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 | The primary mission of the 446 AW is to provide combat airlift for the United States military.
The 446 AW began by Training in troop carrier and tactical airlift operations, 1955-1972. The 446 AW was the first Air Force Reserve organization to implement the Air Reserve Technician (ART) plan, in 1958. By 1959, the wing transported and airdropped troops and supplies during trainin... |  | 09/17/2007 | 192 | 
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 | They were activated on 19 October 1991 (another source says 3 December 1992). The 108th received its first KC-135E Stratotanker on 27 September 1991. Yet, a scant 69 days later, on 6 December, it flew its first refueling mission. Forty one days later, on 16 January 1992, it flew its first operational mission - a night, air refueling of an E-3B "Sentry" bound for the Persian Gulf. The ... | | 09/17/2007 | 188 |
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 | You can see C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender, C-17 Globemaster III all over the airbase.
The 349th trained at various bases for troop carrier operations, participating in maneuvers and practicing paratroop drops, glider towing, and flying training, until moving to Europe in March 1945. In western Europe the group transported vehicles, gasoline, and supplies. At the end of the war the ... | | 09/17/2007 | 172 |
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 | 92d Bombardment Group
The 92d Bombardment Group was established on 28 January 1942. It was activated at Barksdale Field (now Barksdale Air Force Base) on 1 March 1942. During World War II the group flew B-17 Flying Fortress bombers as a component of the Eighth Air Force. The group was based in England from 18 May 1942 to sometime in June 1945 when it moved to Istres Air Base, France. | 09/17/2007 | 146 |
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 | The Vulcan Bomber XM575 at East Midlands Airport, England. | | 09/17/2007 | 148 |
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 | The Mil Mi-26 (Russian Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name "Halo") is a Russian/Soviet heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. It is the heaviest and most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into production.
The Mi-26 was designed for military and civil use and intended to be able to lift more than any prev... |  | 09/17/2007 | 444 |
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 | XM606 Vulcan B2 - On display at Barksdale AFB, United States. | | 09/16/2007 | 410 |
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 | Avro Vulcan XM598 at Cosford in Shropshire, England. | | 09/16/2007 | 200 |
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 | A broken and jumbled Canberra Bomber at Barkston Heath, England. |  | 09/15/2007 | 1,414 |
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 | Another Vulcan currently in good exterior condition is XM607, the gate guardian at RAF Waddington. A Black Buck veteran, XM607 has been well looked-after by the RAF and over the years has acted as a spares ship for more lively Vulcans. The undercarriage bays are sealed with wooden planks and the cockpit entrance hatch was seized shut for many years so the cockpit was very complete until fairly... | | 09/15/2007 | 1,472 |
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 | B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF Sally B is the last remaining airworthy B-17 in the UK, from where she flies regularly at air shows, memorial flypasts and commemorative events as a memorial to the USAAF in Europe. | | 09/15/2007 | 1,301 |
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 | N941NA (cn 004)
This Guppy sits on the tarmarc of Ellington Field. | | 09/14/2007 | 1,393 |
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 | Vomit Comet is a nickname for any airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment in which to train astronauts, conduct research, and film motion pictures. Versions of such airplanes have in the past been operated by NASA's Reduced Gravity Research Program since 1973, where the nickname originated. NASA prefers the nickname Weightless Wonder for public relations reasons.
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 | The plane was ferried from Thunder Bay to undergo service at Matrix at 16 December 2005.
Seen sitting outside the AVOLAR hangar at Tijuana airport. It seems that work on the aircraft has not been started yet until 22 April 2006.
On 17 December 2006 it is still sitting outside Avolar hangar. No work taking place. Engines uncovered, and no measures appear to have been taken to pre... | | 09/14/2007 | 181 |
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 | C-FTID (cn 384)
This aircraft has been wasting away outside for years at Montreal St. Hubert. Former testbed for Pratt & Whitney Canada. Painted with fake reg N6225C. | | 09/14/2007 | 114 |
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 | Avro Vulcan, ID XJ823, parked at Carlisle Airport, in Cumbria, England. |  | 09/14/2007 | 1,499 |
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 | Two planes taking off simultaneously at Cairo Almaza airport. | | 09/13/2007 | 300 |
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 | An airplane labeled "eurowings" in Dortmund, Germany. Has a strange bump on the back.. | | 09/13/2007 | 238 |
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 | Super Guppy at Airbus Site in Hamburg, Germany. | | 09/12/2007 | 308 |
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 | Helichopters on ground in IDF airforce base,
the resolution is low, but they can be seen well. | | 09/01/2007 | 437 |
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 | Two T-34 Mentors and a CT-156 Harvard 2 trainer at McCarran International. | | 08/29/2007 | 1,210 |
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 | A glider with 26 meters wingspan. | | 08/22/2007 | 206 |
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 | The image depicts 6 Su-27 and 5 Su-35 aircraft in service with the "Russian Knights" aerial demonstration team, based at Kubinka Airbase. The seventh Su-27 stands in front of a hangar 1.1 miles to the west.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Knights | | 08/18/2007 | 402 |
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 | HA-MHU - Antonov An-2 1G155-12 |  | 08/09/2007 | 366 |
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 | HA-MDQ - Antonov An-2 1G185-45 | | 08/09/2007 | 187 |
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