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Nice T-38 Surprise
A Beale AFB T-38 was parked over at the FBO when I was at Boeing Field. The canopies were up which gave me optimism but you never know whether they are just doing something to the jet or maybe haven’t … Continue reading
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Tankers at Sunrise
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
Low and Sporty Lightning II Departure
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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Tagged aircraft, airplane, f-35a, fighter, jet, las vegas, Lightning II, Lockheed Martin, military, nellis afb, nevada, photo, USAF
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E-8C JSTARS
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
Please Come Back Before Sunset
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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Tagged A-4, Aero Vodochody, aircraft, airplane, arrivals, Boeing, Douglas, draken international, f-15e, f-35a, fighter, honey badger, jet, L159, las vegas, Lightning II, Lockheed Martin, military, nellis afb, nevada, photo, Skyhawks, strike eagle, sunset, USAF
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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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Details of a Pegasus
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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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, boom, jet, KBFI, kc-46, king county, military, Pegasus, photo, pod, refueling, seattle, tanker, USAF, washington
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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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