Hill Air Force Base: Open House

17 September 1983

“The open house is a great way to showcase the Air Force and Hill Air Force Base,” was the lead-in to the article.  We invited our friends Sandy and Andrew to join us on a beautiful fall day and went to check out the Hill Air Force Base Open House.  In addition to demos — on the ground and in the air — several aircraft were open for public tours.

Bomb Loading Demonstration

Fly-over refueling of three F-105 Thunderchiefs
by a KC-135 Stratotanker.

Treaty of Paris celebrates the 200th anniversary of the
treaty by the same name that ended the American Revolutionary
War, as well as the bi-centennial of the first manned flight,
an epic event that occurred in Paris and was witnessed by
Benjamin Franklin.

The C-141B Starlifter first flew in 1963.
It remained in service until 2006.

The KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft.
the refueling boom is visible in the photo on the right.

The C-130 Hercules, capable of using unprepared runways for
takeoffs and landings, was originally designed as a troop,
medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft.

In 2007, the C-130 Hercules marked 50 years of service.

Thunderbirds Aerial Ballet — Bomb Burst

This was the one and only open house we attended at Hill Air Force Base.