Feb 2019 Aviation Report
Feb 2019 Aviation Report. We have F-35A, F/A-18, F-16, C2 and lots of C130 and T38s. Read More …
Tag: 301st fw
Gunships and Lightnings!
May 22, 2018 Another great day of spotting in NAS Ft worth , JRB (KNFW) in Ft Worth TX. This is a really hot day and we were presented with an AC-130 on the south ramp of the base. She did a few engine runs but did not make it to the runway . Aircraft Read More …
NAS Ft worth (KNFW) Spring 2018
Tribute to our local units in NAS Ft worth, JRB (KNFW) This article is specially dedicated to our men and women manning the stations at KNFW Joint reserve Base. We will be presenting a Photographic perspective of each individual units. 301st Fighter Wing ( FW ) ” Spads” They carry the callsign ” Mustang, Beast Read More …
4-7-2017 Spotting Eagles, Falcons, Lightning, Sentry, Hornets, Herki birds!
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 …
Ft worth JRB F-35A and F16 Jan 30th
1-30-2017 Jan 2017 and we are getting 77 degree F weather. It was beautiful afternoon with a slight 10 knots west wind. Ft worth JRB was using runway 36 for the entire afternoon which I was praying for when I was there. Right on the dot of 1345hrs we started to see Lightning 5-1 and Read More …
NAS Ft worth JRB Drill weekend 4-2-2016
( SITE BEST VIEW IN PC OR MAC ) 301st FW conduct their drill weekend and this faithful Saturday started with a visit to the local Ft Worth Alliance Airport KAFW. The morning was quiet on the tarmac but there sits 3x VMFA-112 Cowboys F-18A++ and a Single VFA-122 F-18E. Read More …
Red Flag Experience
RED FLAG Experience ( Article best view on PC or MAC ) RED FLAG is held 4 times a year and this Exercise combine different assets. The purpose of the Exercise is to give pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries an opportunity to practice and refine their skills for real combat situations. Read More …
KNFW 12-17-2015
Site best view on PC or MAC This Faithful day before Christmas of 2015, we got some great actions right at NAs Ft worth JRB. Lockheed Martin have 2 flights of F-35 including a delivery flight for the 61st FS in Luke AFB. Winds was a breeze Read More …
Drill weekend 12-4-2015 301st FW
12-4-2015 Drill weekend for 301st FW. ( SPADS) This December Drill weekend goes with 2 sortie one in the morning and another in the afternoon. We spot 3 types of callsign namely, Spads, Mustang and Beast. 2 flights was coming in to land when they do the Tac Initial on Read More …
457th FS Take Off Video
Spads F-16 taking off…
Spads return from Red Flag 15-4
Its a weekend of fun as you have seen, Fri 8-28th we got 19 Mako 93rd FS flew into NAS Ft worth JRB to shelter from Tropical Storm Erika. Word that 2 to 3 more including the Wing King suppose to fly in Saturday at 11am. Well! the over enthusiast spotter like me took the Read More …
Spads 549 video clips!
Caught my favorite Spads 301st FW.. aircraft 549 doing a take off
KNFW Drill weekend April 2015 Part 2 ( Locals!)
We should always honor our local squadrons… This is the 301st FW drill weekend for April ……… GO Spads! How about some Local Red Tail Falcon…. the feathered kind….. Rangers and Ropers C-130 hard at work. Missing some photos of VMFA-112 Cowboys…..
KNFW Drill weekend 2-6-2015
This past Friday, Feb 6th, Carol and I made the 300 mile trip north to Fort Worth, TX to NAS Fort Worth JRB for the 301 FW drill weekend. Our good friend and fellow spotter (chief editor of AWS) Dave Chng was our host / guide for the day. Dave has been telling me for Read More …
NAS Ft worth Feb 2015 Drill weekend
Had a great Drill weekend for 301st FW for Feb 2015. I am glad that my editor from Houston Bill and Carol Havel was up here spotting together. This is Bill and Carol’s 1st spotting up here in JRB… Welcome our new visitors and I hope to see them up here more often. The day Read More …
Iraqi F-16C Blk 52, Marines F-35C, Spads F16C , T6 and C130
1st Saturday of the month which also means Drill weekend for the 301st FW of our local F-16C Squadron Spads. We made the late morning drive to NAS Ft worth and was greeted with radio chatter of Cowboy F-18A coming in to land. This was followed by F-16C engine powering up with call sign we Read More …
NAS Ft worth 11-24-2014
Its a great spotting day in NAS Ft worth. Winds was constant from the North but JRB using runway 18. Do not know why??? By the time I get to the Spotting area, Rocket 11 and 12 was reporting a runway 18 departure ( An Iraqi F-16C Blk 52 and 2 seater LMT F-16D spotter.) Read More …
Spads Landing Video
Caught the Spads landing with F35B in the background………… DaveC