4-7-2017 marks a milestone for 2017. This day of the month usually means my annual Aviation spotting ( Birthday aircraft spotting day) and this time is like no other I was out in NAS Ft worth spotting on this beautiful Texas Spring day. F-35A for the Israeli Air Force was out testing from Lockheed Martin. Read More …
3/23/2017 Ellington Field ( KEFD) TX was bustling with transient traffic one this Houston TX springtime day. On the tarmac of KEFD we were presented with this Afghanistan Mi-17V5 “HIP” , under the 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, 801st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, Shindand Airbase , Afghanistan. At about 1800hrs, we get a Read More …
3/25/2017 kAFW Ft worth Alliance Airport, TX A typical Spring Sat whereby Ft worth Alliance Airport ( AFW ) gets her typical weekend traffic. We saw quite a bit of Navy transient traffic came by AFW on Friday with at least 8 F-18E/F mixed from VFA-41 Black Aces and Read More …
Heart of Texas , Waco Airshow 2017 2017 marks the USAF Thunderbirds and US Navy Legacy Hornet Tactical demonstration team East VFA-106 Gladiators base in NAS Oceana. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the F-18 demo was cancel . Military participation was quite good for an airshow of this size. We got 2x A-10C from 442nd Read More …
VFA-125 Rough Raiders base in NAS Lemoore CA was the Fleet Replacement Squadron ( FRS ) until its deactivation in October 2010. VFA-125 at that time was also use as the US Navy Tac Demo on the Legacy Hornet. As you can see in the photo below showcasing Read More …
We caught some Wildcats sniffing around Ft worth JRB! KNFW These are Navy’s few Legacy hornet squadrons base in NAS Oceana These FA-18C was spotted carrying AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-88 HARM. Some of them carrys the MER for bomb loading. Here are some of the actions Pictures by Joseph Read More …
FEAR the BONES March 11th , 2017. We got a few visitors from the famous VFA-103 Joly Rogers based at NAS Oceana. These Hornets were doing DACT Exercise with 57th Fighter wing Weapon School in Nellis AFB for the past few weeks and they are on their Read More …
Mar 2017 in KEFD Ellington Field TX. It had been a little while since I stopped by Ellington Field (KEFD) to see if any action were to be had and struck a little gold. Upon arrival at the fence I saw a pair of T-38Cs who had just gotten fuel up and were preparing for Read More …
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The famous Blacksheep squadron VMA-214 from the days of Pappy Boyington in WW2 is now flying the AV-8B+ Harrier jump jets. VMA214 is currently base in MCAS Yuma m AZ. The current AV-8B have gone to a dark colored camouflage scheme as shown in the jet illustrated below. We Read More …
Cretan Vipers – HAF 115 Combat Wing Crete in the southern Aegean Sea, is the home of 115 CW (Combat Wing – Pteriga Mahis) of the Hellenic Air Force, operating the Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ from Souda Air Base. With one of the most modern and advanced Viper fleets in Europe, 115 CW is Read More …
120 ATW – Where the last T-2s fly The Hellenic Air Force’s 120 Air Training Wing (120 Pteriga Ekpedefseos Aeros – PEA) is located at the airport of Kalamata, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The 120 ATW of the Hellenic Air Force Training Command is tasked with providing the cadets and 2nd Lieutenants Read More …
( Article best view on PC or MAC ) PHANTOM PHOREVER – THE LEGEND LIVES ON This legendary twin engine beast of Mc Donnell Douglas might not be the most versatile and agile fighter of the Hellenic Air Force, but it still remains an essential component of its Tactical Air Force planning. Today, HAF still Read More …
NAS Pensacola National Aviation Museum houses a few F-8 of different variants including the fighter and Recon bird. The Recon bird RF-8G belongs to VFP-62 nickname “fighting photos” . VFP-62 is best known as the squadron that took the first low-level photos of the Soviet missile bases in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in Read More …
QF-4E from 82d Aerial Targets Squadron (82 ATRS) in Holloman AFB. Modifications were done on these aircraft including the removal of the backseat in this example. Profile Shots of QF-4E Detail shots Photographs from Dave Chng, Bill Havel and Joseph Fischer
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. This example is now preserved in Sacramento Air Museum CA. She wears the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron base in Minot AFB later move to Vance AFB OK and became the current 5th Read More …
Michigan ANG flies the F-106 during the height of Cold war and later transition to the F-4C Phantom II. 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron spot with the distinct air superiority gloss grey jets with the yellow and black checkerboards. This aircraft is preserved in Sacramento Air Museum , CA F-4C Overall shots Detail Shots Article by Read More …
US navy uses the Vought A-7E as a light attack strike aircraft for their Carrier Strike group. This aircraft because of its unique shape also known as the SLUF …. short little Ugly fellow! This A-7E is house in NAS Pensacola National Naval Aviation Museum. Flying the VA-46 Clansman Squadron. VA-46 made her last combat Read More …
As we all know, the Mighty Grumman Ironwork’s last Navy workhorse’s days are number. Currently, we have 3 squadrons still in active service by the Marine Corps. This example you see here is Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 (VMAQ-4) . The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and Read More …
F-4N Phantom II This aircraft resides in National Naval Aviation Museum in NAS Pensacola FL. Spots the VF-154 Black knights marking. Aircraft overview Cockpit details Aircraft Details Article by Dave Chng