For Thunderbird 2 I have 92-3881 as most likely candidate, but that was not confirmed at the show itself unfortunately.
I ams till working on my trip og, but have a few questions regarding the show participants here:
-KC-135 57-1437 in the static was confirmed by the crew as being operated by 370 FTS, is this also the case for 62-3553 that flew? It is in the Scramble database as 91 ARW.
-BT-13A NX67579 was in the static. This is listed as having c/n 6814 or 74-6814, but is the former military id known? As a side note, this airframe apparently crashed in 1964 and again in 1973, both times listed as ‘destroyed’, so it is probably mostly new built or at least a composite anyway I guess.
-F/A-18s 163993 and 164058 were seen near the NASA area. Have these ben transferred (and got a NASA registration) or are these just stored as I saw mentioned somewhere?
-R5O-4 Lodestar N250JR (former C-60A 42-32186 and El Salvador AF YS-26) was also in the static, marked as US Navy aircraft with a white triangle with red outline and code S in it on the tail. I searched the web for these markings, but couldn’t find a unit that used them, are they real or just fake? See here for a photo:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10751361
-On the far side, near the stored museum aircraft, was also a B-52, possibly an operational one. Did anyone manage to id this? 60-0036 has been suggested, but I don't know whether that was actually id'ed or concluded as being the other Edwards BUFF in the databases.
-And finally in the museum is an UH-34 preserved in US Marines colours. On the web the identity is both quoted as ex USAF 53-4477 and ex US Navy 137856 (N9043P). Which one is correct?
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