The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as Top Gun, is the ultimate Fighter School of the United States Navy and had its home at the former Naval Air Station Miramar in Miramar, California until 1996. Miramar...
RAF Lakenheath, 493rd FS GRIM REAPERS, the last fighters of United States Air Force Europe The 493rd Fighter Squadron “Grim Reapers“ of the 48th Fighter Wing, the “Liberty Wing“ looks back to a long and proud history. The squadron...
This exercise is taking place at Nellis Air Force Base (at the northwestern edge of Las Vegas) 3-4 times a year since 1975. Red Flag is organized by the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), while it is...
Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base An article about Edwards Air Force Base isn’t complete if you don’t mention the Flight Research Center at the base. This is the NASA with its Neil A....
Edwards Air Force Base, in the beginning it was named Muroc Army Air Field and later renamed Muroc Army Air Force Base, Finally it was named on 08th December 1949 after test pilot Glen Edwards. He died as copilot...
In contrast to the Stratotanker of the USAF, the C-135F were equipped with a hose-drag system on the boom, as the French Air Force used only this system for their air-to-air refueling until 1990. First flight for the French...
The Warthog back in Germany – A-10C of the 124th FW / 190th FS at Spangdahlem Air Base. Airmen and seven A-10C airplanes of the Idaho Air National Guard were sent for the exercise Combined Resolve II to Spangdahlem...
Air to Air refueling of Lakenheath’s F-15E of 48th FW/494th FS with KC-135R. In the early hours on 24th April 2014 I walked into the briefing room of 100th ARW at RAF Mildenhall to participate in the briefing of...
Saudi Arabian Eagles in France. Six Saudi Arabian F-15C/D Eagle of 2.Sqn/RSAF 7.Wing out of Tabuk (King Faisal Air Base) deployed with the aid of A.330 tankers to BA133 Nancy-Ochey on 03rd April 2014. With four Mirages 2000-5F from...
In 1975 Grecce ordered 75 A-7H. These were like the A-7D of the USAF but lacked the inflight refueling capacity. Five two-seat TA-7H completed the order. These A-7s were based by the Hellenic Air Force with the...
The last flying Mirage F.1 in Europe. In the near future (June 2014), France will retire the last Mirage F.1CR. At the moment ER02.033 is the last active unit based at BA118 Mont-de-Marsan and it has 20 Mirage F.1...
On the 11th of March 2012, the USS Enterprise starts its last cruise, the next seven months she will be serving with the 5th and 6th US-fleet. After that she will be taken out of service and promptly scrapped....
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