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Vol. 10, No. 3 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base March 3, 2017 AN AEROTECH NEWS AND REVIEW PUBLICATION • WWW.AEROTECHNEWS.COM
Heritage aircraft get license to show off
U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan H. Barbour
Historical aircraft rest on the flightline during the 2017 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course Feb. 11 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The annual aerial demonstration training event has been held at D-M since 2001. The modern aircraft that participated in this year’s HFTCC were the F-35 Lightning II, the F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon and the A-10C Thunderbolt II. The historic aircraft included the P-51 and T-51 Mustang, P-40 Warhawk, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, T-33 Shooting Star and F-86 Sabre. For more photos, see Page 12.