59-4987 N.156F 1959: Constructed as a model N.156F. Prototype for F-5 Freedom Fighter. 5/30/59: Unveiled in front of visitors from 40 foreign countries. 7/30/59: First flight, piloted by test pilot Lew Nelson at Edwards AFB, CA. Reached supersonic flight. 1961: Used by the U.S. Army for various tests in U.S. Army markings. It was evaluated for possible forward air control and tactical reconnaissance duties. 8/62: Officially designated YF-5A, s/n 59-4987. Remained company owned? 1963: TOS USAF? By 1980: Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, WA. 59-4989 N.156F Ca. 1959 to 1963: Constructed as N.156F Note: Aircraft was originally left unfinished, but after the first two prototypes flew this plane was re-worked to include all refinements from technology acquired flying the previous two aircraft. 10/22/62: Redesignated as YF-5A. 7/31/63: First flight. 1963: TOS USAF as 59-4989. 9/2/63: Entered flight testing at Edwards AFB, CA. 10/70: Ferried to the U.S. Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Flown to new site awaiting construction of the new Museum being completed. 8/4/71: Placed on display outside the museum. By 6/90: Displayed indoors. By 2002: Painted and marked as a Shoski Tiger of the 4503rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, which combat tested the F-5A in Vietnam in 1965-1967. By 10/06: Displayed hanging from ceiling. 63-8441 F-5B 5/22/64: TOS USAF and loaned to Northrop Aircraft Corporation at Edwards AFB, CA. 5/66: 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing (Tactical Air Command), Williams AFB, AZ. 10/69: 58th Tactical Training Wing (TAC), Williams AFB, AZ. Unknown date: Painted in 3-shades of blue camouflage with "41" in red on the nose for use as adversary aircraft. 11/77: Chanute Technical Training Center, Chanute AFB, IL. as GF-5B GIA 1985: Painted to represent a T-38 Talon in the colors of the USAF Thunderbirds. 1985: Placed on display at Thunderbird Air Park, Chanute AFB, IL 1993: Chanute Air Museum, (ex-) Chanute AFB, IL. 1/17: Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL. 76-1544 F-5E 1976: Acquired by USAF for providing to Swiss Air Force under FMS program "Peace Alps." 1976: Swiss Air Force with s/n J-3019. Assigned to No. 19 Squadron, Fliegerstaffel 19 2006: TOS USN as F-5N 761544. By 2011: Composite Squadron 13 (VFC-13), NAS Fallon, NV 1-18342 C-47-DL MSN 4380. Stored as MM61826 in September 2005 at Museo dell'Aviazione at Cerbaiola. Noted in August 2019 on display at Zuk Air Park, Czechia. 42-98180 L-5 Sentinel MSN 76-421. Registered in January 1964 as N63094 but cancelled on May 15, 2015. Currently on display at the Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Georgia 43-14998 UC-61K Forwarder MSN 962. As Argus III still with Danmarks Tekniske Museum at Helsingor in August 2019. 44-80293 L-4J Grasshopper MSN 12589. To F-BETU then to G-BETU on May 4, 1977.but permanently withdrawn from use on February 19, 1982. 52-4274 F-86D-50-NA Sabre MSN 190-677. As F-86L active with 187th Fighter Interceptor Squadron/153rd Fighter Group Wyoming Air National Guard. 53-7804 C-131B Samaritan MSN 256. To Conquest Air Incorporated, Miami Lakes, Florida as N145GT on April 26, 2018 and crashed on February 8, 2019. 55-075 B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress MSN 17191. Active in June 1981 with 22nd Bomb Wing at March AFB, California. 55-079 B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress MSN 17195. Active in June 1981 with 22nd Bomb Wing at March AFB, California. 55-088 B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress MSN 17204. Active in June 1981 with 22nd Bomb Wing at March AFB, California. 56-606 B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress MSN 17289. Active in June 1981 with 22nd Bomb Wing at March AFB, California. 58-0018 KC-135A-BN Stratotanker MSN 17763. As KC-135R noted in September 2008 with 22nd Air Refuelling Wing at McConnell AFB, Kansas and still so in August 2019. 60-0049 B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress MSN 464414. Active in May 1967 at RAF Marham, Norfolk with 449th Bomb Wing at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan. 64-13239 T-38A-55-NO Talon MSN N.5668. As T-38C active in July 2019 with 90th Flying Training Squadron/80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard AFB, Texas. 65-10418 T-38A-60-NO Talon MSN N.5837. Still active in July 2019 with 509th BW,394th CTS, Whiteman AFB, MO. 67-14625 OV-10A-15-NH Bronco MSN 305A-33. In August 1979 active with 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron/601st Tactical Control Wing at Sembach Air Base, Germany. 68-9108 RF-5A-40-NO Freedom Fighter MSN 1009. Registered as N685TC on January 16, 1990 to Thornton Corporation, San Marino, California and on August 31, 2016 to N685TC Llc, Wilmington, Delaware. 69-0241 F-4E-42-MC Phantom MSN 3764. As F-4G active in September 1981 with 35th Tactical Fighter wing at George AFB, California. In September 1992 active with 81st Fighter Squadron 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. 71-20165 UH-1H-BF Iroquois MSN 12989. To N874SE with Down East Emergency Medicine Institute, Bangor, Maine on August 27, 2019. 71-20493 OH-58A Kiowa MSN 41354. Registration C-GMWL cancelled on November 8, 2019 on export to Uruguay. 71-20605 OH-58A Kiowa MSN 41466. To N605LA with Lance Aviation Inc, Lakeland, Florida on December 9, 2014. 77-0077 F-15A-18-MC Eagle MSN 0354/A289. Active in September 1981 with 49th Tactical Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 77-0213 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN 138. Delivered to 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk on May 10, 1981. 79-0048 F-15C-25-MC Eagle MSN 590/C117. Active in September 1981 with 36th Tactical Fighter Wing at Bitburg AB, Germany. 79-0113 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN 377. Active in April 1981 with 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron/81st Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk. 79-0217 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN 481. Delivered to 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk on May 15, 1981. 79-0218 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN 482. Delivered to 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk on May 15, 1981. 79-1711 KC-10A Extender MSN 48203. First flight on May 26, 1981. Active in 1981 with 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and took part in NATO exercise at Aalborg AB, Denmark.. Current with 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 80-0004 F-15C-27-MC Eagle MSN 0638/C153. In February 2012 active with 120th Fighter Wing Montana ANG at Great Falls ANG Base. Active in August 2019 with 131st Fighter Squadron/104th Fighter Wing Massachusetts ANG at Barnes ANG Base. 80-0169 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN A10-519. Delivered to 81st Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk on August 10, 1981.. 80-0230 A-10A Thunderbolt II MSN A10-0580. In June 1985 active with 81st Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. In May 1989 was at RAF Alconbury, Huntingdonshire with 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron/10th Tactical Fighter Wing. 80-0238 OA-10A MSN 588. Active in July 1992 with 11th Tactical Air Support Squadron/343rd Wing at Eielson AFB, Alaska. 86-0033 KC-10A Extender MSN 48246. Active in July 2003 with 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, California and still so in November 2019. 86-0295 F-16C Block 30D Fighting Falcon MSN 5C-401. Active in November 2019 with 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson AFB, Alaska 87-0178 F-15E-43-MC Strike Eagle MSN 1043/E018. Active in March 1991 with 550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron/405th Tactical Training Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona. 87-0286 F-16C Block 30H Fighting Falcon MSN 5C-547. Active in January 1990 with 61st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron/56th Tactical Training Wing at MacDill AFB, Florida. Active in June 2004 with 182nd Fighter Squadron/149th Fighter Wing Texas ANG at Kelly AFB, Texas. 88-1688 F-15E-46-MC Strike Eagle MSN 1097/E072. Actve in May 2012 with 336th Fighter Squadron/4th Fighter Wing at Seymour- Johnson AFB, North Carolina. 90-00450 AH-64A Apache MSN PV777. Active in September 2002 with 1-130th Avn Bn North Carolina Army National Guard. Re-built as AH-64D Apache 09-05674 90-00453 AH-64A Apache MSN PV780. Re-built as AH-64D Apache 09-05677. 92-0547 C-130H Hercules MSN 382-5332. Active in November 2019 with 192nd Airlift Squadron/152nd Airlift Wing Nevada ANG at Reno. 98-3539 T-6A Texan II MSN PT43. Active in November 2013 with 37th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. 03-3696 T-6A Texan II MSN PT242. Active in May 2012 with 33rd Flying Training Squadron/71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. 04-3721 T-6A Texan II MSN PT273. Active in September 2019 with 33rd Flying Training Squadron/71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. 05-3796 T-6A Texan II MSN PT348. Active in September 2013 with 434th Fighter Training Squadron at Laughin AFB, Texas. 10-08082 CH-47F Chinook MSN M8082. Active in August 2019 with 2-149th AVN Texas Army National Guard at Grand Prairie AAF, Texas 11-00289 Beech MC-12S MSN FL-737. Registered to U. S. Department of the Army as N8007U on August 8, 2012 and assigned to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Configured as EMARSS-M and active with 224 Military Intelligence Battalion in March 2017. 17-5267 F-35A Lightning II MSN AF-209. Active in November 2019 with 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Names come from the book "Wrecking Crew: the 388TFW in Vietnam" by Jerry Scutts F-105D 58-1150 Cobra 34TFS 58-1152 Miss Mary/Das Jaeger/Arkansas Razorback 421/34TFS 58-1157 Bubbles I/ Shirley Ann 13/421/44TFS 58-1167 Miss Universe 34TFS 58-1169 Dragon Jane 34/469/44TFS 58-1172 The Stud Thud 13TFS 59-1727 The Great Pumpkin II 469TFS 59-1737 Cherry Boy 469TFS 59-1739 Rum Runner 34TFS 59-1743 Darn Dago/Arkansas Traveler 13TFS 59-1749 Mr. Toad/Marilee E 469TFS 59-1750 Flying Anvil 469TFS 59-1752 Yankee Sky Dog 13TFS 59-1759 Miss Carol/Short Picture 44TFS 59-1760 War Lord II 34TFS 59-1771 Ohio Express/Foley's Folly 469TFS 60-0409 Bunny Baby 469TFS 60-0421 The Great Pumpkin 469TFS 60-0422 The Red Baron 469TFS 60-0423 Sexy Shella/Butterfly Bomber 44TFS 60-0424 Mickey Titti Chi 34TFS 60-0428 Pollyana 44TFS 60-0434 Damn You Charlie Brown 13/44TFS 60-0445 Entropy Machine 44TFS 60-0449 Bounty Hunter 34TFS 60-0458 Herr Kleines Mans 469TFS 60-0462 The Huntress 34TFS 60-0464 Dee Dee II 469TFS 60-0488 The Virgin 44TFS 60-0494 Mr. Pride 469TFS 60-0497 Miss T 44TFS 60-0505 Fighting Irishman 13/34TFS 60-0512 The Mercenary 34TFS 60-0518 Thud Protector of SEA/Billie Babe 469TFS 60-0530 Tandem Turtle 34TFS 60-5376 Valiante 34TFS 61-0055 Dorothy II 469TFS 61-0068 Barbara E 469TFS 61-0069 Pussy Galore/Cherry Girl 44/469TFS 61-0078 Sittin' Pretty 469TFS 61-0124 Eight Ball 34TFS 61-0126 Ol' Red Jr. 469TFS 61-0132 Hanoi Special 34TFS 61-0152 Eight Ball 34TFS renamed after 0124 was written off 61-0161 The Outlaw 469TFS 61-0194 The Avenger 34TFS 61-0205 Mr. Blackbird/The Liquidator 34TFS 61-0208 Blitzkrieg 34TFS 61-0213 Shady Lady 13TFS 61-0219 Linda Lou/The Traveler 469TFS 61-0220 I Dream of Jeannie 469TFS 62-4221 The Fighting Irishman/Wild Child 13/34TFS 62-4248 Lady Luck 34TFS 62-4264 Rompin' Rudy 62-4269 Okie Jody 469TFS 62-4283 Miss Mi Nookie 44TFS 62-4286 The Mad Bomber 469TFS 62-4346 Good Golly Miss Molly 469TFS 62-4352 Thunderchief 34TFS 62.4359 12 O"Clock High 44TFS 62-4361 War Wagon 44TFS 62-4387 Eve of Destruction 34TFS 62-4395 Emily 44TFS 62-4401 The Flying Dutchman 469TFS F-105F/G 62-4416 Little Stevie 13TFS 62-4424 Crown Seven 44TFS 62-4428 Rum Runner/June Bug 44TFS 62-4435 Roman Knight 44TFS 62-4446 Sneaky Pete 13TFS 63-8274 The Great Speckled Bird 44TFS 63-8275 Bonnie and Clyde 44TFS 63-8289 Sam Dodger 13TFS 63-8295 Mugly Other 13TFS 63-8302 The Jefferson Airplane/The Smith Brothers/Cough Drop Special 13TFS 63-8304 Mad German Express 561TFS 63-8317 Half Fast 13TFS 63-8319 Sam Seeker 44TFS 63-8329 The Protester's Protector 44TFS 63-8356 Miss Molly ??TFS F-4E 66-0380 Diane 34TFS 67-0208 Here Comes The Judge 34TFS 67-0230 Can-Do 34TFS 67-0261 Okie 34TFS 67-0275 Sweetie Pie 34TFS 67-0279 Tiny Bubbles/The Wrecking Crew 34TFS 67-0287 Positive Thinker 469TFS 67-0288 Arkansas Traveler II 469TFS 67-0301 Honey Bucket 469/34TFS 67-0306 War Lover 469TFS 67-0308 Betty Lou 469TFS 67-0309 Eltoro Bravo 469TFS 67-0311 Fightin' Irish 469TFS 67-0313 Spunky VI 34TFS 67-0315 Aggressor 469TFS 67-0322 Little Chris 469TFS 67-0342 Li'l Buddha 34TFS 60-6935 YF-12A Ca.1963: TOS USAF. Assigned to Edwards AFB, CA. 3/18/65: While flying at mach 2.2 and altitude of 65,000 feet, launched an AIM-47 missile successfully intercepting and destroying a Q-2C drone flying at 40,000 feet. 5/19/65: While flying at Mach 2.3 and altitude of 65,000 feet, launched an AIM-47 missile successfully intercepting and destroying a Q-2C drone flying at 20,000 feet. 1967: Assigned to Edwards AFB, CA for storage. 9/69: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA for a joint USAF/NASA investigation of supersonic cruise technology, to aid the SST program. 12/11/69: First flight of Coldwall project after three months of preparation and modifications. *During the program, the Air Force concentrated on military applications, and NASA pursued a loads research program. NASA studies included inflight heating, skin-friction cooling, coldwall research (a heat transfer experiment), flowfield studies, shaker vane research, and tests in support of the Space Shuttle landing program.*(NASA). Aircraft continued to make 145 flights in the program. 10/31/79: Last operational flight. 11/7/79: Ferry flight to U.S. Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 62-1936 UH-1B --- Assigned 7/26/71 62-1970 UH-1B 327 Assigned 12/6/70. Damaged by ground fire, 2 wounded 4/14/71. Det 1 Nov 71 62-1985 UH-1B --- Assigned 3/3/71 62-2025 UH-1B 309 Assigned 6/13/71 62-2031 UH-1B --- Assigned 10/10/71 62-2034 UH-1B 321 Assigned 4/15/69. Det 6, damaged by engine failure at Song Ong Doc, 12/16/70. Assigned Det 5, 3/71. Det 7, damaged by ground fire 7/27/71. Det 2, cabin damaged by paraflare ignition 12/7/71 62-2038 UH-1B 316 Det 6, engine failure at Ca Mau 11/11/70. Det 3, damaged in hard landing at Nam Can 12/16/70. Det 1, damaged by ground fire 12/26/70. Windshield shattered by ground fire, pilots slightly wounded, 1/8/71 62-4567 UH-1B --- Det 1 and Det 3 62-4579 UH-1B 306 Det 3, destroyed by fire from crash landing at Ca Mau after engine failure, one crewman killed, 10/3/70 62-4597 UH-1B --- Assigned 8/22/71 62-4602 UH-1B 322 Assigned 10/10/70. Det 4, broke up in flight, all 4 crewmen killed including Det CO 9/20/71 62-4604 UH-1B --- Assigned 11/25/70 62-12515 UH-1B 321 Assigned 1968, Det 7. 62-12542 UH-1B --- Assigned 1/3/70. in service with Det 7 11/70 62-12543 UH-1B --- Assigned 8/1/71 63-8540 UH-1B 312 Assigned 6/22/69. in service with Det 3, 11/70, damaged by ground fire 5/9/71 63-8545 UH-1B 305 Det 1, water damage from engine failure over Bo De River 10/24/70 63-8547 UH-1B 312 Assigned 10/5/70. 63-8589 UH-1B 326 Det 1, damaged by ground fire, 3 wounded 2/21/71. Shot down 8/11/71, helicopter recovered 63-8666 UH-1B --- Assigned 2/14/69. 63-8679 UH-1B --- Assigned 8/23/71. 63-8715 UH-1B ---Assigned 10/31/70. Det 2, damaged in hard landing at Phu Loi 11/12/70. Det 6, lost to engine failure over Gulf of Thailand 2/17/71 63-8738 UH-1B --- Assigned 5/30/69. 63-12923 UH-1B --- Assigned 11/19/70. Det 9, damaged by 75mm recoilless rifle fire aboard YRBM-21 5/28/71 63-12929 UH-1B 312 Crashed inverted from unknown cause near Kien Long, all 4 crewmen killed 12/19/70 63-12930 UH-1B --- Assigned 11/4/70 63-12943 UH-1B --- In service with HC-1 Det 25, 1966 63-12946 UH-1B --- HC-1 Det 25, extensive water damage from accident involving PACV 11/29/66. 64-4602 UH-1B 322 Disintegrated in flight, 4 crewmen killed, 9/20/71 64-13919 UH-1B --- Assigned 11/4/70 64-12934 UH-1B --- Det 7, destroyed on impact with dike near Dong Tam due to loss of rotor RPM, no casualties 11/16/70. 64-13939 UH-1B--- Assigned 7/23/70. 64-13943 UH-1B 328 Assigned 12/13/70. In service with Det 4, 10/71 64-13948 UH-1B 322 Det 8, battle damage to cabin, 10/17/71 64-13974 UH-1B --- HC-1 Det 29, lost over water to engine failure, no casualties 2/11/66. 64-13975 UH-1B --- Assigned 6/24/69 64-13980 UH-1B --- Assigned 9/20/70 64-13990 UH-1B --- Assigned 5/18/70. Minigun malfunction, both pilots one gunner injured 1/25/71. Destroyed in training accident at Ca Mau, both pilots injured 4/7/71 64-14007 UH-1B --- Assigned 2/14/71 64-14020 UH-1B --- Assigned 4/21/70. Damaged by ground fire, one crewman wounded 4/29/71 64-14022 UH-1B --- Assigned 1/3/70 64-14031 UH-1B 315 Ditched in Gulf of Thailand after loosing directional control on approach to USS Garrett Co. 4/13/70. Aircraft recovered 64-14033 UH-1B --- Assigned 9/13/70 64-14070 UH-1B --- Assigned 9/13/70 64-14076 UH-1B --- Assigned 11/8/69 64-14081 UH-1B --- Assigned 10/28/70 64-14083 UH-1B 330 Assigned 11/20/69. On board rocket detonated by ground fire, 1 crewman killed 4/19/71. Det 5, damaged by ground fire 8/15/71 and heavily damaged in forced landing from engine failure 8/28/71 64-14087 UH-1B --- Assigned 6/30/71 64-14090 UH-1B --- Assigned 7/24/69 64-14091 UH-1B --- Assigned 8/4/71 64-14117 UH-1M --- Assigned 11/3/71 64-14145 UH-1C --- Assigned 11/17/70 65-9423 UH-1M --- Assigned 6/30/71 65-9476 UH-1M 314 Assigned 11/15/70. Det 9, damaged by ground fire 9/17/71. Assigned Det 2, 11/71 65-9548 UH-1M --- Assigned 11/19/71 66-540 UH-1C --- Det 2, lost to engine failure over water, no casualties 3/8/71 66-599 UH-1M --- Assigned 9/8/71 66-610 UH-1C --- Assigned 7/11/71 66-616 UH-1M 316 Shot down with 4 wounded, destroyed to prevent capture 8/28/71 66-655 UH-1M --- Assigned 9/9/71 66-15017 UH-1M ---Assigned 12/18/71 66-15077 UH-1M 313 Assigned 7/6/71 66/15111 UH-1M 302 Assigned 9/7/71. Det 5, damaged by ground fire 9/20/71 66-15200 UH-1C 312 Det 5, shot down 20 miles N. of Chau Doc, no casualties, helicopter recovered 11/18/71 66-15236 UH-1M ---Assigned 9/8/71 66-15977 UH-1C --- Assigned 7/11/71 References: 1. Glenn Chatfield 2. Glenn Chatfield with information from Peter 3. Keith Ebert 4. Francois Olivier
