Military Aviation Photography and Spotting
Jesolo Airshow is held once a year on the waterfront nearby Venice, Italy. For 2017, 2 days of Spectacular Aviation display from many European countries was held on August 26th and 27th. Since this is an airshow on the waterfront, Aircraft participating in the show is being stage at Istrana Airbase nearby. This year there Read More …
Fall season also marks the height of Hurricane season for North America area. 2017 marks a year whereby Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas Gulf Coast. Harvey hits landfall right by Corpus Christie on 8-26-2017 as a category 4 Hurricane with winds up to Read More …
USS Stennis CVN-74 was commissioned on 9 December 1995 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va, and she conducted flight deck certification in January 1996. She takes the name of senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi and is the 7th Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier for the US Navy and is currently home Read More …
RIAT 2017 “Made in Heaven, tattooed on Earth” During the third weekend of July, the gates of the RAF base in Fairford opened once again for the lucky visitors of this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo. 160.000 people were gathered to witness one of the best aviation feasts in Europe. Let the show begin… A Read More …
VMFT-401 is the only Marine “Adversary” squadron base in MCAS Yuma , AZ. They are tasked to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat. Snipers was activated back in 1987 and was given the Isreali F-21 “Kfirs” and later in 1989 they receive the F-5n and was flying Read More …
July 8th 2017 The Typical Dallas Summer of 105 degree F and high humidity made this hot and muggy Saturday. We were brave enough to challenge this heat and venture to NAS JRB Ft worth ( KNFW ) to do some plane spotting. We were very fortunate to have our local squadron 301st FW “Spads” Read More …
Upcoming Red Flag 17-3 Starting from July 10 to 28, 2017 This hot summer months in Las Vegas will be all US assets. If you guys are going it will be very hot by the speedway so drink plenty fluids. Enjoy Here are the participating units 17-3 participants 16th ACCS E-8 joint star 34th BS Read More …
We have updated our Walkaround detail section and have included the Japanese F-15MJ and Korean KF-16D Here is the link and please check it out: http://airwingspotter.com/others-walkarounds/
25th FS Assam Draggins from Osan AB, Korea and 107thFS Michigan ANG A-10C Footage by Dave Chng
Click here for the video presentation for 18th Aggressors Squadron and 107th FS from Michigan ANG in Red Flag Alaska 17-2 Video from Dave Chng
We will be having our Red Flag Alaska 17-2 full detail report coming, right now we have a few teasers of the Michigan ANG 107thFS flying the A-10C and 13th FS of the famous Wild Weasel ” Black panthers” from Misawa Japan. Video Clips here Article by Dave Chng
Hellenic Air Force Deltas In March 1985, the Greek government announced the purchase of 36 single-seat and 4 two-seat Mirage 2000s in addition to the procurement of the F-16C/D Block 30. The base which was selected to operate the new aircraft was 114 Combat Wing, based in Tanagra AB, which was already operating the other Read More …
Ellington Field TX 5-28-2017 We have seen the 138th FW Oklahoma Air National Guard and other guards unit going to the new Havglas V scheme on the F-16. On this day we caught some Tulsa jets doing their routine drill down by the Gulf. 3 of them total flying Read More …
May 20th and 21st marked the open house for Tinker AFB, OK named Star Spangled Salute Airshow. Tinker AFB located in central Oklahoma by MIdwest City. Tinker is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command’s (AFMC) Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, Read More …
VFA-136 Knighthawks….. The “Knighthawks” an operational fleet squadron flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) and homeported at NAS Lemoore. Their tailcode AB and their radio callsign is Hawk. We were fortunate to caught these Super hornet on the 17th May Read More …
2017 Patrouille de France of the French Air Force was cordially invited to the United States by the United States Air Force (USAF) marking their 70th Anniversary and also the 100th Anniversary for the end of World War 1. The Patrouille Acrobatique de France also Read More …
Phantom Photographers The end of a Phabulous Era On the 5th of May, the official ceremony of the RF-4E Phantom II retirement took place in the airfield of Larissa. Along with them, 348 Squadron ceased its operation indefinitely after 64 years of existence. George Karavantos visited Larissa, two days before the ceremony and he Read More …
Barkesdale AFB , located by Shreveport LA is home of the 8th Air Force, and home base for the 2nd Bombing Wing spotting the LA tail code and also the 307th Bomber wing that spots the BD tail code on the B-52H. Barkesdale usually host their annual airshow in May calling it the Defenders of Read More …
