On Monday, August 17th, 2020, a Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Eitam led 6 Israeli F-16C /Ds and two Boeing 707 tanker aircraft to Nörvenich, joining Luftwaffe Squadron 31 “Boelcke” for exercise BLUE WINGS 2020. During the flight in German...
Master Base NAS Lemoore NAS Lemoore is the largest U.S. Navy base, at approximately 12,000 hectares (or around 29,600 acres). Opened in 1961 it now a Master Jet Base of the U.S. Navy, one of only three in total....
On December 21, 1964, the first F-111 took off on its maiden flight. In June 1960, the United States issued Specific Operational Requirement 183 (SOR 183), calling for a tactical fighter plane for nuclear combat missions. General Dynamics built...
Service The US Navy put the F-14A Tomcat into service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2. The F-14 took off on its maiden flight in December 1970 and was introduced to the group just three years later! If you...
First F-14A 159607 in IRIAF camouflage Story and photos by Peter Boschert – this was written during the Tomcat’s final operational days. Development The Hughes (Raytheon) AWG-9 was a weapon system for which an aircraft was sought! The Navy was...
Chateaudun Air Base (Base Aérienne 279) is home to Entrepét de l’Armée de l’air 601, founded in 1951. EAA 601 is the largest storage for military aircraft in Europe. For test flights, the airfield is open on a daily...
The Grumman EA-6B Prowler, predecessor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler, was taken out of service with the US Navy at the end of 2015. She had her maiden flight on 25 May 1968 and was put into service after...
This is Part 3 of a multi-part history of the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet… more to come next month! The US Navy then looked for an actual successor to the aged Grumman F-14 Tomcat, and in 1992 It placed...
This is Part 2 of a multi-part history of the F/A-18 Hornet by Peter Boschert McDonnell Douglas F / A-18C / D Hornet This variant contains extensive improvements, which for the most part includes the internal systems. All machines...
This is Part 1 of a multi-part history of the F/A-18 Hornet by Peter Boschert Originally, this model was developed for the USAF, the roots of the F / A-18 lie in a study begun in 1966 by Northrop...
RAF Cosford opened in 1938 as a technical school of the Royal Air Force. Today in Cosford, about 120 aircraft can be used for training. A probably unique project in Europe, one that uses former military jets to train...
5th Generation F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets’ return to European Skies Beginning August, 2018, the United States Air Force deployed thirteen of its F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Jets to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany to conduct air training with other...
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