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North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 48-313 (193rd FIS, California ANG) collided with F-86 49-1336 over Mt. Pacifico, California on the 4th of September '56.

 

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Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter 48-413 w/o on the 22nd of October '51 near Kelly AFB, Texas on takeoff accident. 4 killed.

 

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Lockheed C-121A Constellation 48-613 (MSN 749-2605) used by General MacArthur as *Bataan* VIP transport during the early 1950s. Retired Jan 1966 to MASDC. Later transferred to NASA as N422NA for support of Apollo lunar landing program. Sent to Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker. Transferred to Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, AZ. Scheduled to fly to Chino, California for full restoration.

 

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Fairchild C-119B-12-FA Flying Boxcar 49-113 (MSN 10350) converted to C-119C 1955/56. To MASDC on the 6th of June '65.

 

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Boeing B-50D-115-BO Superfortress 49-313 converted to WB-50D weather recon aircraft. To MASDC on the 11th of September '65. Declared excess on the 29th of April '66.

 

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North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1013 (91st FIS, 81st FIG) w/o at Luke AFB, Arizona on the 6th of April '50.

 

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North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1113 (4th FIG, 336th FIS) shot down by MiG-15 over Sinuiju, North Korea on the 26th of September '51.

 

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North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1213 w/o on the 24th of September '55 in crash 4 mi SE of Ft Campbell, Louisiana.

 

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North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1313 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Group, Suwon (K-13) Air Base, South Korea. Damaged in combat with a MiG-15bis of the Soviet 196th Fighter Air Regiment, the Sabre's experimental ammunition exploded causing failure of the hydraulic system. Aircraft crashed with fuel exhaustion landing at Suwon (K-13) Air Base, South Korea May 20, 1951.

 

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North American T-28A Trojan 49-1513 (MSN 159-25) Assigned to 3300th Pilot Training Group, Graham AFB, FL [Dec55]. To the Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch [AASB], Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Reclaimed on the 29th of April '58. BoS from USAF on the 2nd of October '58. Registered N9879C on the 16th of November '59, cancelled on the 26th of June '64, on export to Dominican Republic. Sold to Dominican Republic Air Force / Fuerza Aérea de República Dominicana on the 17th June '64 as 2801. Registered HI-315 in October '78. Registered N300AF 6Feb80; current November '15.

 

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North American T-28A Trojan 49-1613 (MSN 159-125) Delivered to USAFon the 26th of October '50 at Williams AFB, AZ.
Assigned to 3525th Pilot Training Group, Williams AFB, AZ
Accident on the 23rd of January '51, taxying at Williams AFB, AZ.
To the Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch [AASB], Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Reclaimed 23Sep57. BoS from USAF 3Apr58
Registered N7641C on the 20th of January '59, cancelled on the 22nd of October '12.
Crashed 7Apr66 at Hagerstown, MD.
Returned to USAF as 49-1613, on the 25th of January '68.
To North American Aviation, Columbus, OH. Converted to T-28D-5, line number 292.
Assigned to Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMAAR), McClellan AFB, CA. SOC 17Sep68
Assigned to the Military Assistance Program [MAP]
To Royal Lao AF on the 17th of September '68 as 49-1613/0-91613.
W/o on the 31st of January '71.
Used by Raven FAC under direction of the US Air Attaché in Laos.

 

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North American T-28A Trojan 49-1713 (MSN 159-225) Assigned to Mobile Air Materiel Area (MOBAR), Air Material Command, Brookley AFB, AL. SOC on the 28th of September '57.
Assigned to the Military Assistance Program [MAP].
To Royal Saudi Air Force on the 28th of September '57 as 713.
Noted in open storage at Riyadh AB 1979/81.
To Royal Saudi Air Force Academy Collection, Riyadh AB 1987-90
To Royal Saudi Air Force Museum, Riyadh by 2000

 

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Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star 49-1813 (8th FBG, 35th FBS) MIA on night recon mission on the 16th of March '53.

 

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Sikorsky YH-19 49-2013 (MSN 55002) delivered to USAF on the 15th of June '50.
To civil registry with Orlando Helicopter Airways as N2798.
Cancelled on the 23rd of January '08 as "destroyed/scrapped".

 

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain 49-2613 Babb Co, Inc, Glendale, CA; Mutual Defense Assistance Program as 49-2613; rebuilt by Aviation Maintenance Company, Van Nuys, Glendale, CA, departed Van Nuys on the 6th of September '49, To Royal Hellenic Air Force as 49-2613, 355 Transport Squadron, Elefsis, code Z; UN Hellenic 13 (Korea) Flight on the 13th of October '50, departed Elefsis, Greece on the 11th of November '50 enroute to Itazuke, Japan; damaged in heavy landing at Allahabad, India on the 16th of November '50 [did not reach Korea]; repaired and returned to Greece; 355 Transport Squadron, Elefsis; 355/1 Flight, Sedes, Thessaloniki c'76; stored on the 27th June '80; preserved and on display at the Thessaloniki Aeroclub, Thessaloniki-Makedonia, Greece by Apr88 [last noted Apr15].

 

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Convair RB-36F-5-CF Peacemaker 49-2713 (MSN 155) Accepted by USAF in September '51. 72nd Bombardment Wing, Ramey AFB, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Featherweight Configuration II. To MASDC on the 24th June '58 and scrapped there.

 

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Boeing B-47B-10-BW Stratojet 50-013 (TB-47B, 3520 FTW, ATC) crashed after wing failure during training mission on the 13 of March '58. Student pilot ejected, instructor parachuted to safety, but crewman occupying the navigator's position did not eject and was killed.

 

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Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II 50-113 (MSN 43251) converted to C-124C.
To MASDC on the 22nd of May '69.

 

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North American T-28A Trojan 50-213 (MSN 171-19) Delivered to USAF on the 21st of May '51 at Reese AFB, TX.
Assigned to 3301st Pilot Training Group, Moore AFB, TX
To the Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch [AASB], Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ on the 16th of December '57.
Reclaimed on the 1st of August '58.
Registered N3283G; cancelled.
Returned to USAF as 50-213, 21st of October '66.
To North American Aviation, Columbus, OH. Converted to T-28D-5, line number 243
Assigned to Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMAAR), McClellan AFB, CA. SOC on the 14th of August '67.
Assigned to the Military Assistance Program [MAP]
To Royal Lao Air Force as 50-213/0-00213. W/o on the 21st of February '68.

 

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North American T-28A Trojan 50-313 (MSN 171-119) Delivered to USAF on the 6th of September '51 to Norton AFB, CA.
Assigned to 3305th Pilot Training Group, Malden AFB, MO.
Reclaimed on the 20th January '59.