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ID 60285 Views: 259 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Tanzania Government Flight Agency Gulfstream Aerospace G-V-SP Gulfstream G550	Savannah - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV/KSAV) USA - Georgia, December 7, 2020	Gary starcher Contact
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	5H-ONE (cn 5030) On short Final for Runway 28.

ID 60169 Views: 279 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135 E Stratotanker	Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK/KLCK) USA - Ohio, - -, 1991	E. Jones Contact
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	58-0117 (cn 17862) Here’s a scanned copy from way, way back. Preflight just before departing Rickenbacker ANG Base for a refueling mission. I had the privilege of riding along with a crew from the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker ANG Base in Columbus during the flight. See photo ID 4653 for photos of a McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, 68-0432, during the flight.

ID 60143 Views: 362 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Untitled North American F-86D Sabre	Off Airport (Pittsburgh) USA - Pennsylvania, September 5, 2020	Geoff Cook Contact
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	53-0665 (cn 201-109) A North American F-86D 53-0665 outside VFW Post 4177 Imperial PA, about 5 miles south of Pittsburgh Airport.

ID 59835 Views: 273 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135 T Stratotanker	Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL) USA - Ohio, January 29, 2020	E. Jones Contact
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	58-0088 (cn 17833)

ID 59834 Views: 278 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135 T Stratotanker	Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL) USA - Ohio, January 29, 2020	E. Jones Contact
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	58-0088 (cn 17833) A USAF KC135T of the 127th Air Refueling Group, Selfridge ANGB, MI during one of many touch & goes on RWY 7.

ID 59149 Views: 947 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135 T Stratotanker	Altitude (Contrail) USA, March 8, 2019	Corey Betke Contact
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	58-0112 / 87-0035 (cn 17857) 171st ARW Pittsburgh ANG | 9th AS "Proud Pelicans" Dover AFB

ID 59135 Views: 343 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Private LeVier Cosmic Wind Mk II	Duxford - Imperial War Museum (QFO/EGSU) United Kingdom, October 14, 2012	E. Jones Contact
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	G-ARUL / 5 (cn PFA/1511) I snapped this shot at the Duxford Imperial War Museum Autumn Air Show on 14 Oct 2012 but had no idea of the Levier Cosmic Wind Mk II’s history. Much to my surprise, it dates all the way back to the 1949 National Air Races in Cleveland, OH. “Ballerina” was the third of the original three Cosmic Wind built by Lockheed engineers in 1947, and was originally registered as N22C, c/n 103. It was one of only six of its’ type. It was involved in a crash in the UK during a race in 1966 but was rebuilt and was re-registered with the new c/n of PFA/1511. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any shots in the sky.

ID 59134 Views: 358 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Private LeVier Cosmic Wind Mk II	Duxford - Duxford General Airport (QFO/EGSU) United Kingdom, October 14, 2012	E. Jones Contact
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	G-ARUL / 5 (cn PFA/1511) A new and exceptionally rare aircraft and manufacturer for the database. I snapped this shot at the Duxford Imperial War Museum Autumn Air Show on 14 Oct 2012 but had no idea of the Levier Cosmic Wind Mk II’s history. Much to my surprise, it dates all the way back to the 1949 National Air Races in Cleveland, OH. “Ballerina” was the third of the original three Cosmic Wind built by Lockheed engineers in 1947, and was originally registered as N22C, c/n 103. It was one of only six of its’ type. It was involved in a crash in the UK during a race in 1966 but was rebuilt and was re-registered with the new c/n of PFA/1511. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any shots in the sky.

ID 58890 Views: 516 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter	Off Airport (Cleveland) USA - Ohio, October 24, 2018	Joe Schwab Contact
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	N97GX / 52-2604 (cn 16635)

ID 58889 Views: 509 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter	Off Airport (Cleveland) USA - Ohio, October 24, 2018	Joe Schwab Contact
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	N97GX / 52-2604 (cn 16635)

ID 58857 Views: 510 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing XC-97	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 28, 2018	wrench 4fred Contact
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	52-2604 / N97GX (cn 16635)

ID 58856 Views: 679 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing XC-97	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, September 28, 2018	wrench 4fred Contact
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	52-2604 / N97GX (cn 16635) It is now lit up at night!

ID 58837 Views: 905 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter	Off airport (Cleveland) () USA-Ohio, September 15, 2018	Joe Schwab Contact
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	52-2604 (cn 16635) Parked outside the I-X Center where it will be converted to a restaurant/bar.

ID 58765 Views: 582 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter	Off Airport (Cleveland) USA - Ohio, August 9, 2018	DJR107 Contact
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	52-2604 (cn 16635) Parked in the back lot of the IX Center where it is undergoing restoration.

ID 58493 Views: 512 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135 T Stratotanker	Altitude (Contrail) USA, May 24, 2018	Corey Betke Contact
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	59-1504 / 85-0002 (cn 17992) A KC-135T refuels a C-5M 30 miles west of my home over Norwalk. STEEL62 | 171st ARW | Pittsburgh / HAGAR71 | 9th AS | Dover AFB

ID 58324 Views: 369 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Poland - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum	Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) Netherlands, April 17, 2018	Erik Frikke Contact
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	59 (cn 2960532359/4302) ex Czech AF 5918

ID 58323 Views: 373 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Poland - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum	Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) Netherlands, April 17, 2018	Erik Frikke Contact
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	59 (cn 2960532359/4302) ex Czech AF 5918

ID 58322 Views: 604 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Poland - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum	Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) Netherlands, April 17, 2018	Erik Frikke Contact
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	59 (cn 2960532359/4302) ex Czech AF 5918

ID 58321 Views: 377 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Poland - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum	Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) Netherlands, April 17, 2018	Erik Frikke Contact
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	59 (cn 2960532359/4302) ex Czech AF 5918

ID 58320 Views: 368 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Poland - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum	Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) Netherlands, April 17, 2018	Erik Frikke Contact
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	59 (cn 2960532359/4302) ex Czech AF 5918