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Late Gear Down for One Warthog
The normal operations at Nellis continue even while Red Flag is on. The local units try to fly their missions at times that fit between the larger exercises. A four ship of A-10s launched in the morning and they were … Continue reading
Spooky Metroliner(ish)
If I hadn’t been with Joe who is a bit more familiar with the regular movements at Tucson International, I would not have been too interested in this aircraft. It looked like a pretty standard C-26 to me. However, Joe … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, ANG, arizona, c-26, fairchild, international, metroliner, military, photo, surveillance, Tucson, turboprop
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Coolest Landing Light
While walking along the ramp at Davis Monthan I was looking for different shots of the A-10s that were arriving for Hawgsmoke. The lights on the nosewheel of the A-10s have been replaced with an LED based solution. This is … Continue reading
Hawgsmoke on the Ramp
Every two years the A-10 community gets together for the Hawgsmoke competition. I covered it again for GAR and you can see the piece I wrote here. The first day we were there was the arrival day. The plan had … Continue reading
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Tagged a-10, aircraft, airplane, arizona, davis monthan afb, exercise, fairchild, fighter, hawgsmoke, jet, military, photo, thunderbolt II, Tucson, warthog
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AWACS Oddity
A number of different airframes have been used for airborne early warning requirements. The Boeing E-3 Sentry is the most well-known but there have been a number of other types over the years. SAAB developed a radar system that has … Continue reading
DM’s Museum Jets
Many airbases have a selection of historic aircraft on display to show something of what has gone before on the base. Sadly, they are often unavailable to shoot when you visit. Davis Monthan AFB has quite a few different planes … Continue reading
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Tagged a-10, a-7, aircraft, airplane, arizona, corsair ii, davis monthan afb, Douglas, f-100, f-105, f-4, fairchild, fighter, historic park, jet, lockheed, ltv, McDonnell, military, North American, phantom ii, photo, reconnaissance, republic, super sabre, thunderbolt II, thunderchief, Tucson, Vought
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Shocking Shells
My trip to Arizona to shoot the shooting A-10s was a lot of fun and something I have already covered. One aspect of this shoot that caught my interest was the cannon shells in flight. I have seen images from … Continue reading