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Late Viper Arrival
Helicopters are constantly moving around McCarran. There are tourist rides operating seemingly around the clock so hearing a couple of helps is not a surprise. However, these two were close to each other and seemed to have a more powerful … Continue reading
Dutch KDC-10
There were two tankers I was hoping to shoot at Red Flag. One was the Colombian 767. It didn’t fly on the first day but on the second it started to taxi before returning to the ramp and shutting down. … Continue reading
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Do you ever see an airframe and think to yourself “That isn’t a real aircraft. It looks like something left over from a movie shoot.” That was exactly what was in my mind when I visited the Air Zoo museum … Continue reading
Janet is Local!
I have photographed Janet 737s operating out of their hub at McCarran International in Las Vegas before. They have made it on to the blog too. However, it turns out I can get them a lot closer to home. Normally … Continue reading
Juggling the Pegasuses
While the UPS freighter had enticed me to Everett, I was interested to see that Boeing was busy moving KC-46s around. They have a hangar at the south end of the field where they work on the Pegasus aircraft and … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Everett, jet, kc-45, kpae, military, Paine Field, Pegasus, photo, tanker, washington
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Farewell RAF Tornado
There will be much online about the retirement of the Tornado from RAF service. Global Aviation Resource has been putting together some great information on the history of the jet in service and I would recommend you take a look … Continue reading
Chino Backlot
The Planes of Fame museum at Chino is a fantastic place to visit for any aviation enthusiast. Many hangars are open and they are filled with all sorts of interesting aircraft, restored either to static or flying condition. However, they … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, backlot, california, chino, military, photo, planes of fame, storage, vintage
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YF-23
A YouTube video showed up in my feed recently that involved the Northrop YF-23. I have only seen one of the prototypes. The one at Torrance has eluded me so far but I did get to see the one in … Continue reading
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Tagged Dayton, museum of the USAF, Ohio, photo, prototype
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Bye Bye Prowlers
I should probably have planned this post better and timed it to coincide with the actual event but that didn’t happen. The Marine Corps recently retired their last EA-6B Prowlers and the web was full of shots of Prowlers to … Continue reading
Medusa Flight for the First Delivery
Finally, the first Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tankers were delivered to the USAF. Not one but two tankers were delivered in the ceremony, a nice effort at a joke by Boeing having left everyone thinking it would only be one. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Everett, first delivery, jet, kc-46, kpae, military, Paine Field, Pegasus, photo, sunrise, tanker, USAF, washington
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