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Little Rock AFB 65th Anniversary
Oct 8, 1965, the gates to Little Rock AFB were opened. The base has served as a SAC base with B-47s,
a Titan II missile base, and host to various cargo aircraft. As our annual airshow was cancelled, the base leadership decided to have a small celebration, very limited in scope. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. The day began with an "aerial review". This was a training formation, utilizing the bases heritage scheme painted C-130s, lead by a C-47. The C-47 joined the formation about a mile north of my position, and I did not get any pics of it in flight. Here, are the pics of the heritage schemes I got.
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C-47
Once on the flightline, they had the heritage painted aircraft (which fly daily) at the end of the ramp. My wife and I proceeded to park, and started exploring.
First was the C-47. This aircraft is seen at many airshows.
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154th Observation Squadron
Here is the next scheme. I have the information boards included
so you can read about the scheme and its significance.
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41st Troop Carrier Squadron
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314th Troop Carrier Group
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The Four Horsemen
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The rest of the evening
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End of the day
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I'm half tempted to design a C-130 so I can have those schemes. I've always liked heritage schemes.
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First time I have noticed - what is the purpose of the two protrusions ahead of the tail on the yellow-tailed one. They seem too high on the fuselage to have anything to do with MAFFS. Just curious.
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