Tagged: mission

Airliners / Aviation History / Special Aviation Events / Transports

June 8, 2019

Northrop Grumman’s Final Mission in the BAC 1-11

Northrop Grumman retired their last British Aerospace Corporation (BAC) One-Eleven (1-11) Testbed as well as the last flying example of a BAC 1-11 in the world on May 6th, 2019. Takeoff on Runway 28 occurred shortly after 1:30 PM....

air force / fighters / U.S. Air Force

November 6, 2015

Italians first mission highlights partnerships

An Italian F-35 Lightning II pilot is met by a 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airman November 5, 2015, at Luke Air Force Base after the pilot flew the first Italian F-35 training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo...

air force / military

October 11, 2013

Flying Yankees Begin A New Mission in 2013

The 103rd Airlift Wing (AW) of the Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG) celebrates 90 years of flying heritage in 2013. This milestone takes place as the Wing transitions from a period of uncertainty to a new mission in a...

air force / europe / fighters

July 13, 2013

Flying F-15E Mission Training in the U.K.

“Ratch 2, you’re cleared for take-off”. The dark grey Strike Eagle thunders down the runway only seconds after we got the take-off clearance from the tower in RAF Lakenheath. The acceleration is amazing after my pilot Chris “Skull” Bridges...

air force / fighters / military / navy

February 8, 2013

USAF Mission Employment Phase 2012

December 1st, as darkness fell over Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, the familiar sound of fighter aircraft firing up could be heard across the base. Aircraft of all shapes and sizes were gearing up for a nighttime...

assignments / featured / friends / legends / post / published

October 14, 2012

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished Austria’s Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an...

air force / fighters / friends / military

August 24, 2011

New Hampshire Air National Guard Training Mission with Thunderbirds

Not Just a Routine Training Mission… PACK61 and 62 Heavy flight departed the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease shortly after nine o’clock in the morning. The pair of New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135R tankers were on a training...

assignments / post / space

July 5, 2011

STS-135: The Final Mission

STS-135 MISSION OVERVIEW – Dawn approaches after space shuttle Atlantis completed its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured, or “hard down,” at its seaside launch pad at...

air force / fighters / military

July 4, 2011

USAF Fighter Weapons School Graduation – Mission Employment 11a

On June1st – June 9th the USAF Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB held its bi-annual graduation exercise, M.E. (Mission Employment) Phase for Weapons School Class 11A. Students prepare over the first 5 months of the course with hundreds...