Cannon AFB Air Show Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days) Clovis, New Mexico October 7, 1996

A brief photo-report using my scanned slides taken during the Cannon Air Show of 1996.

General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven (67-0037 marked '67-7037' 'CC') with 429 ECS, 27 FW. To AMARC April 1, 1998 as FV0313, scrapped in 2010. I found myself alone on the active EF-111 ramp. While taking this image the pilot of '7037' with engine running waved his arm to get my attention. Fearing the worse, and thinking I had over-stepped my mark, I quickly scuttled back a few yards. He then pointed again, only then I realized that as his ground crew had left him to it, he was asking me if their wheel chocks had been taken away. They had, I gave him a thumbs up and he taxied out in seconds. I must admit I felt proud of the part I played in his mission!

Left to right: EF-111A Raven (67-0037 marked '67-7037' 'CC') with 429 Electronic Combat Squadron (ECS).

Left to right: EF-111A Ravens (66-0050 'CC', ?? 'CC' and 67-0040 'CC') with 429 ECS, 27 FW.

Left to right: EF-111A Ravens (66-0050 'CC' and 66-0055 'CC' '429 ECS') with 429 ECS, 27 FW.

F-16C Fighting Falcon (86-0330 'CC') with 'Crusaders' 523 FS, 27th Special Operations Wing.

Left to right: F-16C Fighting Falcons (86-0330 'CC', 86-0356 'CC', 86-0349 'CC' and 87-0227 'CC') with 523 FS. In 1995 the squadron began to transition to the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. With the arrival of the F-16s, their F-111s were sent to AMARG for storage.

Left to right: F-16C Fighting Falcons (86-0328 'CC' and 86-0313 'CC') with 523 FS.

Left to right: F-16C Fighting Falcons (86-0330 'CC', 86-0349 'CC' and 87-0227 'CC') with 523 FS.

Left to right: F-16D Fighting Falcon (88-0170 'CC') with 524 FS, 27th Tactical Fighter Wing.

F-16C Fighting Falcon (88-0433 'FT') with 524 FS, 27th Tactical Fighter Wing.

Left to right: F-16C Fighting Falcons (88-0433 'FT' and 88-0439 'FT') with 524 FS, 27th Tactical Fighter Wing. They are still carrying their 23rd Fighter Group 'FT' from Pope AFB.

Left to right: F-16C Fighting Falcons (89-2054 'FT', 88-0439 'FT' and 89-2083) with 524 FS.

Left to right: T-39N Sabreliner (N302NT 'F-02') with CTW-6, T-2C Buckeye (158318 'F-814') with CTW-6, F-117A Nighthawk (85-0830 'HO') with 49 FW.

Left to right: Lockheed EC-130H Hercules (73-1595 'DM') with 355 Wing, Rockwell B-1B Lancer (86-0132 'DY') with 28 BS, 7 BW named 'Oh! Hard Luck'.

Preserved, Cannon AFB

Republic F-84C Thunderstreak (47-1530 marked '51-1027' 'FS-027-A').

Left to right: McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo (56-0187 marked '53-2426'), Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (58-0503), North American F-86H Sabre (53-1251 marked '53-1404'), General Dynamics F-111D Aardvark (68-0140 'CC') named 'City of Clovis'.