111th Fighter Squadron
Vietnam through Today

 
 

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(1)  The T-Bird served long and well with the 111th.  During part of its career it was utilized by the ANG's  "Jet Instrument School" where it was used for part of the syllabus leading up to F-101 and F-102 training.  T-33A 58-0890 assigned to the JIS.
(2)  T-33A 52-9794 JIS.  This photo like many others is from the 111th's history book.  It is unfortunately not a very good reproduction, but does illustrate the color scheme well.
(3)  56-1670 in flight in yet another color scheme.
(4)  52-9223 wearing the final scheme carried by the T-Birds, in this photo wearing the pennant that was also carried by the unit's F-101s at the time.

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(5, 6 & 7)   With the arrival of the F-102s the markings were changed from those carried by the F-86Ls.  The fuselage still reads "TEXAS AIR GUARD", but the blue stripe on the tail has now been replaced with a blue alar, or delta, or best of all "widget".  The first F-102 scheme is shown on 56-1074 (L), 56-1007 (C) and 56-1040 (R).  All are F-102A aircraft.

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(8, 9 & 10)  The F-102 had not been in service with the 111th for too long before the ANG started displaying "U.S. AIR FORCE" in place of the state name on its aircraft.  The tail markings also became more "busy" for the 111th.  56-1289 (L), 56-1044 (C) and 56-1188 (R) all illustrate this change.

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(11)  Two seat TF-102As were also assigned to "Deuce" units.  56-2317 is pushed into a hangar in preparation for a hurricane.  It is odd to see airmen pushing on the flaperons, as pushing on control surfaces is to be avoided.
(12)  55-4067.

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(13 & 14)  The Deuce and the Voodoo served together while the 111th provided combat training on both types.  The Voodoo really deserved a more colorful scheme and would get it after the F-102 left service.

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(15)  The pennant that is still carried by the 111th was added in the late 1970s.  Here is F-101B 57-0270 in the summer of 1982, shortly before being replaced with F-4C Phantoms.
(16)  57-0252 in burner.

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(17)  The F-4C arrived in 1982 and stayed until replaced by the F-4D in the late '80s.  63-7589 was a "MiG Killer" flown by the unit.
(18)  63-7420 on a hot and humid day, awaiting her turn to fly.
(19)  "420" repainted in the "Hill scheme" but with still colorful markings.  (I will add a Voodoo/Phantom page that will have more details on Texas Air Guard F-101 and F-4 markings.)

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(20)  The most recent addition to the unit is the F-16C.  Unfortunately, the markings have now become rather drab.

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(21)  C-131B 53-7811 often known as "Miss Piggy".  She went to the boneyard in the '80s.
 
 

Prewar and early period.  1923-1940

WWII Era.  1941-1945

Postwar and Korea.  1946-1952

Post Korea:  1952-1965

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