Warplanes of the USA: Illinois, Historic Photos

Illinois Warplanes

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Lockheed C-130H3 Hercules (Serial No. 94-670), 169th Airlift Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, 1999.

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Scott AFB, TC-6 over Hangar in the 1920s.

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North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73428), 169th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard. The 169th FS flew the F-51 from 1947 to 1956.

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North American F-51H-10-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64661), 169th Fighter Squadron,  Illinois Air National Guard, May 1951.

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Martin AM-1Q Mauler electronic countermeasures aircraft (BuNo 22345), U.S. Naval Air Reserve,  at the Naval Air (Reserve) Station Glenview, Illinois, in the early 1950s.  Note the ECM aerials under the aft fuselage.

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Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat fighters from Fighter Squadron VF-726, U.S. Naval Air Reserve, in flight near Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, in 1951.

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Republic F-84C-16-RE Thunderjet (Serial No. 47-1580), Illinois Air National Guard, May 1955.

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet (Serial No. 51-9414), 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, 1958.

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Republic F-84F-35-RE Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-6467), 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, ca 1958.

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Republic F-84F-35-RE Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-6497,169th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, ca 1958.

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Republic F-84F-40-RE Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-6631), 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, ca 1968.

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North American F-86E Sabre, 170th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, ca 1950s.

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Martin EB-57A Canberra aircraft parked on the flight line at Scott AFB, 20 Sep 1969.

(TSGT Ken Hammond, USAF Photo)

Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly, 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, 1984.

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McDonnell F-4D-31-MC Phantom II (Serial No. 66-7701), 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, 1981.

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Beechcraft C-12 Huron from the 375th Airlift Wing as it prepares to land at Scott AFB, Illinois, 1986.

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General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 87-0294), Illinois Air National Guard.

(Alain Rioux Photo)

General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 87-0370), "Fly'N Illini", 170th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, 1995.

(Master Sgt. Ken Stephens, National Guard Photo)

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard.

(SAC Tim Laurence, MOD Photo)

Lockhed C-130H3 Hercules, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, at Kandahar Airfield in 2010.

(Tech. Sgt. Shaun Kerr, USAF Photo)

General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 183d Fighter Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, flies in formation with a Polish Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A from the 1st Tactical Squadron over Krzesiny air base, Poland, on 15 June 2005.

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Pilots of a T-38 Talon exit the plane for a refueling before continuing on to its next destination April 28, 2015, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The T-38 is primarily used for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training, but the aircraft is also used for its companion training program and to test experimental equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tristin English)

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A gleaming new C-40C taxis up to the Scott AFB base operations on Nov. 18, 2011. This is the fourth C-40C assigned to the 932nd Airlift Wing. The aircraft was piloted by unit commanders from the 73rd and 54th Airlift Squadrons, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dan Oliver)