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April 01, 2022

04.01.10 Special: NASM Announces National Tour For Enola Gay

From April 1st, 2010: Famous Airplane Will Fly Again, Thanks To Extensive, Secret Renovation

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition Classic The National Air and Spa

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04.01.19 Special: Military Demonstration Teams Go Retro

From April 1, 2019: A-4 Skyhawks, F-100s Return To The Air Show Circuit In 2022

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition Classic The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are going retro, bringing back some of their classic airplanes for the 2022 air show season. The two teams jointly announced April 1 that the Blue Angels will fly the season in A-4 Skyhawks, while the Thunderbirds will take to the skies in F-100 Super Sabres. The Blue Angels flew the A-4 Skyhawks from 1974 to 1986. The Navy determined that they had the best chance of findin

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04.01.17 Special: Grumman To Re-Open F-14 Production Line

From April 1, 2017: Plans To Capitalize On Budget-Conscious Administration

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition Classic With the cost of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter continuing to be a bone of contention for the Trump administration, Grumman says it will re-start production of the venerable F-14 Tomcat for the U.S. Navy. When it ended production in 1991, the Tomcat cost about $13 million per copy. “That translates to about $22 million in 2016 dollars, and that’s a significant cost savings to the taxpayer,” said a Pentagon official who spoke to ANN on the condition of anonymity.

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04.01.05 Special: A Little Late... USAF Takes Delivery Of Last F-104

From April 1st, 2005: Lockheed Had Actually Been Paid For, But Never Delivered, The Final F-104D

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition Classic The United States Air Force took delivery of the last Lockheed F-104D Starfighter in ceremonies that were conducted late Friday, April 1st, 2005. Rumored for weeks, an OMB and DoD investigation finally revealed that Lockheed had actually been paid for, but never delivered, the final F-104D (a two-seat version of the F-104C) in the final delivery cycle that was concluded in August of 1959. The F-104D (Lockheed Model 383-04-06) was the two-seat combat trainer version of the F-104C, bearing the same relationship to the F-104C as the F-104B

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