Warplanes of the USA: Texas, Historic Photos
Texas Warplanes
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73656), shown here as an F-51D serving with the Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Houston, 1948. This aircraft has been preserved and is currently flown by Fred Akary, Avignon-Caumont, France, Reg. No. F-AZXS.
(Texas ANG Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial No. 45-11457), 182nd Fighter Squadron, ca 1950.
(USAF Photo)
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (Serial No. 222261), 99W, "Aloe Al", Aloe AAF, Texas, 1943.
(USN Photo)
Curtiss SBC Helldiver dive bombers used for training at the U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in Aug 1942.
(USN Photo)
Navy N2S primary land planes at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1 Aug 1942. The Boeing Stearman Model 75 was called an N2S with the USN.
(USN Photo)
Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug 1942.
(Robert Yarnall Richie Photo)
Curtiss-Wright AT-9A Jeep, San Antonio, Texas, 1 Feb 1943.
(Robert Yarnall Richie Photo)
USAAF pilots walking toward an aircraft hangar, past a squadron of Curtiss-Wright AT-9A Jeeps, San Antonio, Texas, 1 Feb 1943.
(Air Force Historical Support Division Photo)
Martin B-26 Marauders on the runway with Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASPs), Laredo, Texas, 1944.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star (Serial No. 45-8537), 111th Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Texas, 1955.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-86D-40-NA Sabre (Serial No. 52-3725), North American F-86D-35-NA Sabre (Serial No. 51-8445), North American F-86D-35-NA Sabre (Serial No. 51-8443) North American F-86D-35-NA Sabre (Serial No. 51-8478), 181st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1957.
(USAF Photos)
North American F-86D-60-NA Sabre (Serial No. 53-0961) (F-86L), North American F-86D-60-NA Sabre (Serial No. 53-0993) (F-86L), North American F-86D-60-NA Sabre (Serial No. 53-0667) (F-86L), and North American F-86D-60-NA Sabre (Serial No. 53-0890) (F-86L), 182nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1958.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
Republic (General Motors) F-84F-40-GK Thunderstreak (Serial No. 51-9530), 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1968.
(USN Photo)
Martin P5M-1T Marlin from Training Squadron VT-31 on the launch ramp at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, ca 1960.
(USAF Photo)
Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker (Serial No. 53-0360), 181st Air Refueling Squadron, 136th Air Refueling Wing, Texas Air National Guard refueling an 81st Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II, 1974.
(Steve Fitzgerald Photo)
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter (Serial No. 53-0327), 181st Air Refuelling Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1976.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
Convair F-102A-55-CO Delta Dagger (Serial No. 56-1026), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1959.
(USAF Photo)
Convair TF-102A-41-CO Delta Dart (Serial No. 56-2379), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 147th Fighter Interceptor Group, Texas Air National Guard, Texas, 1971.
(USAF Photo)
Convair TF-102A-41-CO Delta Dart (Serial No. 56-2339), 182nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 149th Fighter Interceptor Group, Texas Air National Guard, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, 1 May 1965.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
Convair F-102A-90-CO Delta Dagger (Serial No. 57-0839), 182d Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1967.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
Convair F-102A-65-CO Delta Dagger (Serial No. 56-1188), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1970.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
McDonnell F-101F-106-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0276), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1974.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-100D-65-NA Super Sabre (Serial No. 56-3000), 182nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1977.
(USAF Photo)
McDonnell F-4C-25-MC Phantom (Serial No. 64-0928), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, 1984.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
McDonnell F-4C-19-MC Phantom (Serial No. 63-7569), 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1987.
(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)
McDonnell F-4C-19-MC Phantom (Serial No. 63-7449), 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1986.
(Gaines Arnold Photo)
McDonnell F-4D-28-MC Phantom II aircraft (Serial No. 65-0718), 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 147th Fighter Interceptor Group, Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1989.
(Wayne Whited, USN Photo)
Grumman EA-6B Prowler from tactical electronic warfare squadron VAQ-129 Vikings at the Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas, on 1 February 1988.
(SSgt Cheryl Hackley, USAF Photo)
Fairchild RC-26B Metroliner Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, 147th Fighter Wing (FW), Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Texas, 2005.
(USAF Photo)
General Atomics MQ-1B Predator, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Texas Air National Guard.
(Jerry Gunner Photo)
Lockheed C-130H Hercules (Serial No. 85-1362) callsign "Roper 91", Texas Air National Guard, 2009.
(Tech. Sgt. Charles Hatton, USAF Photo)
Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules (Serial No. 85-1368), 181st Airlift Squadron, 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, over Forth Worth, Texas, 12 January 2009.
(Senior Master Sgt Miguel Arellano, USAF Photo)
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons, 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard with Czech Alcas, Caslav Air Base in the Czech Republic conducting mutual training as part of the National Guard’s state partnership program, 2009.
(SMSgt. Mike Arellano, USAF Photo)
General Dynamics F-16C Block 25F/30F Fighting Falcon fighters (Serial No. 85-1403) and (Serial No. 87-0253), 182nd Fighter Squadron, 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, 15 February 2002.
(Staff Sgt. Phil Fountain, Texas ANG Photo)
General Dynamics F-16C Block 30F Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 87-255), 182d Fighter Squadron, 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard'. The flagship F-16 returning to Lackland Air Force Base after being painted to honor the 65th anniversary of the unit's affiliation with the Air National Guard, 2011.
(Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot, Texas ANG Photo)
General Dynamics F-16C Block 30F Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 86-0321), 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, painted with Second World War heritage markings, 2017. The 149th FW received authorization for the nonstandard markings in order to commemorate the United States Air Force 70th Anniversary. The markings represent the lineage of the 149th FW with the unit’s origins dating back to the 396th Fighter Squadron “Thunder Bums” P-47 paint scheme from 1944.
(Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon, Texas National Guard Photo)
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks flown by the Texas National Guard respond to help fight the wildfires in North Texas. The helicopters were launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Support Facility. The aircraft are equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which carries over 600 gallons of water, to fight fires.
Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are currently being restored to flying status or preserved in museums in the state of Texas. Some of them have significant war records, and a few are currently standing as gate guardians outside their former airbases. These Warbirds are a permanent part of our modern history, and they deserve to be remarked upon and remembered.
This handbook provides a simple checklist of where the surviving military aircraft in Texas are located now, along with a few photographs and a brief history of their service in the US military. This book should spark your interest in some of the military aviation history that can be found in this warm and friendly state on America s Gulf Coast. Texas Warbird Survivors is specifically intended to provide a where are they guide for residents and visitors to Texas who are interested in its rich resources of historical military aircraft. Contact numbers are provided for the museums, should you be interested in learning more about each aircraft. Perhaps you will then choose to visit these museums in order to appreciate the rich resources of aviation heritage preserved on your behalf.
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(USGOV-PD Photo)
Signal Corps Plane No. 1 and crew at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in May 1910.
(SDA&SM Photo)
Beckwith Havens Dallas State Fair 1911, note camera mounted on wing. Image from an Album belonging to Harry White, 1919-1947, documenting his career as a Naval Aviator.
(Elwyn H. Gibbon Photo, courtesy of the SDA&SM)
Douglas BT-2 (near camera) and BT-1 trainers at Waco, Texas, ca 1920s.
