T-43 and P-3 Aircraft at Mather AFB - 1990 

Wow, I got to Mather in November of 1990! I got out in 1992!

Never was a T-43 lost due to mechanical failure. One of the most reliable aircraft ever used by the USAF. But with GPS and other navigational aid development in recent years, the teaching of Nav students utilizing the stars and the sun had become out dated. I'll never forget the beauty of those aircraft circling the skies while stationed at Mather Field in the late 70's and early 80's. Rest in peace and a job well done T-43 "Gator".

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Great Video ... Retired AF SR71/U-2/135 out of Beale!

I ISO’ed that T43 on the early 80’s

I was there in 1990

I was stationed at Mather from '83 - '87. I was in SAC. The T-43s and T-37s were a regular sight, there.

Where is Bob these days?