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12-13 April 2025 (report is from 12 April, 09:00 - 11:00 hrs)
The 314th Fighter Squadron at Holloman AFB (NM) is also part of the Air Education and Training Command (EATC) and therefor visited AETC base Altus AFB (OK). Two colourfull Fighting Falcons could be found at the static. 90-0758 with special 314FS marks and 88-0412 with special 49WG markings. (12April 2025, Hans van Herk)
| Static: | |||
| 86-0112/DY bl/wh | B-1B | 28th BS/7th BW | |
| 60-0002/LA | B-52H | 2nd BW |
| 86-0015 | C-5M | 68th AS AFRC | 433rd AW |
| 97-0047 ye/rd | C-17A | 58thAS/97th AMW |
| 98-0050 ye/rd | C-17A | 58thAS/97th AMW |
| 98-0055 ye/rd | C-17A | 58thAS/97th AMW | marked '97AMW' |
| 16-46012 ye/rd | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW | marked '56ARS' |
| 14-5789 | AC-130J | 73rd SOS/1st SOW |
| 60-0351 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW | special mks |
| 62-4129/OF bl | TC-135W | 38th RS/55th Wg |
| 88-0412/HO | F-16CM-42-CF | 314th FS/49th Wg | marked '49WG' |
| 90-0758/HO | F-16CM-42-CF | 314th FS/49th Wg | special mks |
| 94-0128/VN | T-1A | 3rd FTS/71st FTW | special mks, pirate c/s |
| 04-3726/VN gr | T-6A | 8th FTS/71st FTW |
| 05-3802/VN gr | T-6A | 8th FTS/71st FTW |
| 65-10335 | T-38C | 25th FTS/71st FTW | marked 'VN35' bl/ye heritage c/s |
| 07-08725 | CH-47F | B/2-149th AVN OK ArNG | Det.1 |
| N69972 | B-29 Superfortress | private | marked 'Doc' |
| N751A | C-47A Skytrain | private | as USAAF 292277/Z4-C 'Boogey Baby', ex Israel 029 |
| N9682C | B-26B Invader | private | as/ex USAAF 41-39230, coded P |
| NL61429 | P-51C Mustang | private | coded 2A-4, Tuskegee Airmen |
Offutt AFB (NE) sent one of their training C-135s. TC-135W 62-4129 was originally built as a C-135B. (Sjaak Louwen)
| Flightline: | |||
| 00-4012/FF | F-22A-10-LM | 27th FS/1st FW | |
| 01-4019/FF | F-22A-10-LM | 27th FS/1st FW |
| 13-5080/LF | F-35A | 56th FW |
| 15-5191/LF | F-35A | 56th FW |
| N217SH | Lim-5 | private | as '1611', ex Poland 1611 |
| N3242G | SNJ-5 Texan | private | ex BuNo 43766, as B5N Kate Japan AF 'AI-313' |
| N9820C | SNJ-6 Texan | private | ex BuNo 112178, as USAAF marked 18/47PS |
| N2047 | Harvard Mk.IV | private | ex Canada 20292, as B5N Kate Japan AF '310' |
| N4447 | Harvard Mk.IV | private | ex Canada 20450, as A6M Zero Japan AF 'AI-111' |
| NX9097 | Harvard Mk.IV | private | ex Canada 20367, as A6M Zero Japan AF 'AI-112' |
| NX15799 | Harvard Mk.IV | private | ex Canada 20326, as A6M Zero Japan AF 'AI-113' |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 96-0004 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW | |
| 96-0008 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 97-0047 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW | parked near static area |
| 98-0049 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 98-0050 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW | parked near static area |
| 99-0170 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 01-0195 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 02-1103 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 02-1104 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 04-4135 ye/rd | C-17A | 58th AS/97th AMW |
| 16-46016 | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW | nmks |
| 17-46035 | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW | nmks |
| 18-46040 ye/rd | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW |
| 18-46048 | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW | nmks |
| 21-46057 | KC-46A | 56th ARS/97th AMW | nmks |
| 58-0034 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 58-0123 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 60-0348 | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW | only AMC mks |
| 60-0350 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 61-0305 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 62-3505 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 62-3538 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 63-7977 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 63-7987 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 63-8006 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 63-8027 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
| 63-8033 ye/rd | KC-135R | 54th ARS/97th AMW |
Credits: Sjaak Louwen, Eddy Wierenga, Hans van Herk
54th ARS 'Jesters' operate a fleet of eighteen KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft of which thirteen were present on this day. The squadron is part of the 97th Air Mobility Wing conducting air refueling training. (Eddy Wierenga)
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