A legendary parking lot

A World War II-era B-25 Mitchell medium bomber stands ready more than 60 years later for a static display aircraft mission May 19 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The bomber was parked next to a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules (right) and was joined by a P-47 Thunderbolt, an F-15C Eagle, a Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Canadian CF-18 Hornet as part of a change of command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command organizations. The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command-assigned unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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A legendary parking lot

A 302nd Airlift Wing-assigned C-130 gleams in the Colorado morning sun May 19 with two, World War II-era aircraft, including the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane (center) and a B-25 Mitchell bomber (right) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft were joined by an F-15C Eagle, a Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Canadian CF-18 Hornet as part of a change of command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command organizations. The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command-assigned unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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A legendary parking lot

Media from the Colorado Springs, Colo., area capture footage May 19 while a 302nd Airlift Wing-assigned C-130 Hercules sits next to a World War II-era P-47 Thunderbolt (right) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft were joined by a B-25 Mitchell bomber, an F-15C Eagle, a Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Canadian CF-18 Hornet as part of a change of command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command organizations. The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command-assigned unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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A legendary parking lot

A World War II-era B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, named "In The Mood," stands ready more than 60 years later for a static display aircraft mission May 19 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The bomber was parked next to a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules (right) and was joined by a P-47 Thunderbolt, an F-15C Eagle, a Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Canadian CF-18 Hornet as part of a change of command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command organizations. The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command-assigned unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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A legendary parking lot

Published May 19, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- A 302nd Airlift Wing-assigned C-130 Hercules was joined by several aircraft, spanning more than 60 years of age, during a static display May 19 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force Reserve C-130 was joined by a P-47 Thunderbolt, an F-15C Eagle, a Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Canadian CF-18 Hornet as part of a change of command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command organizations. The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command-assigned unit.