McDonnell Douglas Boeing Northrop F/A-18 Hornet

Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125), also known as the "Rough Raiders", was a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The "Rough Raiders" were a Fleet Replacement Squadron. The VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" were established on 13 November 1980 at NAS Lemoore, California, becoming the Navy's first F/A-18 squadron. VFA-125 received its first aircraft in April 1981, and by March 1985, had amassed over 30,000 mishap-free flight hours in the Hornet. The "Rough Raiders" trained pilots to fill F/A-18 billets throughout the Navy and Marine Corps. On 1 October 2010, VFA-125 was disestablished as an F/A-18 Fleet Replacement Squadron, and its aircraft and personnel were incorporated into VFA-122. It is planned that VFA-125 will be reestablish as an F-35 Lightning II training squadron in the future. See More...

North American B-25J Mitchell Yellow Rose

The Commemorative Air Force B-25 Yellow Rose was built in 1943 as B-25J-5-NC, serial number 43-27868. The aircraft was assigned to the 334th Bombardment (Medium) Group (Third Air Force) and later, to the 331st AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Replacement Training), 3rd AF, Greenville Army Air Field (AAF), South Carolina. There were deployments to Myrtle Beach AAF, SC and Columbia AAF, SC during this period. In February 1945 The Rose was assigned to the 128th AAF Base Unit (Continental Air Force), Greenville AAF, SC. In December 1945 The Rose was assigned to the 112th AAF Base Unit (ConAF), Hartford AAF, CT. In January 1946 the aircraft was assigned to the 112th AAF Base Unit (ConAF), Westover AFB, Massachusetts and in February 1946 was placed in storage at the 4168th AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command) at South Plains AAF, Texas. In July 1947 she was transferred to another storage location at the 4141st AAF Base Unit (Air Material Command) at Pyote AAF, Texas. The bomber was removed from storage in July 1949 and assigned to the 3750th Technical Training Wing (Air Training Command) as a ground instructional airframe at Shepard AFB, Texas. It remained there for almost seven years without flying. The aircraft was flown to the Birmingham Modification Center in April 1956 where Hayes Aircraft Company converted it to a TB-25N and returned it to flying status. She was assigned to the 3640th Pilot Training Wing (ATC) at Laredo AFB, Texas in June 1956 and that assignment included a deployment to Offutt AFB, Nebraska. In September 1958 the aircraft was put back into storage at the Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch (Air Material Command) at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The Rose was sold to Fogle Aircraft Co., Tucson, AZ for $1395. Later, in February 1960, Dothan Aviation Corp bought the aircraft for for $2,500. The bomber was sold to John Stokes of San Marcos, TX in October 1975. In September 1977 John Stokes was approached by future CAF partners and he sold to Charles Skipper of Boerne, TX, Charles Becker, of San Antonio, TX and Jack Jones, of San Antonio, TX. The aircraft was sold to the Confederate AF in Harlingen, TX in 1979, The registration was changed to N25YR in 1991 and the title transferred to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland. TX. Limited Edition. Signed and Numbered by the Artist. Licensed by the CAF. See More...

Northrop T-38C Talon

The 14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW) is based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 14 FTW, under the Air Education Training Command (AETC), is responsible for an intensive 52-week Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) program. The mission of the 14 FTW is to provide instructor pilot training in the Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainer. The 49th Fighter Training Squadron conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals flying training for over 75 U.S. Air Force and international pilots and Weapon System Officers annually. The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2012 in air forces throughout the world. The T-38 has been in service for over 50 years with the USAF. The T-38C is used to prepare pilots for aircraft such as the F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle, as well as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit, A-10 Thunderbolt, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. The AETC received T-38Cs in 2001 as part of the Avionics Upgrade Program. The T-38Cs owned by the AETC have undergone propulsion modernization which replaces major engine components to enhance reliability and maintainability, and an engine inlet/injector modification to increase available takeoff thrust. The upgrades and modifications, with the Pacer Classic program, should extend the service life of T-38s past 2020. See More...

Rockwell B-1B Lancer

The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. The 7 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force. The initial B-1A version was developed in the early 1970s, but its production was canceled, and only four prototypes were built. The need for a new platform once again surfaced in the early 1980s, and the aircraft resurfaced as the B-1B version with the focus on low-level penetration bombing. In the 1990s, the B-1B was converted to conventional bombing use. It first served in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and again during the NATO action in Kosovo the following year. The B-1B has supported U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The B-1 received the official name "Lancer" on 15 March 1990. However, the bomber has been commonly called the "Bone". Of the 100 B-1Bs built, 93 remained in 2000. The USAF had 65 B-1Bs in service in September 2010, split between four squadrons organized into two Bomb Wings: the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, and the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. With upgrades to keep the B-1 viable, the Air Force may keep the bomber in service until approximately 2038. Signed and Numbered print can be ordered directly from the artist. See More...