America’s Air Superiority Starts Here: Land of NO SLACK
173rd Fighter Wing – Oregon Air National Guard Kingsley Field Klamath Falls, Oregon America’s Air Superiority Starts Here ; Land of NO SLACK Part 1: Maintenance On 4...
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Our F-16 Scrapbook Series, Part 1: U.S. Operators
The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be told later. Originally designed as...
Our A-10 Thunderbolt II Scrapbook
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods to the rear of the...
Our Special Use Lockheed C-130 Photo Scrapbook
The original YC-130 prototype first flew on August 23, 1954… that means we’re coming up on the 67th anniversary of the event. Originally designed as a cargo and troop transport with medivac mission capabilities, the basic C-130 airframe has...
Looking Back, the 2007 Otis ANGB Air Show
The 2007 air show at the Otis Air National Guard Base (located near Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod) was the last of its kind. The following year, the tenant 102nd Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard would...
Looking Back, the 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show
The 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show was a wide-ranging celebration of military and civilian aviation. Some of the highlights were: the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows were completing their North American Tour, and arrived with their nine-plus...
Our C-135, C-137 and Military Boeing B-707 Scrapbook
As the Boeing 707 and 717 models of the 1950s matured, the shorter 717 was renamed as the C-135 for the U.S. Air Force. Numerous versions of the C-135 were used as aerial tankers, reconnaissance platforms, test beds for...
Random Aviation Photos #7
A Northwest Airlines Boeing B-757-200 series jetliner approaches Washington D. C. ‘s Reagan National Airport. Grumman A-6E TRAM at Manchester, New Hampshire. Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, ready to be mothballed at AMARC. F-15A Eagle at Tucson, Arizona. Interstate L-6A...
Looking Back: The 2002 NAS Norfolk Air Show
Continuing on a theme introduced a month ago; this is the second installment of photographs from airshows that I attended prior to the age of digital photography. I am not proceeding in any particular chronological order from my collection....
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2020
There is a tremendous amount of scheduling and logistics that goes into planning for the now annual Northern Lightning exercise held at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness and Training Center) and Hardwood Firing Range located around the Tomah...
Remembering Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004
Looking Back at Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004, Eielson AFB, Alaska For the first time, Indian Air Force aircraft participated in this large force exercise within the expansive ranges of Alaska. The Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004-01 was the first of...
2020 Salute to America and The Great Cities of the American Revolution
The Great Cities of the American Revolution Flyover 2020 marked the nation’s 244th birthday. Due to nationwide Covid-19 virus concerns, most activities normally associated with the holiday (fireworks, parades, concerts, etc.) were canceled. In an effort to honor America’s...
