Tag Archives: USAF

Tankers at Sunrise

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Rob

Boeing started delivering KC-46s to the USAF as I covered in this post. However, it didn’t take too long before the Air Force found various items of tooling in the aircraft that shouldn’t have been there and stopped taking delivery. … Continue reading →

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Low and Sporty Lightning II Departure

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Rob

Speedway departures can be a mixed bag at Nellis. Flex departures with a pull over the Speedway are the best but it does depend on how high planes have got. Some climb out quite steeply and are way too high … Continue reading →

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E-8C JSTARS

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Rob

E-8 JSTARS are not a rare thing at Red Flag but they do often get involved in the night sorties. Seeing one heading out to play for the daytime activities was a pleasant surprise. On their return on the first … Continue reading →

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Please Come Back Before Sunset

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Rob

Some late day departures after the Flag returns included F-15Es, F-35As, L159s and A-4s. You don’t know how long anyone is scheduled to be out but you find yourself hoping that they will all make it back before the sun … Continue reading →

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Medusa Flight for the First Delivery

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Rob

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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Details of a Pegasus

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Rob

The KC-46 Pegasus test program drags on. The delivery of jets to the USAF is still not happening and the number of jets built increases but they are stacking up at Paine Field and Boeing Field. Meanwhile the test jets … Continue reading →

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Forgotten F-22 Pass

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Rob

There are a lot of air shows that I have been to over the years. You think you remember them well and then something shows up in your archive of images that you have completely forgotten about. I am a … Continue reading →

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Sure, Wait for the Storm

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Rob

When the weather starts to turn, you can assume that whatever you are waiting for is likely to show up just after it gets bad. In this case, a KC-46 Pegasus was on its way back to Boeing Field and … Continue reading →

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My First Trip to the Canyon

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Rob

Photographing low flying jets in their environment is a popular challenge. The Loop in Wales is a great hunting ground. I have driven through there a few times and flown through there once but I have never been on a … Continue reading →

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Was This Sensor Once Highly Classified?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Rob

The SR-71 Blackbird provided a reconnaissance platform that was unmatched. It would have been pretty high in the sensitivity list when it came to its sensors and capabilities. Now the jets are all retired. The example that is in the … Continue reading →

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