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Forgotten F-22 Pass
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
Sure, Wait for the Storm
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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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, jet, KBFI, kc-46, king county, military, Pegasus, photo, rain, seattle, storm, tanker, USAF, washington
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My First Trip to the Canyon
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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Tagged aircraft, airplane, california, death valley, f-16, fighter, Fighting Falcon, jet, Lockheed Martin, low level, military, photo, Rainbow canyon, USAF
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Was This Sensor Once Highly Classified?
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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Tagged aircraft, airplane, blackbird, display, evergreen aerospace museum, lockheed, mcminnville, military, oregon, payload, photo, reconnaissance, sensor, sr-71, USAF
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Hello C-17s. Where Are Your Buddies?
In this previous post, I mentioned the crews at Portland setting up for the arrival of some F-16s. They were coming in from Texas for a week of DACT training according to the word around the ramp. Sadly, the jets … Continue reading
Tower, Requesting a Flyby
Another shot from the Portland Open House of the Redhawks and a gratuitous reference to Top Gun scripts. In this case it wasn’t really a flyby. Instead, the jets were launching off the near runway. They were all doing a … Continue reading
Build a Blackbird Pano
While I was wandering around by the SR-71 at Evergreen and taking some pictures, one of the museum docents approached me and asked if I wanted to go upstairs. I had seen the stairs and a gallery but the signage … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, blackbird, evergreen aerospace museum, jet, lockheed, mcminnville, military, oregon, panorama, photo, reconnaissance, sr-71, USAF
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Blackbird Motor
The SR-71 that is located in the Evergreen Aerospace Museum is configured to give some interesting views of the aircraft. One side of the aircraft is opened up to show the engine. The whole of the outer portion of the … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, blackbird, engine, evergreen aerospace museum, jet, lockheed, mcminnville, military, oregon, photo, reconnaissance, sr-71, USAF
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Missile Load Training
The open day at the Portland ANG base included a demonstration of missile loading. A jet had been parked out on the ramp for the morning and there was a rack of missiles also on display. Towards the end of … Continue reading
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
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Tagged airport, Boeing Field, f-22, fighter, jet, KBFI, king county, Lockheed Martin, military, photo, raptor, seafair, seattle, USAF, washington
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