Former Military Aircraft at Mojave Airport, September 2001 |
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Mojave is the home of many rarely seen former military aircraft. Pictures on the left side of the page were taken on this tour. Pictures on the right side of the page show the same airplanes taken on earlier occasions.
I am not associated with the Mojave Airport. I just have a lot of pictures of the Mojave Airport on display on my web site. If you want to see the retired airliners at Mojave visit the Mojave Air and Space Port web site.
Douglas C-133A Cargomasters, N136AB
and N201AB formerly of the Foundation for Airborne Relief.
Douglas C-133A, N136AB formerly of
the Foundation for Airborne Relief (FAR). Its Douglas
construction number is 44706 and its Air Force serial was 54-136.
It was sold to the FAR and registered N136AR in 1973. In August
1974, Properties Investment Enterprises of Santa Barbara,
California bought it and re-registered it N136AB, but markings
were never applied. Since October 1973, the plane has been at
storage at Mojave.
N136AB at Mojave in June1975. 
Douglas C-133A, N201AB formerly of
the Foundation for Airborne Relief. Its Douglas construction
number is 45166 and its Air Force serial was 56-2001. It was
owned for a while by Cargomaster Corporation. It is currently
registered to Maurice Carlson of Anchorage, Alaska.
N201AB at Mojave in June1975. 
More of my Douglas C-133 Cargomaster photos.
Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N163TB. Its BuNo was 142668 and it
last served with VAQ-34 Agressors at NAS Pt. Mugu California.
Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N163TB stored at
Mojave on July 27, 1997. 
Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N162TB. Its BuNo was 144832 and it
last served with VAQ-33 Firebirds at NAS Key West, Florida.
Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N162TB stored at
Mojave on July 27, 1997. 
Douglas
RA-3B Skywarrior, N571HA. Its BuNo was 144843.
Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N572HA. Its BuNo was 144841, and it
was used in the development of the Patriot missile for the Army.
ERA-3B 144841
GD212 of VAQ-34 on approach to Pt. Mugu NAS on December 8, 1987.
The small propellors are Ram Air Turbines (RAT) to generate the
power for the jamming transmitters housed in the large canoe
radome under the fuselage.
More of my Douglas A-3 Skywarrior photographs.
Visit the A-3 Skywarrior
web site.
SAAB A32 Lansens, N5486X, N4767R,
and N4432V of Mach Two Inc. were sold to Military Aircraft
Restoration Corporation to raise funds for a Spitfire Mk. XIX for
the Swedish Air Force Museum. The SAAB construction numbers are
32209, 32120, and 32284, respectively. It has been reported that
two of these Lansens have been donated to the United States
Airpower Museum at Fresno, CA.
SAAB A32 Lansen, N4767R at Mojave on May 9,
1985. 
SAAB A32 Lansen, N4432V at Mojave on November 9,
1986. 
SAAB A32 Lansen, N5468V of Mach Two Incorporated
at Brown Field, California on May 22, 1988. 
Read more about the SAAB 32 Lansen.
North American F-100A Super Sabre, 53-1688 in
Flight Systems colors has no visible registration. Its North
American construction number is 192-183. It is reported that the
Air Force Flight Test Center has traded a McDonnell-Douglas F-4
Phantom II for it. The components of a few more Super Sabres and
at least one Lockheed F-104 Starfighter can be seen in the
background.
F-100A, 53-1688 appears to have been the old
Mojave Airport gate guard, which is seen here as it appeared on
June 18, 1975. 
North American F-100D, N2011U
formerly of Flight Systems. It flew for the Air Force as 55-2888,
and was then transferred to the Turkish Air Force. It has been
registered to Global Aerospace of Diamond Bar, California since
1993.
North American F-100D, N2011U and F-100F, N2011V
at Mojave on August 13, 1989. 
Pictures of retired airliners at Mojave
on September 10, 2001.
Photos from visits to the Mojave Airport
on September 5, 2002, January 21, 2003, and March 23, 2003.
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