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I'm looking for serial numbers for the FB-111As and KC-135s that were stationed at Plattsburg AFB circa 1989 with the 380th Bomb Wing.

Hope this helps

http://www.fb-111a.net/nosearts.html

(1): 380th BW, Plattsburgh AFB, NY (2): 509th BW, Pease AFB, NH

•67-0159
•67-0160
•67-0161 "Deliverer" (1), "Liquidator" (1)
•67-0162 "Nocturnal mission" (1), "Black magic" (1)
•67-0163 "Moonlight maid" (1), "Whispering death" (1)
•67-7192 "Slightly dangerous" (1), "Moonlight maid" (1)
•67-7193 "Tiger lil" (2), "Chappie's cruiser" (2), "Jabitt III" (2)
•67-7194 "Ramblin'wreck" (1), "Necessary evil" (2), "Virgin abroad" (1), "Bag O' bolts" (2), "Yankee clipper" (2), "Frankenvark" (2)
•67-7195 "Dave's dream" (2), "Big stink" (2)
•67-7196 "Seacoast cruncher" (2), "Ruptured duck" (2), "Snafu" (2)
•68-0239 "Rough night" (1), "Caged lightning" (1)
•68-0240 "Star voyager" (1), "Blue ridge stream (1), "Battle weary" (1), "Atomic blade" (1)
•68-0241 "The undecided" (1), "Southern comfort" (1), "Some punkins" (2), "Nothing sacred" (1)
•68-0242
•68-0243 "Net results" (1), "Jungle queen" (1)
•68-0244 "Lucky strike" (1)
•68-0245 "Ready teddy" (1), "Nobody's darling" (1)
•68-0246 "Strange cargo" (2), "Royal flush (1), "Pistol packin' mama" (2)
•68-0247 "Poetry in motion" (2), "Fort Worth gal" (2), "Adam's apple" (1)
•68-0248 "Free for all" (1), "Fire power" (1), "A hostage to fortune" (1)
•68-0249 "Gus's bus" (1), "Full house" (2), "Little joe" (1), "Top secret" (2), "Spirit of the Seacoast" (2)
•68-0250 "Silver lady" (1), "Grey ghost" (2), "Global power" (2)
•68-0251 "Shy-chi baby" (1)
•68-0252 "Sleepy time gal" (1), "Six bitts" (1)
•68-0253
•68-0254 "Sudden impact" (1), "Pappy's passion" (1)
•68-0255 "Untouchable" (2), "Sleepy time gal" (1), "Eagle one" (2)
•68-0256 "Straight flush" (1), "The screamer" (1), "Some punkins" (2), "Angel in de skies" (1)
•68-0257 "Next objective" (2), "Maid in the USA" (1), "New England special" (2)
•68-0258 "Jabbit IV" (2), "Hell's belle" (1), "The wild hare" (2), "Herky's honey" (1), "Fire fox" (2)
•68-0259 "Necessary evil" (2), "Gypsy" (1), "Avenger" (2)
•68-0260 "Snafu" (1), "Susy Q" (1)
•68-0261
•68-0262 "Lady luck" (1)
•68-0263
•68-0264 "Jezebelle" (1), "Old hickory" (1)
•68-0265 "Net results" (1), "Liberator II" (2)
•68-0266
•68-0267 "Troublemaker" (2), "Black widow" (1), "Pom pom express" (1), "Memphis belle II" (2), "Wizard" (2)
•68-0268
•68-0269 "Sad sack" (1), "Laggin' dragon" (1), "Cruisin' Susan" (1), "Fireball express" (2), "Up an'Atom" (2)
•68-0270 "Full house" (2), "Juarez whistle" (1), "Lucky strike" (1), "American Express" (1), "Interceptor" (1),
•68-0271 "The wild hare" (2), "On de-fense" (1), "Night crawler" (2), "Bomerang" (2)
•68-0272 "The wild hare" (2), "Net results" (1), "Up an'Atom" (2), "Senior Smoke" (1)
•68-0273 "Sleeping dynamite" (2), "Milk wagon" (2), "Shine runner" (2)
•68-0274 "Thunder mug" (2), "Mission's kiss" (1), "Missouri miss" (1), "Laggin' dragon" (2)
•68-0275 "Bomble bee" (2), "Becomin'back" (1)
•68-0276 "Gruesome goose" (2), "Savage beast" (2)
•68-0277 "Double trouble" (1)
•68-0278 "A wing an' ten prayers" (1), "Freebird" (1)
•68-0279
•68-0280
•68-0281 "Eagle one" (2), "Morbid joe" (1)
•68-0282 "Dream gal" (1), "Old ironsides" (1)
•68-0283
•68-0284 "Next objective" (2), "Laggin' dragon" (1), "Sunshine" (1)
•68-0285
•68-0286 "Outlaw" (1), "SAC Time" (1), "Miss giving" (1), "Flying dragon" (1)
•68-0287 "Mad max" (1), "Ten squirrel hunter" (1), "Liberator II" (2)
•68-0288 "Angel in de skies" (1), "Peace offering" (1), "The wild hare" (2)
•68-0289 "Queen hi" (1), "Tasmanian devil" (1), "Fyrtle myrtle" (1)
•68-0290
•68-0291 "Shady lady" (1), "Sky Knight", "Deliverer" (1)
•68-0292 "Liberty belle" (1), "Liquidator" (1)
•69-6503 "Straight flush" (2), "Mission maid" (2), "Straight flush" (1)
•69-6504 "The KO kid" (1), "Freebird" (2), "War lord" (1), "Freebird" (1)
•69-6505
•69-6506 "Lady lightning" (2), "Alley cat" (2), "Full house" (2)
•69-6507 "Block buster" (2), "Madame queen" (1), "Genesis" (1), "Sleepy-time gal" (2), "Battle weary" (2)
•69-6508 "Strange cargo" (2), "Blasted event" (2)
•69-6509 "Spirit of the Seacoast" (2), "Max effort" (2), "Touch of class" (2), "Pegasus" (2)
•69-6510 "Sleepy time gal" (1), "Pistol packin'mamma" (2), "Memphis belle II" (2)
•69-6511
•69-6512 "Royal flush" (1)
•69-6513 "Black widow" (1), "Top secret" (2), "Bronx bomber" (1), "Top secret" (1)
•69-6514 "Double trouble" (2)

Matt
2 of my friends have all the FB111 KPLG A/C documented .
As for PLG KC's , here ya go ( a very partial list)
58-0043
58-0045
58-0046
58-0049
58-0055
58-0060
58-0126
59-1460
59-1462
59-1467
59-1471
59-1510
59-1520
60-0039
There was one EC135 Looking Glass EC135 (G?) stationed there but I can't make out the serial # due to cruddy backlit hasty shooting

The 380BW



MW

f47420 wrote:The 380BW



MW

Fantastic! I watched these at the old Plattsburgh AFB (KPBG) from both the ground and air many times. Back in the day when I was flying from Burlington IAP to the old Clinton County AP located to the west of KPBG their military tower would allow me to fly over at 3000' and perpendicular to the center of runway 17/35. I did this many times and always enjoyed the FB-111 and KC-135 flight operations occurring below.

BTW...Two FB-111A's from KPBG crashed in Vermont.

On 6-7-1976 tail number 69-6511 crashed in New Haven, VT after the pilots were able to eject safely in their ejection capsule.

Then on 2-2-1989 tail number 68-0243 flying as Heat 22 crashed in Kirby, VT after these pilots also ejected safely. (see photo of their ejection capsule below)

Wow that is pretty incredible crashing like that.

Where can I download this?

This is what I have of the KC-135A/Q's for the year 1989:

A Models
56-3591
57-1476
58-0015
59-1469
60-0323
60-0333
61-0280
62-3524
63-7998
63-8029
63-8881
64-1480

Q Models
58-0042
58-0047
58-0049
58-0060
58-0061
58-0065
59-1462
59-1467
60-0336
60-0337
60-0343
60-0346

Hope this helps.

Well there's a year of work and research down the crapper, I have all of the planes and scenery done, just was waiting on Mike to release the A model. Oh well, off to the recycle bin.

Never down the crapper Matt. Duplicated maybe but the more the merrier and to have scenery as well.

This is going to be one of my retro base setups complete with Mike's BUFF's. I'll take whatever ya'll are making for it.

LEBTowerGuy wrote:Well there's a year of work and research down the crapper, I have all of the planes and scenery done, just was waiting on Mike to release the A model. Oh well, off to the recycle bin.

Matt D.,

Please don't scrap your work. I've been waiting as patiently as possible for your Plattsburgh AFB package and it would be a real shame for we northeasterners not to benefit from all your hard work.

Matt
I agree with Mike and Mike . I too ,as ya knew ,was doing PBG ,complete with custom hangers . VERY much a WIP and very much on hold but I considered it a learning experience . Also made a great USAF contact who I mined for SAC hanger engineering drawings .
I'd like to add to the request that you do publish/ make available your KPBG AFB
Cheers
Brian

Matt the paints are for 1982 not 1989

In 1989 the FB-111's were in darker colours and some of the tankers are in the shark colours.

Don't stop what you are doing mate..

The more poeple doing stuff the better..

MW

Matt,
I lived across the lake in Vermont, used to see just about everything flying out of Plattsburgh. Right now I live about 10 minutes from the old base, and I would love to see what you have accomplished. I tried doing it myself , but just couldn't pull it off. With all the new stuff f-111 and B-52's it would be quite impressive.

Mike

I grew up in the lake (okay the Islands) and remember the Plattsburgh AFB FB-111 and KC-135's well. I look forward to the possible release of your package.

Hi Matt.

Don't get disheartened and scrap your work. This hobby needs everything we can get. This has been a great year with all sorts of releases so please upload your work.

Always a bummer when someone pips us to the post but its all the time and effort that goes into researching and producing a project. That must not go to waste or consigned to the bin .

From reading the comments before me reiterate my thoughts.

Well done for producing such work. Not all of us can do what painters achieve so hang in there and don't get disheartened.

There will be plenty of us looking forward to your projects release.

All we now need is your upload Matt.

Brian

Guys, thanks for the encouraging words. I seem to have over-reacted and am sorry about that. The package is almost done, however before I take the scaffolding down from the scenery I need to replace some hangars. I recently found out that I built one of the types wrong with doors almost 20' too high. The new hangars are more to scale and have even more detail (with over 80 less polys). A screenie will be up within the next 24-48 hours.

LEBTowerGuy wrote:Guys, thanks for the encouraging words. I seem to have over-reacted and am sorry about that. The package is almost done, however before I take the scaffolding down from the scenery I need to replace some hangars. I recently found out that I built one of the types wrong with doors almost 20' too high. The new hangars are more to scale and have even more detail (with over 80 less polys). A screenie will be up within the next 24-48 hours.

All of the FB-111s and all of the tankers have been represented as of 1989. I took some artistic license with the Shamu scheme since there was no exacting evidence of which aircraft carried the new schemes and which still wore the SAC scheme. I did find a photo with about 4 or 5 with the new scheme so I used that as a base. In total 57 aircraft are represented in the Wing, most of the FB-111s all have their applied nose art (those that I could find, 2 or 3 do no have nose art).

LEBTowerGuy wrote:All of the FB-111s and all of the tankers have been represented as of 1989. I took some artistic license with the Shamu scheme since there was no exacting evidence of which aircraft carried the new schemes and which still wore the SAC scheme. I did find a photo with about 4 or 5 with the new scheme so I used that as a base. In total 57 aircraft are represented in the Wing, most of the FB-111s all have their applied nose art (those that I could find, 2 or 3 do no have nose art).

That looks awsome Matt.

I can't wait to get the old Plattsburgh AFB in operation again.