Hurlburt Field Airpark, Florida

Just inside the base, which is part of the greater Eglin AFB estate, is this splendid collection of special operations aircraft - AFSOC is based here. If you want to compare and contrast the different models of AC-130s and MC-130s, this is the place to visit, but there are plenty of other interesting aircraft in this large, well-maintained collection which we visited on 8th April.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Bell UH-1P Iroquois 64-15493  
Cessna O-1E Bird Dog 56-4208 Ex US Army
Cessna O-2A Skymaster 67-21368  
Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly 70-1293 EK The only jet type ever operated by Special Operations Command.
Curtiss C-46D Commando 44-77424 Ex JASDF 51-1121, marked as 44-77552.
Douglas A-1G Skyraider 132598 TC, 52-598 Ex USN
Douglas C-47A Skytrain 43-15510 OS D-Day and Berlin Airlift veteran, then used by Turkish AF for a few years. Marked as an AC-47D.
Douglas On-Mark B-26K (A-26A) Counter Invader 64-17666 Ex A-26C 44-35483
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 53-3144 Ex N8512N and N37484
Fairchild C-123K Provider 55-4533 Displayed as a Ranch Hand aircraft but was never used as such.
Helio U-10A Super Courier 62-3606 EO  
Lockheed AC-130A Spectre 56-0509 FT The Ultimate End
Lockheed AC-130H Spectre 69-6575 Wicked Wanda
Lockheed AC-130U Spooky 87-0128 Big Daddy
Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon 64-0567 Apparently the first ever aircraft to land using night vision goggles.
Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II 89-0283  
Lockheed MC-130P (HC-130P) Combat Shadow 65-0994  
North American B-25J Mitchell 43-28222 Ex N5256V Tanker 81
North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco 67-14626  
North American T-28D Trojan 49-1663  
Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King 65-12784 AH  
Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low 68-10928  
Sikorsky HH-60G Blackhawk 87-26009  

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