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If You Can’t See Where You Are Going, It Is Your Fault!
We relocated to the other end of Boeing Field for the return of the Blue Angels. They ran in across the field trailing white smoke. Unfortunately, with little wind, this meant a pall of smoke was now hanging over the … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged approach, arrival, blue angels, Boeing, display team, f/a-18C, field, fighter, Hornet, jet, KBFI, king county, military, Navy, photo, seafair, smoke, USN, visibility, washington
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Finally I Get to See the Mossie
I last saw a Mosquito in flight in the early 1990s when the BAe operated example was on the air show circuit prior to its loss at Barton. I had assumed at that time that I was unlikely to see … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo, vintage
Tagged aircraft, airplane, bomber, de havilland, Everett, fhcam, fighter, military, mosquito, Paine Field, photo, piston, washington
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Open House at the 142nd
The 142nd FW of the Oregon ANG is based at Portland International airport. They held an open house one Saturday morning and I figured a trip down was worth it. I put together a piece for Global Aviation Resource on … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, photo, publishing
Tagged 142nd fw, aircraft, airplane, Boeing, eagle, f-15, fighter, jet, kpdx, military, open house, Oregon ang, photo, Portland international, redwings
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The Spooks Are in Town
The subject of this post ended up getting some coverage but, when I saw it, I didn’t know about the interest surrounding it. I was at BFI awaiting the departure of another aircraft when a turboprop took off over me. … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged Airbus, aircraft, airplane, Boeing, cn235, field, KBFI, king county, military, photo, seattle, surveillance, turboprop, washington
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Raptor Turning Overhead
The F-22 Raptor that displayed at Seafair took off from Boeing Field away from us. It kept things nice and low building up speed before pulling hard to the vertical. Impressive but a long way away from us. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged airport, Boeing Field, f-22, fighter, jet, KBFI, king county, Lockheed Martin, military, photo, raptor, seafair, seattle, USAF, washington
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Return to Evergreen
I have made one previous visit to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville Oregon. That was probably ten years ago. I was in Portland for the morning Open House at the ANG unit so, having gone that far, I decided … Continue reading
T-45 Nose Gear Door Sequencing
With a title like that, who could resist reading this one! The T-45 is a plane I have a close affinity with. It was my involvement with the project that first brought me to work in the US and it … Continue reading
Stirring Spitfire Performance
In my younger days, I was all about modern aircraft and didn’t have much interest in warbirds. Over time and having been involved with a number of groups that operate these aircraft, I have grown far more interested. Being in … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo, vintage
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Everett, fighter, heritage flight foundation, kpae, military, Paine Field, photo, piston, spitfire, supermarine, vintage, Warbird, washington
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Two Tankers
The KC-46 Pegasus tankers have appeared in the blog before but only on the ground. That post can be found here. I have finally seen them flying. A couple of them were airborne on test flights from BFI and, while … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, jet, KBFI, kc-46, king county, military, Pegasus, photo, refueling, seattle, tanker, test, washington
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