Barksdale AFB Open House 2023
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KNFW April and May 2020 Spotting
Time sure passes quick for 2020 with all these Covid 19 and riots going around. We would like to touch base on the lighter side of life which is Military aviation spotting here in Ft worth TX area namely KNFW ( NAs Ft worth) and KAFW ( Ft Worth Alliance Airport.) Due to the Covid Read More …
Ft Worth Alliance Airshow 2019
Ft worth Alliance Airshow 2019 detail report. Read More …
KNFW Aviation Spotting Report 1/2019
January have pass for 2019 and we are looking forward for Spring time here in DFW area. Lockheed Martin and our local units have been flying quite actively lately. Also, we get to catch some unique transient traffic here at NAS Ft worth JRB ( Joint Reserve Base) ( KNFW) and KAFW ( Ft worth Read More …
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 …
Red Flag 2018-1
Red Flag 18-1 The 1st Flag for 2018 at Nellis AFB started from Jan 29th to Feb 16 2018. This flag have quite a good foreign participation including Royal Air Force no. 11 Squadron Typhoon FGR4, Voyager tanker and Royal Australian Air Force No. 6 Squadron, E/A-18G Growler Amberley Airbase. For Read More …
RSAF F-16 visit to KNFW
Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF ) have been training in Luke AFB since 1993 as 425th Fighter Squadron ( 425th FS ) ” Black Widows ” . Initially Singapore lease some F-16C Blk 42 but the program have since ended and currently, they are flying F-16C/D Blk Read More …
Aviation Nation 2017
On November 11-12, the annual Nellis Airshow, or Aviation Nation as it is more popularly known, took place in one of the biggest bases of the USAF, located in Las Vegas. This year’s main theme was the celebration of the USAF’s 70th anniversary and the show attracted around 200,000 visitors over the weekend. For this Read More …
2017 Overview
2017 Airwingspotter.com started with a lot of local spotting activities in NAS Ft Worth KNFW. The early spring gets us some local traffic from the base including F-35 testing jets from Lockheed Martin Plant and our local squadron namely 301st FW “Spads” and VMFA-112 “Cowboys” The summer we welcome some Oregon F-15C, EA-18G from VX-9 Read More …
2018 Jet demo team schedule
Here are the Schedule for fiscal year 2018 for all the demonstration Jet team and Tac demonstration USAF Thunderbirds March 10-11: Luke AFB Air Show – Luke AFB, AZ March 17-18: Melbourne Air & Space Show – Melbourne, FL March 24-25: Wings Over Atlanta – Dobbins ARB, GA April 7-8: March Field Air & Space Read More …
JBSA (Join Base San Antonio) Airshow 2017
Fall of 2017 marks the airshow season and Join Base San Antonio (JBSA) marks my last airshow for fiscal year 2017. This year we have the following acts that made this show very special. C-17 demostration KC-135 demostration MC-130J and CV-22 demostration Read More …
Wings Over Houston 2017
2017 spot a very special year for Wings over Houston held in Ellington Field , TX. I would rate this as the premier Airshow in the Texas region which in the past have always have very unique displays and performer. 2017 is no exception and the highlights of the performer are as Read More …
NAS Ft worth JRB 9-23/24 weekend
Fall is officially starting with State Fair of Texas starting this Fri. Last Sat and Sun was pretty good for Aviation spotting in NAS Ft worth JRB ( KNFW ) 457th FS was out on deployment in Oregon doing DACT training and coming home from deployment. We caught 7 of the 8 F-16 that was Read More …
Jesolo Airshow, Italy
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 …
RIAT 2017
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 …
Vampires and Spads
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 …
Tulsa Viper
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 …
Tinker AFB , OK 2017 Open House
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 …
Greece Top Gun- Tactical Weapon School
TACTICAL WEAPONS SCHOOL – THE GREEK TOP GUN “TRAIN LIKE YOU FIGHT” The Tactical Weapons School was founded in 1976 as a training center for providing advanced operational flight training in aerial combat. The significant changes brought by the introduction to service of the newer and more capable aircraft which the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) Read More …