Warplanes of the USA: Vermont, Historic Photos
Vermont Warplanes
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Plyler)
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (Serial No. 18-5337) of the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, lands at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, 7 June 2023, in preparation of exercise "Air Defender 23". The German-led, multinational exercise focused on operational and tactical-level field training, mainly in Germany, with forward operating locations in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia, from 12-23 June 2023.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
Airmen assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing prepare an F 35A Lightning II for a training mission at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, N.Y., 3 April 2023. The Airmen are participating in an agile combat employment (Q118978795) exercise, which tests the wing's ability to deploy and conduct tactical missions with minimal personnel and resources.
(USAAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustangs, Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington Airport, Vermont, 1952.
(Alan Wilson Photo)
Martin EB-57B Canberra (Serial No. 52-1519), Vermont Air National Guard, ca 1959.
(NMUSAF Photo)
Martin EB-57B Canberra (Serial No. 52-1499), preserved at the National Museum of the USAF. This aircraft was originally built as an B-57B-MA and was later converted to a JB-57B as a target for high-altitude platforms and for the calibration of cameras. It was later converted to an EB-57B and was last in service with the Vermont Air National Guard.
(USAF Photo)
Convair F-102A-95-CO Delta Dagger (Serial No. 57-0871), 134th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, Ethan Allen Air National Guard Base, Vermont, 1970.
(Alain Rioux Photo)
McDonnell F-4D Phantom II (Serial No. 66-0704), 134th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard.
(Senior Master Sgt. Robert Sabonis, USAF Photo)
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcons (Serial Nos. 83-1159 and 84-1275) from the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, in flight on 6 June 2007.
(A1C. Sarah Mattison, USAF Photo)]
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 87-0226), 134th FS, Vermont ANGB, Burlington, 29 Apr 2009.
(Photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland, USANG Photo)
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 85-1403), 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, during a close air support mission over Iraq on 25 August 2007.
This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the US Air Force, the US Navy, the US Army, the US Marine Corps, the US Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard units in each state, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number of aircraft previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas.
120 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft. For those who would like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers, websites and email addresses have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or that on display as gate guardians throughout the New England States. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type.
Although many of New England's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view New England's Warplane survivors.
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