The yearbook includes the USAF/ANG/AFRES bases and order of battle.
Under AETC, the 82nd TW, at Sheppard AFB in Texas, is shown as having the
following aircraft assigned :
GYA-10A, GA-10A, GB-52G (!), GF-4D/E, GF-15A/B, GF-111A/E etc. etc.
As it is a very safe bet these are not flying aircraft, I am left assuming
they are either simulators, or, more probably, ground instructional airframes.
Is this what the "G" Designator means?
Matt.
HI Matt
I recall playing on the F-4, F-111, and the F-15 when I was in tech
school at Sheppard (don't recall the B-52 or the A-10, must have arrived
after my stay there). The plays were indeed for training us to be
"aircraft mechanics"
I have no idea what the G stands for, maybe "grounded".
But thanks for the memory jog!
Steve Vise
G = Permanently Grounded
Will
Cory
> I have a USAF 1997 yearbook, published in the UK, and generally
> seeming to be
> accurate and well researched.
>
> The yearbook includes the USAF/ANG/AFRES bases and order of battle.
>
> Under AETC, the 82nd TW, at Sheppard AFB in Texas, is shown as having
> the
> following aircraft assigned :
>
> GYA-10A, GA-10A, GB-52G (!), GF-4D/E, GF-15A/B, GF-111A/E etc. etc.
>
> As it is a very safe bet these are not flying aircraft, I am left
> assuming
> they are either simulators, or, more probably, ground instructional
> airframes.
>
> Is this what the "G" Designator means?
>
> Matt.
I believe "G" means Ground instructional Airframe
Phil Hastie
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