Den aller siste E-3 Sentry flyr fra Tinker til The Boneyard - Air and Space Forces Magazine

 

Oct. 12, 2023 Edited by Greg Hadley with Unshin Lee Harpley and David Roza View In Browser E-3 Sentry (AWACS) #83-0009 takes off from Tinker Air Force Base for the final time, September 21, 2023. Aircraft #83-0009 is now among over a dozen AWACS sent to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Tucson, Arizona for reduction. U.S. Air Force Photo by Clayton Cummins 13th AWACS Jet Flies West to Boneyard, Last of 2023 Divestments By Greg Hadley The Air Force’s E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet is down to just 18 aircraft after the service completed its latest round of retirements at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., last month. The 13th and final AWACS airframe to be retired in fiscal 2023 left the base on Sept. 21, heading to the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. All told, a dozen AWACS aircraft went there from April to September, while one will remain at Tinker as a static display.