Military Aviation Photography and Spotting
We ended 2022 with the Aviation Nation in Nellis AFB. Home of the USAF jet demonstration team Thunderbirds and also home of the USAF 64th and 65th Adversary Squadrons. 2022 also marked the 75th Anniversary for the Air Adversary Squadrons. This year’s flying display included the USAF ACC F-35A, F-22A demonstration. US Navy F/A-18 and 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 …
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 …
Nellis “Aviation Nation” 2016 Open House ( Best View by PC or MAC.. ) As the airshow circuit comes to an end for 2016, Nellis AFB sure knows how to end this year’s schedule by having an outstanding static display, and excellent aerial demonstration schedule. Aerial display consisted Read More …
( Article best view on PC or MAC ) Nov 21st 2016 KNFW ( Nas Ft Worth) We caught 2 seperate testing of the British F-35B designated BK-08 . She did a 1430hrs launch with Lockheed Martin F-16C Chaser. Callsign Strike 2-1 and 2-2 respectively. SVTOL Take off from runway 18 and came back in Read More …
Ellington Field (KEFD): March 18, 2016 ( Best View with PC or MAC ) The 138FW, 125FS Flies F-16C/D block 42s and is based out of Tulsa, OK. With the added responsibility of flying the alert mission out of KEFD they keep four F-16s on station 24/7 known as Det1. Periodically, Tulsa will send Read More …
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 …
Website Best view with PC or MAC We all know this base by JRB or Joint Reserve Base Ft worth and use to be Careswell AFB for the strategic Air Command flying the B36 and B52. I was out spotting with Andy and Lee on this faithful Tue afternoon. At about 1:30pm we were greeted Read More …
( Best View on PC or MAC ) Its a beautiful Friday and the weather was sunny and a north breeze of 5 knots . Runway 36 was active. By noon we were greeted with 6 Spads ( 457th FS) F-16and a single VMFA-112 F-18A++ launch. C-130H and C130J from Ropers and Rangers also tearing Read More …
( Article best view on a PC or Mac ) KNFW in Dec 8th 2015 was no exception. We got a visiting unit 357th FS flying the mighty A-10C based at Davis Monthan AFB. 4x A-10C came in on 12/4/2015 and stayed for a week for drill here in NAS Ft worth JRB. The A-10 Read More …
Vipers and Lightnings! A great day indeed even though 10-26-2015 falls on a Monday. I manage to get my buddy Andy Ngyuen and we are in the base by 2pm. Winds was out of the North and runway 36 was active …….. Here are the aircraft types we got on that day. Strike 1-1 and Read More …
Iraqi ordered a total of 36 F-16IQ . The F-16IQ as being reported have degraded “export” weapon system whereby they will not have the full capability of an actual F-16C Blk 52. Exactly what America is selling Iraq when it comes to arming their new F-16IQs Read More …
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…..
12-16-2014 NAS Ft Worth. A great day to be spotting with a northerly breeze of 6 mph . Active runway on 36. This great day started with 2 F-16D Iraqi Blk 52+ preparing for their delivery flight to AZ. they came out and using Taxiway to get to active at 36. took off one at Read More …