F35 and F22 in Fairford , UK

Posted onSeptember 21, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

2016 marks a milestone for our 5th generation fighters. For the 1st time, both the F-35A and F35B lightning II and F-22A Raptor appears in the same Airshow and performed. F35B and F35A from USMC, Royal Navy and USAF perform side by side in RIAT 2016. We have here some Fairford actions. Pictures by Read More …

Waco Heart of Texas Airshow

Posted onSeptember 20, 2016September 20, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

We are slowly approaching Fall of 2016 and in this September 17, 18th weekend Waco host an airshow promising 3 Tactical demo from the military. Namely the F-16 Viper Demo, Superhornet F-18 West Demo from VFA-122 and Coast Guard Search and rescue demo. We suppose to get the V22 Osprey tactical demo but was cancel. Read More …

Zeltweg Airshow 2016- Austria

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016September 15, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Zelweg Airshow 2016 Septermber 2nd and 3rd 2016. Here are the participants for the show. Country Aircraft Type Squadron/Team F/S Eurofighter Typhoon SAAB 105ÖE Lockheed C-130K Hercules S-70A-42 Black Hawk OH-58B Kiowa Agusta-Bell AB 212 Aérospatiale Alouette III Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer Fighter Sq Zeltweg Fighter Trainer Sq, Zeltweg Air Read More …

Red Flag Alaska 16-3

Posted onSeptember 12, 2016September 12, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Red Flag Alaska 16-3 Overview Red Flag Alaska started at Clark AB, Philippines in 1976. Upon its closure this Air Exercise has moved to Eielson AFB, Alaska and renamed Cope Thunder. In 2006 it was again renamed, this time Red Flag Alaska (RFA) which still stands today. This multi-service and multinational exercise has hosted various Read More …

VMFA-211 F-35B in KNFW

Posted onSeptember 11, 2016September 11, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

We were fortunate to have KNFW ( Nas Ft worth ) that is the builder of all our F-35 Lightning II. Today 9/11 we spot the new F-35B from our Marine unit VMFA-211 Wake Island Avenger that use to fly the AV-8B Harrier. They have since transition to the F-35B. This is a runway 18 Read More …

Summer PIX from the UK!

Posted onSeptember 1, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Here are some of the shots taken from Yeovilton Air Station, currently base all the Merlins Helicopter. Hopfully we will see the pride of Fleet Air Arm … the F-35B Lightning II. This is a One day event on the Airshow this summer. Seeing the F-4K in her Royal Navy colors brings back good memories Read More …

Ellington Field in the Summer 2016

Posted onSeptember 1, 2016September 1, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Ellington Field Situated south of Houston Metroplex houses our F-16C Blk 40 from Oklahoma National Guard protecting our skies in the Gulf. This unique base also gets quite a bit of transient traffic as you can see here with the US Army Chinook, Blackhawks and AH-64E. The gem comes from the capture of those EA-18G Read More …

NAS Ft worth August 2016 Japanese and Israeli F-35A

Posted onAugust 26, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

NAS Ft worth ( KNFW) Military aircraft spotting in August. Lockheed Martin (LMT) have been very busy crunching out those F-35 Lightning. After a week of rain and thunderstorm, we finally got some clear weather and LMT took these clear weather for some intensive F35 testing. First being the Israeli F-35I (Adir) in Hebrew denotes Read More …

RSAF Singapore’s CH-47 Chinook in TX

Posted onAugust 4, 2016August 4, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

( Use PC or MAC for best viewing in this site) RSAF ( Republic of Singapore AirForce ) have a small contingent of 6x CH-47D base in Grand Prairie , TX ( near Dallas TX) This is part of a continuing testing and training they are doing here in the US. The unit is part Read More …

RAF Fairford spotting in July 2016

Posted onJuly 26, 2016July 26, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Uk in the summer always comes with good military aircraft due to the excellent airshows like the RIAT and Farnbourough. 2016 calls for the arrival of both 5th Generation fighters namely the F-22 and F35. there is also some BUFF actions with B52 coming from Minot AFB. Thanks to Phillip our photographer in the UK Read More …

Israel Air Force F-35A maiden flight 7-25-2016

Posted onJuly 26, 2016July 26, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

On Wednesday June 22, the official ceremony to mark the acceptance of the first fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter by the Israeli Air Force took place in Lockheed Martin plant in Ft Worth ,Texas. The fighter is named F-35I “Adir” The first pair of F-35I (the second is scheduled to leave the assembly line in Read More …

RSAF Open House 2016, Paya Lebar Airbase Singapore

Posted onJuly 15, 2016July 15, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

RSAF Open House 2016 – Defending Our Skies Over the weekend of 21-22 May, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House returned to Paya Lebar Airbase with a bang after a 5-year absence. With more than 220,000 visitors over the weekend, it surpassed the organising committee’s target of 120,000. Covering an area of about Read More …

Aviano Airbase visit

Posted onJuly 15, 2016July 15, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Aviano Base Visit July 2016 ( Article Best View in PC or MAC ) Aviano Airbase situated in northeastern Italy is one of the important NATO base housing USAF F-16 Squadron. Namely the 510th ( Buzzards) FS and 555th Fighter Squadron FS ( Triple Nickel ) Both Triple Nickel and Buzzards have been heavily involved Read More …

Aviano Airbase Aircraft Spotting July 2016

Posted onJuly 7, 2016July 7, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

( Article Best View on PC and MAC ) Aviano Airbase ( AVB) Home of the USAFE 31st Fighter Wing known flying the Lockheed Martin F-16C and D is strategically located in Northeastern Italian Alps. The Famous Triple Nickel 555th FS and Buzzards 510th FS is among Read More …

Airwingspotter new Partnership!

Posted onJune 30, 2016June 30, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

I am happy to announce the partnership with MAPS from Singapore http://www.maphotosg.com/covering Southeast Asian Aviation events and spotting. I would like to thank David Chua and Raymond Lee for their support with Airwingspotter to further promote the passion of Military Aviation. Hoping this partnership will bring us more interesting military aircraft for our viewers to Read More …

Ellington Field Dawn visit ( June 2016)

Posted onJune 29, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Ellington Field June visit 2016 ( Best view in PC or Mac) The month of June 2016 has been a rather interesting one. Intel wise it has been pretty quiet. On the flip side it has opened a new chapter: night photography. Not to be deterred by the lack of intel, I’d periodically stop by Read More …

Hawgsmoke 2016

Posted onJune 27, 2016June 27, 2016Authordavechng1 Comment

Hawgsmoke 2016 ( Article Best view on PC and MAC) Hawgsmoke 2016 took place June 1 through June 4. Hawgsmoke occurs biennially as a premiere worldwide competition of A-10 pilots and their supports crews. The 4 day event includes A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competitions. The tradition is for winners of the previous Read More …

VMFA-312 Checkerboards in KNFW 6-12-2016

Posted onJune 13, 2016June 13, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

Article best view in PC or MAC VMFA-312 Checkerboard based out of MCAS Beaufort. This Marine Attack/Fighter Squadron flies the F-18C and F-18A++ Legacy Hornet. Checkerboard was shore base in MCAS Iwakuni Japan early this year and recently been reassign to CVW-17 with the NA tail code. We also Read More …

Hornets and T38 in Ellington Field 5-21-2016

Posted onMay 23, 2016Authordavechng1 Comment

Ellington Field 5-21-2016 ( Best view with PC or Mac) Being it was a little over a month since my last outing to KEFD, I was anxious to see what was in store for my latest visit, gloomy weather and all. My first stop along the fence line yielded what had Read More …

SU-30MKM Demo Video

Posted onMay 19, 2016May 19, 2016AuthordavechngLeave a comment

SU-30MKM from Royal Malaysian Air Force performing in Singapore Aerospace 2016. Taken by Lau C.N

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