Big Sky Days - old pics

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Finally got a few more of the really old pics up online.

Air Guard A-7:


F-105B:


A-10 in the original camoflage:

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Added some Phantoms tonight.

The old camera just could get the "whole" plane so I used to take 2-3 pics and then cut them and fit them.  Hey, I was 15ish.


The Happy Hooligans is the name of the North Dakota Air National Guard unit and they always showed up.


I really liked the weapons on this one for some reason.


Especially the 20mm Vulcan pod on the belly.


Every now and then, we would get another Phantom visitor.  This one all the way from Texas.

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If anyone is interested, I added a few more pics starting with some Attack aircraft:

Another shot of an A-7 from the Colorado ANG.


Another A-10, this one in the more familiar Lizard camo.

I love the shark mouth.



And my favorite "attack" plane.

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And another fighter.
My first F-15 Eagle in the flesh.


And another year...






And I love it when a plane includes the FS#s on the plane itself.