Turkish Air Force Relics
Turkey
2016, 2022
The Turkish Air Force has preserved many of its former aircraft on the air bases where they served.
Konya Air Base
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Military Park (just south of Konya air base)
Left to right: Northrop Freedom Fighter NF-5A-2000 (3013 '13') ex Turkish Stars.
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Left to right: Northrop Freedom Fighter NF-5A-2000 (3013 '13') ex Turkish Stars.
Konya Air Base
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Left to right: Northrop Freedom Fighter NF-5A-2000 (3016 '16') ex Turkish Stars.
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Left to right: Northrop Freedom Fighter NF-5A-2000 (3016 '16') ex Turkish Stars.

Konya Air Base - Memorial Park gate guards
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Left to right: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (68-0313).
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter (64-13344).
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Left to right: Republic F-84G Thunderjet (51-10133 painted as 62-3132).
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Left to right: North American F-100D Super Sabre (55-2748).
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (53-7026).

Bandirma Air Base
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F-104G Starfighter (painted 6186 '6-186' probably 7186) outside the main gate.
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Inside the base by around 1,000 meters is an area where these six aircraft are displayed.
Left to right: Beechcraft AT.11 Kansan (6833 '6-833') was in service from 1948 to 1983.
Republic F-84G Thunderjet (possibly 51-11001) in service from 1954 to 1965.
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Left to right: Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (painted '6-1046') is service from 1981 to 1991.
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter (painted '6-158') in service from 1966 to 1982.
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Left to right: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (marked 044 possibly 53-7040) in service from 1959 to 1974.
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (painted '6-432' probably 55-4432 ex AdlA) in service from 1958 to 1993 it was displayed in its own area near to the Base Operations head quarters.
There were at least two more aircraft I did not get close to, one was an F-104 in the shelter area.