Two of the three F-16s of the Air National Guard’s 119th Fighter Wing at Fargo, N.D. that flew combat air patrols over Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, have found spots in museums. Associated Press news service reports that Lt. Col. Brad Derrig, the Happy Hooligan who flew one of the F-16s on 9/11, on Dec. 26 flew one of the Vipers to its new home at McChord AFB, Wash., where it will become a display at the base museum. The second F-16 will stay with the Hooligans on display at Fargo. ANG is using the third Viper for training.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.