involved in a midair collision with
88-0542 8/8/00, but was salvaged.
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Subject:
DC-130A - Avtel - Side #497 BuNo
570497 |
Location: Mojave
AP, CA |
Date: 3/?/1992 |
Notes: At the
time of this photo, #497 was one of
three DC-130A drone support aircraft
that were being operated through a
contract with Avtel for the US Navy.
This aircraft was originally USAF
57-0497. In 2001 the USN cancelled
this contract with Avtel. #497 was
the only DC-130A to be kept in use
and was eventually sent to what is
now VX-30 at NAS Point Mugu, to
continue its role as a drone launch
aircraft.
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Subject:
CH-146 - AETE - Serial #146403 |
Location: Edmonton
AP - Alberta, Canada |
Date: 6/?/2002 |
Notes: #403
belongs to the Aerospace Engineering
Test Establishment (AETE) at CFB
Cold Lake, Canada.
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Subject:
LC-130R - VXE-6 "Ice Pirates" - Side
#02 BuNo 160740 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 7/?/1996 |
Notes: Originally
USAF #76-0491. This aircraft was
owned by the National Science
Foundation and operated by the USN's
VX-6 / VXE-6 from 1974 to 1999,
which was tasked with supporting
scientific research in Antarctica.
The unit would spend the Summer
months at NAS Point Mugu.
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Subject:
NP-3D - NAWC "Bloodhounds" - Side #341
BuNo 150521 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 7/?/1996 |
Notes: #341 is a
"billboard" P-3... The "Bloodhounds"
P-3s help with range surveillance
and data collecting, during tests on
the Point Mugu Sea Range.
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Subject:
A-7D - 4450th TG, 4451st TS - Serial
#70-0940 |
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
Date: 10/24/1986 |
Notes: Sent to
AMARC 7/92. This aircraft is very
interesting in that it was one of
the A-7D Corsairs that were being
used in the secret training of F-117
Pilots during the "black" phase of
the F-117 program. The 4451st "Grim
Reapers" or "P-Unit", was based at
Nellis AFB, and was activated in
9/81. A second unit designated the
4452nd TS or "Q-Unit", was based at
Tonopah.
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Subject:
F-15A - 46th TW, 40th FLTS - Serial
#76-0101 |
Location: Kelly
AFB, TX |
Date: 7/?/1993 |
Notes: One of the
ET F-15s is seen stopping off at
Kelly AFB.
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Subject:
F-4S - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#103 BuNo 155524 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Note the
ram air turbine (RAT) open on the
side. #103 was possibly destroyed in
2003.
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Subject:
F-14B - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#210 BuNo 163223 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Sent to
AMARC 6/04.
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Subject:
QF-4N - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#148 BuNo 151482 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Pictured
on the Bloodhounds ramp wearing the
older Eagle logo on the tail. This
Phantom was originally an F-4H.
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Subject:
DC-130A - Avtel - Side #497 BuNo
570497 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: This
unique aircraft was originally USAF.
#497 is responsible for air
launching BQM-4E and Firebee target
drones during live fire exercises,
on the Point Mugu Sea Range. It was
the last DC-130A in service with the
USN and due to be replaced with
modified KC-130F aircraft in 2006.
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Subject:
NP-3D - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#337 BuNo 150499 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: The
Bloodhounds P-3s help with range
surveillance and data collecting,
during tests on the Point Mugu Sea
Range. Sent to AMARC 4/06.
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Subject:
QF-4N - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#145 BuNo 153030 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: #145
“Sharky” was spared from destruction
and displayed on the USS Midway
Museum 8/04.
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Subject:
YF-4J - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" -
BuNo 151473 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 10/?/1999 |
Notes: Another
shot showing #1473, this time back
home at Point Mugu. This aircraft
was used in ejection seat testing.
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Subject:
S-3B - VX-1 "Pioneers" Side #717 BuNo
160592 |
Location: NAS
Brunswick, ME |
Date: 8/?/1993 |
Notes: Pictured
with VX-1's 'sinking sub' logo on
the tail.
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Subject:
A-7A - NWEF - BuNo 152660 |
Location: Knoxville
AP, TN |
Date: 8/?/1981 |
Notes: A Corsair
II from the Naval Weapons Evaluation
Facility makes a fuel stop at
McGhee-Tyson Airport. The NWEF
operated out of Kirtland AFB, MN.
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Subject:
F-15A - McDonnell Douglas - Serial
#71-0285 |
Location: Dayton
International AP, OH |
Date: 8/?/1984 |
Notes: Seen in
its original McDonnell Douglas demo
scheme, #285 was the 6th EMD F-15
produced.
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Subject:
B-1A - Wright-Patterson Museum -
Serial #76-0174 |
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
Date: 1/?/1992 |
Notes: #174 was
the 4th Lancer prototype and is seen
here restored to its original white
test scheme, while displayed at the
WPM.
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Subject:
QF-4E- 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #72-1485 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, MN |
Date: 10/21/2004 |
Notes: #485 was
sent to AMARC 6/91. It was converted
into a drone at Mojave 8/03, then
made into one of the show birds for
the 82nd, wearing a heritage
Southeast Asia camo scheme.
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Subject:
F-4S - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#100 BuNo 153899 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 7/?/1996 |
Notes: #100 was
originally an F-4J, then converted
to an F-4S drone.
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Subject:
NKC-135E - ASD - Serial #60-0375 |
Location: Selfridge
ANGB, MI |
Date: 8/5/1986 |
Notes: #375 was
an "ARIA" aircraft and once operated
for the Aeronautical Systems
Division (ASD). Its last unit was
the 452nd FLTS Det. 2 at Kirtland
AFB, and it was retired to AMARC
4/01.
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Subject:
NKC-135A - Wright-Patterson Museum -
Serial #55-3123 |
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
Date: 3/?/1992 |
Notes: #123
originally operated as an Airborne
Laser Lab, and is pictured here
after being retired to the WPM.
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Subject:
F-4S - VX-4 "Evaluators" - BuNo 158358 |
Location: London AP
- Ontario, Canada |
Date: 6/?/1988 |
Notes: Originally
an F-4J, this Phantom was eventually
converted to F-4S. It's pictured
here in the famous all black "bunny"
scheme of VX-4, while attending the
30th anniversary celebration of the
first Phantom II flight, at the
London International Airshow. 31
Phantoms attended the event.
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Subject:
F-4F - GAF WTD 61 - Serial #38+43 |
Location: Southern
California Logistics AP (Victorville),
CA |
Date: 3/?/1992 |
Notes: 38+43 was
one of the F-4 of WTD 61 to be
modernized under the ICE program.
Note the "ICE 43" on the tail. The
aircraft is seen here on display at
the Wild Weasel farewell to the
active duty F-4 Phantom II
squadrons.
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Subject:
F-4D - Avtel - USAF #65-0704 (N404AV) |
Location:
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ |
Date: 4/?/1993 |
Notes: This
Phantom was originally with the
191st FIG of the Michigan Air
National Guard. It went to AMARC
4/93 and eventually went to Avtel
Corporation at Mojave AP, under
N404AV. That registration was
cancelled as of 3/96.
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Subject:
RF-4C - 3247th TS? - Serial #64-1004 |
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
Date: 9/?/1982 |
Notes: Judging by
the red diamond tail splash, this AF
Phantom looks to have done a stint
with the Eglin Test Wing. This
aircraft was on display at Edwards
AFB as of 2006.
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Subject:
QF-4N - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#143 BuNo 152970 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 7/?/1996 |
Notes: #143 was
originally an F-4H and then
converted to a drone. It's seen here
in its drone scheme, including shark
teeth.
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Subject:
F-15B - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#76-0132 |
Location: March
ARB, CA |
Date: 4/?/1999 |
Notes: This
Edwards F-15B in hi-vis scheme, was
photographed while on display at the
99 March Open House.
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Subject:
F-4C - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#63-7409 |
Location: Dyess
AFB, TX |
Date: 9/?/1989 |
Notes: #409 was
eventually converted to an NF-4C and
used at Edwards in test support. It
was retired to AMARC 4/91.
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Subject:
QF-4N - NWTSPM "Bloodhounds" - Side
#141 BuNo 150643 |
Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
Date: 7/?/1996 |
Notes: Before
becoming a drone, this Phantom was
once loaned to the USAF as
#62-12173, then returned.
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Subject:
RF-4C - 46th TW 40th FLTS - Serial
#67-0452 |
Location: Southern
California Logistics (Victorville), CA |
Date: 3/?/1992 |
Notes: Wearing
the red diamond tail splash of the
Eglin Test Wing, this Phantom was
photographed on display at the Wild
Weasel farewell to the active duty
F-4 Phantom II squadrons. #452 was
eventually put on display at the
USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL.
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Subject:
QF-4G - 53rd W 82nd ATRS Det. 1 -
Serial #69-7204 |
Location: Holloman
AFB, NM |
Date: 10/?/1997 |
Notes: #204 was
originally an F-4E and eventually
modified to F-4G. It was converted
to a drone at Tracor in Mojave, CA
in 1996. Its last active unit was
the ID ANG 190th Fighter Squadron.
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