Tornado jet landed in Alamogordo

An Otero County Emergency Services vehicle tows the Tornado through the La Luz Gate towards U.S. Highway 54/70 Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

Museum of Space History Executive Director Chris Orwoll inside the hangar at Holloman Air Force Base where the German air force Tornado was being prepped to move Saturday morning, Jan. 12, 2019 at 6:30 a.m. He’s holding the donation paperwork that makes the jet fighter officially the property of the museum.

An Otero County Emergency Services vehicle tows the Tornado on La Luz Gate Road towards U.S. Highway 54/70 Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

Traffic backs up on Highway 54/70 while tow crew members hand turn the Tornado jet from La Luz Gate Road onto the highway Saturday.

The Tornado jet being towed towards Alamogordo, N.M. on U.S. Highway 54/70 Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

The German air force Tornado jet fighter makes its way down Highway 54/70 while being towed to Alamogordo Saturday.

Tow crews maneuver the Tornado jet through the traffic lights at White Sands Boulevard and Glacier Drive with the assistance of an Alamogordo Police officer Saturday.