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Aircraft Photos Taken at Wright-patterson Afb Airport (FFO)

Dayton, OH

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  • 49-310 @ FFO - Wright Patterson 14.8.2001 - by leo larsen by leo larsen @ FFO
  • 64-0829 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This Phantom is painted to represent “Scat XXVII”, the 8th TFW aircraft in which Col. Robin Olds shot down two MiG-17s in a single day over Vietnam on May 20, 1967. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 64-15476 @ KFFO - Huey ‘492’ is painted to represent a 20th Special Operations Squadron “Green Hornets” helicopter that rescued a seven-man team of Green Berets on Nov. 26, 1968 in Vietnam. The pilot, 1st Lt. J. Fleming was awarded the Medal of Honor for the mission. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 44-27297 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. “Bockscar” was a Silverplate conversion, assigned to 393rd BS, 509th Composite Group. It dropped the “Fat Man” Plutonium atomic bomb on Nagasaki, its secondary target on Aug. 9, 1945. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 63-8320 @ KFFO - This Thud was produced as an ‘F’ and served with 49 TFW in Germany. It flew as “Cooter” with 333 TFS, 355 TFW at Takhli RTAFB. It then moved to Korat RTAFB, after which it was modified to an F-105G and served as “Bam-Bam” with 561 TFS in 1972-73. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 44-33879 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This former Brazilian Air Force Catalina has been painted as OV-10A “Snafu Snatchers”, assigned to the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron in the Pacific Theater during World War II. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 60-0504 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. “Memphis Belle II” served with 357th TFS, 355th TFW at Takhli AFB, Thailand. It has two red stars under the cockpit representing two MiG kills claimed. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 42-95857 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This Marauder was flown by the Free French during the final months of World War II. It is painted as “Shootin in” assigned to the 387th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force in 1945. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • AK987 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This former RCAF P-40 is painted to represent the aircraft flown by Col. Bruce Holloway of the Flying Tigers and its successor, the 23rd Fighter Group. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 42-69654 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This Kingcobra is painted as an RP-63A manned target aircraft for aerial gunnery practice. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 68-3787 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The USAF primarily used the Bronco as a FAC over Vietnam. This aircraft is painted in its SE Asia markings. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • MM8146 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This Saetta carries the markings of Regia Aeronautica's 372a Squadriglia, 153° Gruppo. It was transferred to the 165a Squadriglia in North Africa in Nov. 1942 and captured at Benghazi airfield. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 4389 @ KFFO - This Storch was used by the Flygvapnet, and then became a civilian aircraft. It is wearing the markings of Aufklärungsgruppe 2.(H)/14 which was a reconnaissance unit supporting Panzerarmee Afrika, but does not wear the white fuselage theatre band. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 56-1416 @ KFFO - On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The F-102 was the USAF's first operational delta-wing aircraft, equipping more than 25 Air Defense Command squadrons. This Delta Dagger served with 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Iceland. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 42-83665 @ KFFO - The Apache was the dive bomber version of the Mustang. It was used by the USAAF in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and India. This Apache is painted to represent the aircraft flown by Capt. Lawrence Dye of the 522nd FBS, 27th FG in World War II. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO
  • 67-14709 @ KFFO - Converted from the Sikorsky CH-3, the Jolly Green Giant was intended for combat search and rescue over Southeast Asia. It had a retractable fuel probe and external tanks giving it high endurance, as well as armor protection and defensive armament. - by Arjun Sarup by Arjun Sarup @ KFFO