Luke Days Arrivals and Practice
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Airplanes arrived for 2018 Luke Days on March 16. During the day pilots practiced their performances in preparation for the show..
Fairchild M-62A-3 N9165H Amazing Grace
Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell-Douglas F-15D Eagle 79-0012 of the 173rd Fighte Wing based at Kingsley Field, Oregon.
Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell-Douglas F-15D Eagle 79-0012
Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14829 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing based at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14829
Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14829
Fairchild_Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0997 of the 81st Fighter Squadron based at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
North American P-51D Mustang N151MW Lady Alice was delivered to the Army Air Force as 45-11633. Its construction number is 124-48386. William G. Lacy and Lacy Steel Incorporated of Honolulu, Hawaii registered it as N5413V in 1963. It was damaged in a ground accident at Honolulu in 1972. Lady Alice Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware registered it as N151MW on August 26, 1999. It has been registered to Wagner P-51 Corporation since September 12, 2006.
North American P-51D Mustang N151MW Lady Alice
RV-8A N563WW Papalo's Passion
Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330
Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330
Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330
Honda HA-420 Honda Jet N524HJ
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey carries its original Army Air Force serial number, 44-83514. Its construction number is 32155. It was retired from the Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on January 27,1959. Acme Aircraft Parts of Compton, California registered it as N9323Z on July 31, 1959. Western Air Industries of Anderson, California acquired it in November 1960 and converted it to a fire tanker. It flew as tanker #E17. Aero Union Corp of Chico, California bought it on June 6, 1962 and flew it first as tanker #C17 and then as tanker #17. It was restored to stock military configuration as USAAF 44-83514 Class of 44 in 1977 by the Confederate Air Force. Soon after it was renamed Sentimental Journey. It is currently registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum of Midland, Texas. It is operated by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey
North American B-25J Mitchell N125AZ Maid in the Shade flew for the Army Air Corps as 43-35972. It was stored at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona in 1959. National Metals Company of Phoenix, Arizona registered it as N9552Z in January 1960 and sold it to Dothan Aviation of Dothan, Alabama in September 1960. It was fitted with an agricultural tank and spray bars in December 1960. John L. Stokes and Cen-Tex Aviation of San Marcos, Texas acquired it in August 1975 and sold it to Henry W. Fisher, Donald W. Ericson. and Robert E. Thompson of Bloomington, Mississippi in August 1979. It was bought by the Confederate Air Force of Harlingen, Texas in October 1981 and registered as N125AZ on September 6, 1991. It has been assigned to the Arizona Wing of the CAF at Mesa, Arizona in December 1999. It flies as 43-35972 Maid in the Shade It has had its nose art removed.
Dehaviland of Canada UV-18A Twin Otter N70465/77-0465 of the Air Force Academy
Nanchang CJ-6s of the Deer Valley Warbirds
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Air Force Reserve General Dynamics F-16C Block 42A Fighting Falcon 87-0360 of the 944th Fighter Wing.
General Dynamics F-16C Block 42 Fighting Falcon 90-0759 of the 310th Fighter Squadron Top Hats
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin MC-130J Commando II 09-6209 of the 415th Special Operations Squadron based at Kirtland Air Forcce Base, New Mexico.
A dozen paratroopers jumped from the MC-130J.
Lockheed-Martin MC-130J Commando II 09-6209
Lockheed-Martin MC-130J Commando II 09-6209
Lockheed-Martin MC-130J Commando II 09-6209
Lockheed-Martin MC-130J Commando II 09-6209
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Air Force Reserve General Dynamics F-16C Block 42A Fighting Falcon 87-0360 of the 944th Fighter Wing.
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 and 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Air Force Reserve General Dynamics F-16C Block 42A Fighting Falcon 87-0360 of the 944th Fighter Wing.
General Dynamics F-16C Block 42 Fighting Falcon 90-0759 of the 310th Fighter Squadron Top Hats
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5125 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Air Force Reserve General Dynamics F-16C Block 42A Fighting Falcon 87-0360 of the 944th Fighter Wing.
General Dynamics F-16C Block 42 Fighting Falcon 90-0759 of the 310th Fighter Squadron Top Hats
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5120 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5120 and Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II of the 355th Fighter Wing based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 15-5120 and Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II
Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II
Luke Air Force Base displays.
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X-35A Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator 301, Palmdale Air Force Plant 42, November 22, 2001
F-35A prototype AA-1, Edwards Air Force Base, October 23, 2008
F-35B BuNo 168720 Modex 02, VMFA-121, Luke Air Force Base, December 10, 2013
F-35A 11-5030, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, March 10, 2014
F-35A 13-5068 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron Spikes, Luke Air Force Base, January 31, 2018
Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A 15-5146,62nd Fighter Squadron Spikes, Luke AFB, January 31, 2018
F-35A 15-5120 of the 63rd Fighter Squadron Panthers, Luke Air Force Base, January 31, 2018
F-35A 15-5127 of the 63rd Fighter Squadron Panthers, Luke Air Force Base, January 31, 2018
F-35A 10-5011 of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, January 31, 2018
F-35A 15-5164 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron Spikes, Luke Air Force Base, March 16, 2018
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