Older/exotic aircraft flying in/for the military

[AceCrackshot]

Last time I was at VNY, Raytheon's A3Ds were there.

 

[bagasticks]

usmc f-5's at WTI (yuma) still. . . ?

 

[FltIdl]

Does the NTPS at Edwards have a Piper Cub?

 

[Huggyu2]

Does the NTPS at Edwards have a Piper Cub?

If you're talking "National" TPS, they are at Mojave.

 

[Russ]

I started the thread hoping to find that the US mil somewhere in some capacity still had a manned F-4 or two still flying. Guess not, but sounds like plenty of other interesting aircraft are still up flying.
Thanks

 

[SIG600]

If you're talking "National" TPS, they are at Mojave.

I think he meant Navy TPS.

 

[lansen]

This Convair was just retired.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/photos/
The last 7 pics

 

[moonlight]

I saw an F-86 at Luke AFB when I was in High School ('92). It has civilian, contract markings.

It didn't happen to look like this one, did it?

Or this?

I know nothing...

 

[bssthound]

I started the thread hoping to find that the US mil somewhere in some capacity still had a manned F-4 or two still flying. Guess not, but sounds like plenty of other interesting aircraft are still up flying.
Thanks

The USAF has "heritage" flights at airshows where an F-4 will fly in formation with a warbird. I've seen it with a P-51 last year at Ellington. Sometimes the QF-4s at Tyndall are piloted, too. I don't know the particulars of why and when they are piloted, though.

I miss the he11 out of that ****in' jet. Best time of my life!!

 

[Huggyu2]

The USAF F-4's on the airshow circuit are AFMC jets.
The Collings Foundation had their own F-4 flying, and it was based at Ellington too. "Cowboy" Keck was the pilot as of 2 years ago.