2008 Wings Over Pittsburgh

Skyfire77

5/04/20 12:00PM

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Snowbirds and Raptors and Golden Knights, oh my!

Yankee Lady is a B-17G–110–VE, completed by Lockheed’s Vega division in July of ‘45

Photo: Justin Gibb

She was transferred to the Coast Guard in ‘46, being redesignated as a PB-1G and flew SAR missions until 1958

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Her history also includes time as a crop duster and appearing in Tora! Tora! Tora!

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Restoration was completed in 1995, and she is now marked as an 8th Air Force bomber flying out of RAF Ridgewell in 1944

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B-25D-35-NC was delivered the USAAF in 1943 and flew 8 missions over Italy in 1944

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She was released to the RCAF as a multi-engine trainer in October 1944, and flew for various training squadrons until 1961

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The plane flew as Gallant Warrior from 1968 until 1988, when it was sold to the Yankee Air Museum and gained her new livery.

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An F/A-18D (RC) Hornet fitted with ATARS (Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System)

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ATARS features IR and visible light sensors, an interface with the Hornet’s APG-73 radar (upgraded with synthetic aperture capabilities) and a data link

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This Hornet also carries an AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING navigation/designation pod

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VMFA(AW)-224, the Fighting Bengals, was established in 1942 and is based at MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina

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The F/A-18D (RC) can fly recon or strike missions, and can carry AMRAAAM, Maverick and Harpoon missiles, along with various guided bombs. This model Plastic Bug doesn’t carry the M61 cannon, however.

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Sit back and enjoy 9 minutes of the Raptor in action: