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OUR HISTORY 
 
McCHORD BASED AIRCRAFT
 

McChord units have preformed a wide variety of missions over the years, to perform those missions those units have flown an interesting assortment of aircraft.  Below you will find some of the many aircraft that have been associated with McChord AFB. 

ATTACK / LT BOMBER BOMBER CARGO / TRANSPORT FIGHTER / PURSUIT
HELICOPTER LIAISON / OBSERVATION SEARCH & RESCUE     RECONNAISSANCE
TANKER TRAINER    
ATTACK / LIGHT BOMBER
 
FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II - (1993-1994)
NORTHROP A-17 NOMAD - (1940)
Douglas A-20 Havoc (1941)
Douglas A-24 Dauntless - (1944-1945?)
LOCKHEED A-29 HUDSON - (1942)
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BOMBER
 
MARTIN B-10 - (1944-1945?)
BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - (1940-1943)
DOUGLAS B-18 BOLO - (1940-1941)
DOUGLAS B-23 DRAGON - (1940-1941)
Consolidated B-24 LIBERATOR - (1945)
NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL - (1941)
MARTIN B-26 MARAUDER - (1941)
LOCKHEED B-34 VENTURA - (1942, 1944-1945?)
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator - (1943)
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CARGO / TRANSPORT
 
BOEING C-17  GLOBEMASTER III - (1999-PRESENT)
BEECH C-45 EXPEDITOR - (1943-1949)
Curtiss C-46 COMMANDO - (1952)
DOUGLAS C-47 SKYTRAIN - (1948-1961)
DOUGLAS C-54 SKYMASTER - (1950-1955)
 FAIRCHILD C-82 PACKET - (1947-1949)
FAIRCHILD C-119 FLYING BOXCAR (195?-1958)
DOUGLAS C-118 LIFTMASTER - (1955-1960)
FAIRCHILD C-123 PROVIDER - (1958-196?)
DOUGLAS C-124 GLOBEMASTER II - (1950-1969)
LOCKHEED C-130 HERCULES - (1975-1989)
LOCKHEED C-141 STARLIFTER - (1966-2002) 
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FIGHTER / PURSUIT
RECONNAISSANCE
McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE - (1983-1989)
Republic P-43 Lancer - (1941)
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt- (1944-1945?)
NORTH AMERICAN F-51 MUSTANG - (1951-1952)
Northrop P-61 Black Widow - (1947)
NORTH AMERICAN F-82 TWIN MUSTANG - (1947-1950)
NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE - (1953-1957)
 LOCKHEED F-94 STARFIRE - (1950-1953)
CONVAIR F-102 DELTA DAGGER - (1956-1960)
CONVAIR F-106 DELTA DART - (1960-1983)
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HELICOPTER
 
BELL H-13 SIOUX - (1949)
SIKORSKY H-19 CHICKASAW - (1953-1961)
KAMAN H-43 HUSKIE - (1961 - 1969, 1971-1972)
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LIAISON / OBSERVATION (FAC)
 
Stinson L-1 Vigilant - (1944-1945?)
Piper L-4 Grasshopper - (1944-1945?)
Stinson L-5 Sentinel - (1945)
FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC OA-10 THUNDERBOLT II - (1993-1994)
North American O-47 - (1944-1945?)
 
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RECONNAISSANCE
BOEING WB-50D SUPERFORTRESS - (1960-1961)
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SEARCH & RESCUE
 
Canadian Vickers SA-10A CATALINA - (1946-1952?)
GRUMMAN SA-16 ALBATROSS - (1953-1956)
 BOEING SB-17 FLYING FORTRESS - (1947- 1952?)
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TANKER
 
BOEING KC-135 STRATOTANKER - (1960-1962)
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TRAINER
 
BEECH AT-11 KANSAS - (1951)
 VULTEE BT-13 VALIANT - (1941)

STEARMAN (BOEING) PT-17 KAYDET - (1941-1942)

NORTH AMERICAN (A)T-6 TEXAN - (1946)
 CONVAIR T-29 SAMARITAN - (1969-1975)
LOCKHEED T-33 SHOOTING STAR - (1951-1988)
NORTH AMERICAN T-39 SABRELINER - (1970-1975)
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The McChord Air Museum Foundation
P.O. Box 4205
McChord AFB, WA. 98438-0205
253-982-2485
e-mail - mamfound@mcchordairmuseum.org
 
 
 
 

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