Luke Days Static Displays
March 18, 2018

I photographed the static displays at 2018 Luke Days on Sunday,March 18. There were Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning IIs from the Italian Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, and Japanese Air Self Defense Force. There were General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Taiwanese Air force and the Singapore Air Force. Large airplanes included a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, and Lockheed C-5M Galaxy. Warbirds included two North American P-51 Mustangs, a North American B-25 Mitchell, and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. There were eight replicas of Japanese airplanes of the types that ttacked Pearl Harbor. The day was sunny and cool.

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 97-0047 Spirit of Los Angeles of the 452nd Air Materiel Wing based at Trvis Air Force Base.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 25E Fighting Falcon 84-1294 of the 309th Fighter Squadron Wild Ducks based at Luke Air Force Base.

Taiwan Air Force General Dynamics F-16A Block 20 93-0721 21st Fighter Squadron Gamblers based at Luke Air Force Base.

McDonnell-Douglas F-15E-48-MC Strike Eagle 89-0506 of the 389th Fighter Squadron based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Aerovodochody L39C Albatross N39KR was built in 1985. Its constructin number is 533219.

Fairchild M-62A-3 N9165H Amazing Grace was built in 1943. Its constructin number is T43-4459.

Vans RV-8A N563WW Papalos Passion was built in 2013. Its constructin number is 82390.

Vans RV-8A N563WW Papalos Passion

Stearman PT-17 N59528 was built in 1941. Its constructin number is 75-1164.

Commemorative Air Force North American SNJ-5 Texan N3246G was ordered by the Army Air Force as AT-6D 42-86092, but it was delivered to the US Navy as SNJ-5 BuNo 90725. Its construction number is 88-17873. E. L. Honeywell of Fort Worth, Texas registered it as N3246G in 1963. Aero Nutz Incorporated of Monroe, Lo8uisiana bought it in 1966 and sold it to Raymond K. Elias of Portland, Texas in 1969. Confederate Air Force Arizona Wing of Mesa, Arizona acquired it on January 11, 1973. It was damaged when it ran off a runway during landing at Mesa on October 23, 2001.

Fairchild=Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0997 of the 81st Fighter Squadron based at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N53503 was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy as BuNo 535303. It was retired on January 1, 1958. It was operated by Simsbury Flying Service as N6583D of Simsbury, Connecticut from 1963 to 1970. Joe E. Jones and the Confederate Air Force of Harlingen, Texas acquired it in 1970 and transferred it to Robert L. Wick and the Confederate Air Force on January 13, 1972. It is now operated by the Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Zero" NX15799 is a modified Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Zero" NX15797 is a modified Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Zero" N11171 is a modified North American AT-6B Texan.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Zero" N4447 is a modified Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Zero" N9820C is a modified Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Kate" N2047 was constructed from a Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV and a Vultee BT-13.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Kate" N3725G was constructed from the front end of a North American SNJ-5 Texan and the back end of a Vultee BT-13.

Commemorative Air Force Tora, Tora, Tora "Val" N56478 is a modified Vultee BT-13.

Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Rear sensor of Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

30mm GAU-23 Cannon of Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

30mm GAU-23 Cannon ofLockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Forward Gun and Sensor of Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Forward Sensor of Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Forward Gun of Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II 88-1301 of the 27th Special Operations Wing

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 97-0047 Spirit of Los Angeles of the 452nd Air Materiel Wing based at Trvis Air Force Base.

Lockheed-Martin F-35A 13-5087 of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, F-35A 13-5068 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, and F-35A 12-5062/MM7332 of the Italian Air Force.

Lockheed-Martin F-35A 12-5062/MM7332 of the Italian Air Force

Lockheed-Martin F-35A 13-5068 of the 62nd Fighter Squadron

Lockheed-Martin F-35A 13-5087 of the Royal Norwegian Air Force

Commemorative Air Force North American P-51C Mustang NL61429 By Request was delivered to the Army Air Force as 42-103645. Its construction number is 103-26199. It was acquired by the Confederate Air Frce in 1965. It was registered N215CA in 1985. Its restoration was completed and it was registered NL61429 in 2001. It was involved in a fatal crash on May 30, 2004. Its restoration was completed in May 2009. It made a gear-up landing at Dallas Executive Airport on February 3, 2015.

Commemorative Air Force North American P-51C Mustang NL61429 By Request

Aerovodochody L39ZA Albatross N391ZA was built in 1981. Its constructin number is 132015.

Aerovodochody L39ZA Albatross N391ZA

Lockheed-Martin F-22A Block 50 Raptor 08-4167 of the 1st Fighter Wing based at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

Lockheed-Martin F-22A Block 50 Raptor 08-4167 of the 1st Fighter Wing

Lockheed-Martin F-35-2B Lightning II 12-5056 of the 56th Fighter Wing based at Luke Air Force Base.

Lockheed-Martin F-35-2B Lightning II 12-5056 of the 56th Fighter Wing

Lockheed-Martin T-550 TX-2 was designed by Korea Aerospace Industries Limited.

Lockheed-Martin T-550 TX-2

Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II 79-0209 of the 355th Fighter Wing based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

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 of the 173rd Fighte Wing

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.

Singapore Air Force Boeing F-16DJ Block 52 96-5035 Fighting Falcon of the 425th Fighter Squadron Black Widows based at Luke Air Force Base

Singapore Air Force Boeing F-16DJ Block 52 96-5035 Fighting Falcon of the 425th Fighter Squadron Black Widows

Arizona Air National Guard Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 42B Fighting Falcon 88-0419 of the 152nd Fighter Squadron based at Tucson Air National Guard Base.

Arizona Air National Guard Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 42B Fighting Falcon 88-0419 of the 152nd Fighter Squadron

Commemorative Air Force Douglas C-47A Skytrain N147AZ was delivered to the Army Air Force as 42-23518 on April 19, 1943. Its construction number is 9380. It served with the US Army in North Africa in World War II. It entered the civil register as Amnerican Air Express NC53426 on June 10, 1947 and has had many operators over the years. ADA Industrial Building Corporation redistered it as N53ST on May 4, 1980. The American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum accquired it on May 28, 1915 and registered it as N147AZ on February 5, 2016.

Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 42K Fighting Falcon 90-0769 of the 69th Fighter Squadron based at Luke Air Force Base

Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 69-8701 of the Japan Air Self Defense Force

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330 anti-submrine patrol bomber

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330 sonabouy chutes

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330 weapons bay

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330 weapons bay warning

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330 ground service panel

Boeing P-8A Poseidon BuNo 169330

Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14829 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing based at Phoenix Sky Harbor.

Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy 87-0028 of the 60th Air Materiel Wing and the 349th Air Materiel Wing based at Travis Air Force Base, California

Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy 87-0028 of the 60th Air Materiel Wing and the 349th Air Materiel Wing

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