Military Aviation Photography and Spotting
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-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 …
Detail shots of Fighter Aircraft always are good information for Scale aircraft modeller. Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) is a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at NAS Oceana. Their call sign is Pride, tail code is AJ, and they fly the F-18C. VFA-15 will be deactivated Read More …
Article best view in PC or MAC VMFA-312 Checkerboard based out of MCAS Beaufort. This Marine Attack/Fighter Squadron flies the F-18C and F-18A++ Legacy Hornet. Checkerboard was shore base in MCAS Iwakuni Japan early this year and recently been reassign to CVW-17 with the NA tail code. We also Read More …
Ellington Field 5-21-2016 ( Best view with PC or Mac) Being it was a little over a month since my last outing to KEFD, I was anxious to see what was in store for my latest visit, gloomy weather and all. My first stop along the fence line yielded what had Read More …
( SITE BEST VIEW ON PC or MAC ) NAS Fallon (KNFL) about 70 miles east of Reno NV houses the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) which is currently being change to Naval Air Warfare Development Center NAWDC. This mighty warfare center consists of Naval Strike Warfare Center (NSWC), the Naval Fighter Weapon School Read More …
Site Best View on PC or MAC Sunday Feb 28-2016 was a great day for spotting. Partly sunny skies with moderate winds out of the south made for some comfortable temps here in south Texas. Just about perfect for shooting the F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-15 Valions that was on the ramp. As I was making Read More …
Some Hot ramp shots in actions…. Pictures by Bill Havel
MAGTF Demo One of the scheduled performers for this show that really drew my attention was the MAGTF (Marine Air-Ground Task Force) demo. After reading the impressive list of aircraft that would participate, and never having seen one before, I was really looking forward to it. The MAGTF can be utilized in a variety of Read More …
I am trying this out and see how everyone like this ! its a sequence of events on the tarmac…. We have the Mighty Shrikes VFA-94 from CVW-17 …… followed by A Marine Silver Eagles F-18A++ and than a VFA131 Wildcats F-18C. 1) Mighty Shrikes lining up! 2) Silver Eagles Came by after landing 3) Read More …
We are honored to have 2 of our pictures selected for the CVW-17 article in Hook Association Winter 2014 Magazine. These pictures were taken in NAS Fallon when CVW-17 was doing their Opesec. Here is the Article. Actual Pictures Selected as shown
Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17), is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 . CVW-17 began its first regular deployment on the Vinson to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean on 30 November Read More …
NSAWC The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC, pronounced “EN-SOCK”) at Naval Air Station Fallon located in the city of Fallon in western Nevada is the center of excellence for naval aviation training and tactics development. NSAWC provides service to aircrews, squadrons and air wings throughout the United States Navy through flight training, academic Read More …