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Shooting "Hawgs" at KBMQ
(Photo Credit: D. Rogers)
Last updated: 16-Sep-2021
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A-1
Able Dog -4 belonging to the Fighter Factory
AD-4N/A-1D belonging to the Vietnam War Flight Museum representing Spads flying "Sandy" missions from 602nd SOS
Warbird Heritage Foundation's A-1 representing the 6th SOS from Pleiku AB, Vietnam
"Naked Fanny" Spad
A-4
TA-4F Skyhawk - MCAS Yuma, AZ - Jan 1990 training exercise
Draken A-4K
Ed Heinemann's Hot Rod!
Collings Foundation's Skyhawk - USMC H&MS 11 TA-4F
A-4N N164EM participating at Red Flag 19-2
Replica of the only US Navy Mig Killer Skyhawk - A-4C BuNo 148609 belonging to VA-76 in 1967
A-6
Grumman A-6 Intruder
A-7
USAF A-7D Corsair II
US Navy A-7E Corsair II
A-7D cockpit
A-10
Still banking on the Warthog
Still the best CAS and "Sandy" platform - 122d Fighter Wing from Fort Wayne, Indiana
Warthog maintenance under the sun at Davis Monthan AFB
A Warthog smile
Spangdahlem's Warthog
Wave to the camera!
S/N 81-994 Warthog from the 107th FS celebrating 100th anniversary of Selfridge Air Base - 2017
S/N 81-994 displays Middle East kill markings including the most expensive hamburger meat!
442d Fighter Wing Warthog
S/N 80-275 with WWII P-51 style retro paint scheme
422d TES A-10 from Nellis AFB
A-10 from the 66th Weapon Squadron at Nellis AFB
Blacksnakes' A-10
S/N 79-199 with a fresh paint job on test duty at Nellis AFB
S/N 80-177 during Red Flag 21-1 exercise
A-10 returning from a night training mission at Nellis AFB
USAF A-10 Demo Team's new livery for 2021
A-12
Kelly Johnson's masterpiece: Lockheed A-12 S/N 60-6940 later converted to M-21 launching platform for the D-21
Head-on shot of the Lockheed A-12 at the National Museum of the USAF
A-37
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
A6M
FAA registry: NX8280K...A Nakajima-built Zero with a Pratt & Whitney engine
A109
Belgian Air Force A109 Power
A109 dispensing flares
A400M
EADS A400M
Atlas with RAF 100-year anniversary livery
AB-212
Austrian Air Force AB-212
Italian Air Force AB-212
AB-212 from 21° Gruppo at NTM 2017
AB-212 from 21° Gruppo at NTM 2018
AB-212 from Croatian Special Police
AH-1
Cobra
Cobra's business end
Sky Soldiers Cobra Team
Bell AH-1G Huey Cobra
Bell AH-1Z Viper
USMC Viper from VMX-1
AH-64
US Army Apache
Texas Army National Guard Apache - Ellington Field JRB
Apache stare down
Dispensing flares in the dark with style
Dutch Apache
Dutch AH-64D Apache
Alpha Jet
Dassault/Dornier jet trainer
Armée de l'Air Alpha Jet
Red Bull Alpha Jet
Patrouille de France
...Five Six Seven Eight...
It's time to loop down!
...and a One Two Three Four...
Let's go head-to-head!
Keeping up with the right turn
The V-formation!
A colorful display against the setting sun...
...some fancy flying
Vive la France!
AM-1
US Navy Martin AM-1 Mauler
AN-26
Hungarian AF Antonov AN-26 "Curl"
AS332
Flying through the Swiss Alps
Swiss Air Force Super Puma
In between the rocky peaks of the Alps
AT-802L
Air Tractor's Longsword was proposed for the USAF OA-X program
AV-8
USMC Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier
Royal Navy T4 Harrier variant
VMA-513 "Flying Nightmares" AV-8B at Norton AFB in 1989
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B of VMAT-203, MCAS Cherry Point
AV-8B from VMA-311
AV-8B banking against the canyon wall through the Jedi Transition
A Blacksheep Harrier II takeoff - VMA-214
Harrier II vertical landing
B-1
Lancer in action - 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB
Variable-sweep wing bomber
Rockwell B-1B full afterburner takeoff
Demonstrating raw afterburner power
B-1B, S/N 85-083, from Ellsworth AFB participating at Red Flag 21-1
A different view of the B-1B
Night sortie with full afterburner takeoff at Red Flag 21-1
B-2
Catch the Spirit of Northrop B-2A
Spirit of Indiana - B-2A, S/N 82-1069, operated by the 393d Bomb Squadron from Whiteman AFB
A B-2A launching at 17:57 local time during Red Flag 21-1
Spirit of California, S/N 88-0330
Spirit of Alaska, S/N 90-0040
Spirit of Florida, S/N 92-0700
B-17
Flying Fortresses
Thunder Bird from 3 o'clock low
Sentimental Journey
Texas Raiders
Yankee Lady
Awating a sunset flight
B-24
"Diamond Lil" Liberator
"Ol' 927" Liberator
A very rare B-24A with open-air tail gunner station
B-25
Maid In The Shade Mitchell
Devil Dog Mitchell
Shiny Panchito Mitchell
Betty's Dream Mitchell
B-25J of the Netherland East Indies Air Force
Red Bull Mitchell
Photo Fanny Mitchell
Yankee Warrior
A Mitchell silhouette against a desert sunset
B-26
TB-26C trainer
Douglas Invader
B-26C Invader
B-29
FiFi - One of two airworthy Superfortresses in the world
B-29A Superfortress with P-51D escort fighters
Superfortress flanked by Tigercat
For the many future generations to appreciate
Shiny 'Doc', the second airworthy B-29A
A clear frontal view from the bombardier seat
Let's go flying!
Late afternoon departure of Doc with KEFD runway reflecting from the fuselage
A golden-hour landing of a Superfortress
B-45
North American B-45 Tornado
B-52
Still alert, still ready...
Stratofortress
Barksdale's BUFFs
An evening launch out of Nellis AFB
Launching toward the sun at the golden hours
60 years of service but who is counting
B-57
A Vietnam War veteran, B-57B S/N 52-1499 was converted to EB-57B serving with the Vermont ANG
B-58
Convair B-58A Hustler
Bf-108
A Nord-built Model 1002 Messerschmitt BF-108
C-2
JASDF Kawasaki C-2 heavy transport
C-5
Galaxy
Lackland AFB C-5A
C-5M Super Galaxy on a late afternoon sortie
A Super Galaxy Sunset
C-5M from the 337th Airlift Squadron
C-7
C-7A Caribou
Rugged "Bush" aircraft of the US Army
C-12
US Army C-12U Huron
C-17
Salute!
C-17A 97th AMW, Altus AFB
C-17A HALO delivery
Against the backdrop of Nellis AFB
UAE Air Force C-17A
C-27
Alenia Spartan going ballistic at 2015 Paris Airshow
Slovak Air Force C-27J
US Coast Guard C-27J Spartan
Short-lived USAF C-27A
C-31
US Army Troopship
C-46
Airborne assault
Curtiss C-46 Commando
C-47
Bluebonnet Belle (RIP) shining in the sun
USAF Skytrain
Dakota with D-Day invasion stripes
Spooky
A "Spooky" paint scheme
"Willa Dean" C-47 from Lyon Air Museum
C-101
Patrulla Águila - Upside-down solo
Straight down in formation
Tight it up!
Stealing a solo moment
Let's split up!
V-formation
Steady flying either upside down or rightside up
Going right at each other
Showing the Spanish colors
C-130
"Whiskey-7" Super Hercules from the 86th Airlift Wing remembering the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019
RATO - Getting a boost!
Belgian Air Force Hercules generating vortices
Austrian Air Force C-130K
High Rollers Hercules of the Nevada AG
Fat Albert
USMC KC-130J from VMGR-352
Danish AF C-130
Texas ANG C-130
USCG C-130H
Hercules vs. Typhoons
C-160
Armée de l'Air Transall transport
C-295
Casa C-295M in service with the Polish Air Force
C-390
Embraer's second prototype designated as KC-390 (PT-ZNJ) debuting at the 2017 Paris Airshow
CA-13
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang
Canberra
Canberra operated by the Luftwaffe
CH-47
A new CH-47F on display at the 2019 Paris Airshow
JASDF Chinook
CH-53
Sirkorsky Sea Stallion
USMC CH-53E from HMH-462
CM.170
Luftwaffe Magister
Fouga Magister on landing approach at Zeltweg Airpower 2016
Fouga Magister at the 2017 Paris Airshow
CP-140
Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora
CT-114
Canadiar CT-114 Tutor
DH.98
Fighter Factory's Mosquito
One of a kind...de Havilland's wooden wonder
DH.115
De Havilland Vampire
RAF Vampire
DHC-1
Chipmunk
E-2
Grumman Hawkeye
French Navy E-2C at NTM 2016
French Navy E-2C participating in NTM 2017
E-3
Sentry operated by the French Air Force
Displaying 20 years of service with the French Air Force at the 2011 Paris Airshow
NATO Sentry
USAF E-3 Sentry
E-3G Sentry, S/N 77-0356, at Red Flag 21-1
EA-6B
Jamming Prowler
Grumman EA-6B Prowler - VMAQ-2 Cherry Point MCAS
Prowler at MCAS El Toro in 1989
EA-18G
Jamming Growler
VX-31's Boeing EA-18G Growler banking through the Jedi Transition
VAQ-134 "Garudas" Growlers
VAQ-133 "Wizards" Growler
VAQ-132 "Scorpions" Growler
VAQ-138 "Yellow Jackets" Growler
VAQ-131 "Lancers" Growler
Growler during a night launch in full afterburner
EC-130H
43d ECS Compass Call - They'll be "jamming"!
Taking off during the golden hours
EC 135
Croatia Law Enforcement EC135
EC 665
Eurocopter Tiger
Tiger! Tiger!
French Tiger from 5 RHC ALAT at NTM 2017
EF-2000
A multinational Typhoon at the 2001 Paris Airshow
Italian Air ForceTyphoon
Stressing the wings with the high-G turn
Typhoon on final approach
German Air Force "Cyber Tiger" Typhoon
Spanish Air Force "We Are Back!" Tiger
Luftwaffe Typhoon
Austrian Air Force Typhoon
Celebrating 60 years of the Luftwaffe in 2016
Italian Typhoon 36-32
Barvarian "Ghost Tiger" at NTM 2018
Spanish Air Force Tiger 14-31 at NTM 2018
Italian Tiger 36-40 at NTM 2018
Spanish Typhoon touching down at 31st Air Base in Poland
Arrival of the Typhoons
Typhoon formation at NTM 2018
One way to slow down a Typhoon
Royal Air Force Typhoon screams in full afterburner
Etendard
Etendard IV M
Super Etendard
Extra 300
Extra 330LX variant operated by the Royal Jordanian Falcons
Royal Jordanian Falcons display team at Kleine Brogel AB in 2019
F-1
North American Aviation F-1E Fury
F-2 (McDonnell)
McDonnell F-2D Banshee
Photo-reconnaissance variant of the Banshee
F-2 (Mitsubishi)
JASDF F-2A "Viper Zero"
F2G
A rare Goodyear F2G-1 "Super Corsair"
F-3
McDonnell F-3B Demon
MF-3B Demon at the National Naval Aviation Museum
F-4
McDonnell Douglas Phantom II...Still "Phabulous" after all these years!
A roaring takeoff representing Col. Robin Olds' Mig killer Phantom S/N 63-7680
It's not Hugh Hefner's... VX-4 Evaluators F-4S
Michigan ANG F-4C S/N 63-7412
Captain Steve Ritchie and Captain Chuck DeBellevue's replica F-4D
Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II - 20th FS, 49th FW - Routine maintenance at Holloman AFB
QF-4G awaiting the phinal sunset
A shiny QF-4N at NAS Point Mugu in 1988
Turkish AF F-4E at SIAF 2018 commemorating 60 years of the Phantom II
JASDF F-4EJ at Hyakuri AB, December 2019
A pair of F-4EJ on an early morning sortie
JASDF 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron marking the end of the Phantom era
Phantom pharewell tour at Nellis' Aviation Nation 2016
Standing proud against the next generation fighters
QF-4s phinal phlight line on 21-Dec-2016 at Holloman AFB
QF-4E S/N 73-167 on standby
QF-4E S/N 74-625 on standby
Counting the butterflies before the phinal departure
QF-4E awaiting the phinal preflight check
Let's do this!
I am in!
I am right behind!
Let's rock and roll!
QF-4s getting ready for phinal sortie
Phinal look at the six
QF-4E leading the phinal takeoff
Still the meanest looking jet with the shark mouth!
Bright orange tips of the QF-4E S/N 74-043 stand out against the gray sky
Lt Col Ronald "Elvis" King's QF-4E S/N 74-638 performing for the last time
Lt Col (Ret) Jim "WAM" Harkins' QF-4E S/N 74-643 ripping through sky at Holloman AFB
QF-4E S/N 74-645 banking for a sharp look at the crowd
Phinal phlight formation of QF-4E Phantoms
One last afterburner run
QF-4E S/N 74-638 on final landing over looking the QF-16 successor
The phinal salute after 58 phabulous years of service with the USN, USMC, and USAF since the maiden flight. That's all!
The phinal destination for most Phantoms...AMARC
F4F
Wildcat!
General Motor's FM-2 Wildcat
F4U
Corsair catching the rising sun
All tucked up
The perfect profile
Fighter Factory's Corsair
Red Bull Corsair
Aiming for the moon
A Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair
F-5
Moosa Aswayita RCAF 419 Sqn CF-5A participating in training exercise at MCAS Yuma - Jan 1990
Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter
Canadair-built CF-5D
F-5E Tiger II, VFC-13 NAS Fallon in 1998
Northrop F-5F Tiger II
USN Adversary Tigers
AF-07 Adversary
Swiss Air Force F-5N at Kleine Brogel AB in 2015
Swiss Air Force F-5N at Zeltweg, Austria - 2016
US Navy F-5N Adversary AF-13 at NAS Fallon in 2018
US Navy F-5N Adversary AF-01
US Navy F-5N Adversary AF-03
US Navy F-5N Adversary AF-06
VFC-13 F-5N pre-flight checks
VFC-13 F-5N taking off at KAZA
VFC-13 F-5N rolling down the runway at NAS El Centro in March 2019
F-5N against the beautiful sunset in Yuma, AZ
USMC VMFT-401 F-5N from MCAS Yuma
VMFT-401 F-5N Adversary LS-07
USMC VMFT-401 Snipers
Patrouille Suisse
Leader of the pack
Time to go!
Stacking it tight!
Showing off the mirror image
Lighting up the sky with flares
Is someone going the wrong way?
Cutting throught the sky like a Swiss knife!
Raw afterburner power!!
F-6
Douglas F-6A Skyray
Skyray at the National Naval Aviation Museum
F6F
Grumman Hellcat
F7F
Grumman Tigercat - "Here Kitty Kitty!"
F7U
Vought Cutlass
The unique design of the Cutlass
F-8
Vought F-8B Crusader
F8F
Grumman Bearcat
Midnight blue Bearcat
Bearcat against a sunset sky of Yuma, Arizona
F-9
Grumman TAF-9J Cougar
Cougar in classic Sea Blue paint scheme
F9F
Grumman USMC F9F-4 Panther
F-10
Douglas F-10 Skyknight
F-11
Grumman F-11 Tiger
F-14
Anytime, Baby...!
Tomcat Heaven - NAS Miramar, 1990
Tomcat Tomcat Tomcat!
VF-211 Tomcat - NAS Miramar
A colorful VF-124 Tomcat
Tomcats at Fightertown USA
VF-114 Tomcat
VX-9 Tomcat preparing to launch at NAS Pt. Mugu
VF-101 F-14D Tomcat
Ripping it...
...like an arrow!
F-15
Vintage 1st TFW F-15A, S/N 74-114, at Selfridge AFB in 1981
F-15C Eagle, S/N 85-102...Three aerial kills from Gulf War I
McDonnell Douglas F-15C
1st FW F-15C Eagle
1:1 thrust-to-weight takeoff power - 433d WS F-15C Eagle
159th FW "Bayou Militia" F-15C Eagle
California ANG 144th FW F-15C from Fresno
Florida ANG 125th FW F-15C at KJAX
USAF F-15D Eagle
Dispensing flares
F-15E Strike Eagle tearing through the sky
4th FW F-15E Strike Eagle...with the WSO performing old-school reconnaissance!
Strike Eagle at Nellis AFB
Strike Eagle lighting up the sky
Strike Eagle in afterburner takeoff at Red Flag 21-1
Night sortie in full afterburner
F-15SG from Republic of Singapore Air Force participating in Red Flag 19-2
The latest derivative F-15SA operated by Royal Saudi Air Force at Red Flag 19-2
JASDF F-15J taking off in full afterburner at Hyakuri AB
Vintage F-15A cockpit
F-16
F-16A early morning sortie out of Tucson
F-16C of 421st FS
F-16AM Fighting Falcon with Mid-Life Update
F-16BM
Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16BM
Full afterburner takeoff at Nellis AFB - 64th AGRS F-16C
UAE F-16F in training with USAF ANG in 2006
UAE F-16E at Red Flag 19-2
55th FS F-16D Fighting Falcon
F-16C pulling a lot of G's!
149th FW, 182d FS Lone Star Gunfighters' F-16C
Raw afterburner power of Belgian Air Force F-16AM
Portugese Air Force Fighting Falcon
Belgian Air Force F-16AM at NTM 2016
Greek Air Force F-16C
Polish Air Force F-16C
Turkish Air Force F-16C
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM at NATO Tiger Meet 2017
Belgian Air Force F-16AM at NTM 2017
Aggressor F-16C S/N 85-418
79th FS F-16D in Tiger scheme
F-16AM in full afterburner
F-16AM lighting up the night sky
F-16C Block 50D of 20th FW
USAF QF-16C Air Superiority Target Drone
USAF F-16C Aggressor
USAF F-16C S/N 86-283
112th FS F-16C, Ohio ANG
RNAF Tiger F-16BM at NTM 2018
Belgian AF Tiger F-16AM at NTM 2018
Polish AF F-16D
Greek AF Tiger F-16D at NTM 2018
Belgian AF F-16AM formation
Dark Falcon piloted by Vador
Danish AF Fighting Falcon
Dutch AF F-16AM in training with USAF Arizona ANG participating at Red Flag 19-2
Nellis Agressor F-16C S/N 87-267
Nellis Agressor F-16C S/N 86-272
Belgian Air Force F-16AMs celebrate 75th anniversary of D-Day at Kleine-Brogel AB
Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16BM celebrates 75th anniversary of D-Day
457th FS "Spads" F-16C in the new Have Glass V paint scheme
301st FW, 457th FS F-16C at Fort Worth JRB
Arizona ANG, 195th FS "Warhawks" F-16D
Morning sortie out of KTUS
Warhawks F-16C
"Venom"...USAF F-16 Viper Demonstration Team
"Swamp Fox" F-16D Viper
64th FS Aggressor "Wraith" F-16C
New Jersey ANG F-16C "Jersey Devils" from the 177th FW
Ex-Vermont ANG "The Green Mountain Boys" F-16C participating in Red Flag 21-1
A "Lone Star Gunfighters" Viper in Have Glass V paint scheme
Either it is a weight saving measure or they ran out of paint for the R/H wing
Rock on!
...and keep on rocking!
Tiger Tiger! All for freedom
USAF Thunderbirds
We got your diamond
Pulling a few G's here...
Stack it up!
Reflection Pass...is that close enough?
Delta formation under the cloud deck
Going head-to head
The crossover break
Right Wing Maj. Caroline Jensen
Scramble for final check before takeoff
After a homecoming show at Nellis AFB
F/A-18
Hornet
VFA-204 F/A-18A+ Hornet
Adversary Hornets
VMFA-112 F/A-18A++
VFA-122 F/A-18C Hornet blasting through the sky
F/A-18C Hornet
F/A-18C of the Gladiators
USMC F/A-18D Hornet of VFMA(AW)-533
Swiss Hornets emerging from the Meiringen cavern
Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2008
Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2015
Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2016
Late October afternoon sortie from Meiringen
Spanish Air Force Ala 15 EF-18AM
Ala 15 EF-18BM
Ala 15 EF-18AM wearing NATO Tiger Meet 2016 scheme
Staffel 11 Swiss AF Hornet breaking though the scene
Spanish Air Force EF-18AM landing at Zeltweg
Transonic Hornet
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet leaping into the air at CWF
RCAF CF-18 celebrating Canada 150
Swiss AF F/A-18C at NTM 2018
Spanish AF Hornet at Belgian AF Days 2018
Swiss AF F/A-18C burning and turning
VMFA-314 Black Knights' F/A-18C flying through Jedi Transition
USMC FA-18C from VMFAT-101 based at MCAS Miramar
VMFA(AW)-533 Hornet approaching Nellis AFB
VMFA-115 Hornet at Red Flag 21-3
USN Blue Angels (1986-2020)
Let's put on a show today!
Let's smoke it up!
Fortus formation - You look marvelous!
Double Farvel
Solo show!
Missing it by that much!
Let's try again from a different perspective!
Diamond - Now that's tight!
Echelon Parade
Delta Breakout
"Fly Navy 100 Years" special marking in 2011
Lucky #7
Spare Blue Angels just in case there is a need for two #7 aircraft to fly in formation
2020 COVID-19 flyover in Texas
Super Hornet
USN F/A-18E Super Hornet
VFA-14 F/A-18E screaming through the blue sky at Salute To Veterans Air Show
"Tophatters" - The Oldest and The Boldest!
Pukin Dogs F/A-18E Rhino
VFA-32 F/A-18F Super Hornet
Wings up!
VFA-106 Super Hornet on approach at NAS Oceana
Super Hornet climbing out of Death Valley, California
Stingers' F/A-18E flying through the Jedi Transition in Death Valley
Yanking and banking the F/A-18F low and fast through the Jedi Transition
Showing the two speed brakes of the Super Hornet
USN Blue Angels (2021 and beyond)
A tight Diamond formation
The Vertical Break formation
Showing off the massive LERX of the Super Hornet
The Echelon Parade formation
Diamond dirty loop
Double Farvel formation
Fleur de Lis
High Alpha pass
Fortus formation
Delta Breakout
Almost a sonic boom!
Fly Navy!
F-22
Nellis' F-22A Raptor - 433d WS
Can you see me?
Stealthy and deadly...
Let's "see" how fast I can fly today...43d FS F-22A
Definitely awesome in full afterburner!
Where is my stealthy parking space?
F-22A against a clear blue sky
Obscured by the power!
F-22A on approach to land at Nellis AFB
F-22A on approach at KEFD
F-22A from 525th FS "The Bulldogs" roaring off from Nellis AFB during Red Flag 21-1
A Bulldog lining up on 03L for a landing at Nellis AFB
1st FW F-22A participating at Red Flag 21-1
Nothing to show here...but don't mess with me!
1st FW back at Red Flag 21-3
F-35
F-35A of the 61st FS from Luke AFB
34th FS F-35A from Hill AFB on landing approach at LBG during Paris Air Show debut in 2017
USAF F-35A Lightning II
The raw afterburner power of an F-35A
F-35A from 422d TES based at Nellis AFB
F-35A with external hard points on a late evening sortie during Red Flag 19-2
When the Lightnings strike...
F-35A S/N 18-5415 originally destined for Turkish Air Force
F-35A high-speed low-altitude pass over KEFD
F-35A on approach at KEFD
Brand new F-35A on a test flight at KNFW
Belly shot of an F-35A on final bank before landing
F-35A taking off from Nellis AFB during a night sortie
Green Mountain Boys from Vermont is the first ANG unit to operate the F-35A
F-35B variant
The Transformer F-35B from VMFA-122 at MCAS Yuma
USMC F-35B Lightning II - MCAS Beaufort's Gen-5 Fighter from VMFAT-501
Tell me I am worth it!
VFMA-211 F-35B with kill markings from the 2018 deployment in Afghanistan aboard USS Essex
F-35B in vertical landing configuration
Check out my behind!
F-35B operation in the dark of the night
New F-35B on first test flight flanked by an F-35A at Fort Worth JRB
F-35C showing a hungry belly
VFA-125 'Rough Raiders' F-35C
Gengerating the vapor trails
Going at it in full afterburner
Almost achieved the vapor cone!
The massive wings and horizontal stabilizers compared to the F-35A and F-35B siblings
F-80
A Korean War veteran Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
The one and only P-80R of the Shooting Star family built for speed record in 1947!
F-84
Republic F-84E Thunderjet
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
F-86
Sabre on the loose
Three of a kind
One of a kind
North American Aviation F-86F Sabre
51st FIW F-86F Sabre
Jolley Roger Sabre
US Navy QF-86F belonging to the PMTC
James "Jabby" Jabara's F-86
The skeleton of an F-86H
F-86L Sabre Dog
'Dennis the Menace' F-86D Sabre Dog
Sabre taking off from KUGN
F-89
Northrop F-89J Scorpion
A better example of a Scorpion at the National Museum of the USAF
F-94
Lockheed F-94C Starfire
F-100
North American F-100F Super Sabre!
Misty 1 reflecting the sunrise honoring Col. Bud Day - 309th TFS, 31st TFW
F-101
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo from the 147th Fighter Intercept Group - 1978/1980 William Tell Champions
F-102
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
USAF F-102A
F-104
Starfighters Aerospace F-104G
TF-104G
Roaring takeoff of the Starfighters
USAF Starfighter
F-105
Virginia ANG Republic F-105D Thunderchief
Georgia ANG Wild Weasel F-105G, S/N 62-4439
F-106
Convair F-106 Delta Dart belonging to the Florida ANG in 1981
F-107
North American F-107A prototype, technically a YF-107...It may have been known as the Ultra Sabre
F-111
27th TFW F-111D from Cannon AFB
General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark
F-117
The original stealth fighter: Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk from 49th FW, 8th FS
Gen1 and Gen2 stealth airplanes: Nighthawk and Spirit
Nighthawk and its shadow
Falcon
French Navy Dassault Falcon 10M
Royal Norwegian Air Force Falcon 20
FB-111
Also known as "Aardvark" , USAF FB-111A, S/N 68-0258, getting ready for a sortie in 1991
FB-111A side-by-side cockpit
Strategic Air Command FB-111A, S/N 67-0163, "Whispering Death" in 1981
FH-1
The original Phantom...McDonnell FH-1
G-2
Soko Galeb of the former Yugoslav Air Force
"Wildest Dreams" Galeb
G.91
Designed and built by Fiat
Gannet
Fairey Gannet operated by Marineflieger
H-46
HH-46E SAR Sea Knight at MCAS Cherry Point in 2015
Leap Phrog
Phrog landing
Phrog-eye view
H-60
USAF combat search and rescue - Another day at the office
Sirkorsky HH-60 Pavehawk at Nellis AFB
US Navy SH-60 Seahawk at NAS Fallon
Austrian Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk
Slovak Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk
MH-60 Seahawk from US Navy HSC-2
US Army UH-60 Blackhawk
US Army HH-60 Medevac Blackhawk
JASDF UH-60J completing SAR training mission
FAA Registered N160AQ Blackhawk
Medevac Blackhawk at KSFN
Pavehawk on a blood-red sunset sky at Nellis AFB during Red Flag 21-1
Hawk
T1 - RAF Red Arrows
Hawk T1 - A little brighter red with be better!
Up and away!
Flying circles around the diamond formation
Punching through against the grain
Going solo showing off the red white and blue!
Painted by the sunset
Making it look convincing
The split
T2
BAE System T2
Could be more than just a jet trainer
HC-144
USCG HC-144B Ocean Sentry
HH-1
Iroquois for the SAR missions used by USN and USMC
HH-21
USAF Piasecki HH-21 Work Horse
HH-52
USCG Sirkorsky Seaguard
Hunter
RAF F.6
RNAF Hunter
Hürkuş
Turkish Aerospace Industries' first trainer/attack platform
Hurricane
A Hurricane landing
Hawker's contribution to the Battle of Britain
Il-28
Ilyushin Il-28 (NATO code name: Beagle)
J-6
Chinese-built Mig-19 designated as Shenyang J-6 (NATO code name: Farmer)
J-6 variant: Dong Feng DF-102
J-8
Shenyang J-8E (NATO code name: Finback-A)
Jaguar
Armée de l' Air Jaguar
JF-17
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder
Ju-52
Nice and easy landing
Junkers Tante Ju
Ka-52
Kamov Alligator
KC-10
McDonnell Douglas Extender
KC-46
Boeing Pegasus - the next generation tanker
Pegasus during a steep climb out of Nellis AFB
KC-135
Stratotanker - 50+ years of air refueling services
The boom is lowered and ready to give...
Maine ANG KC-135
Night sortie out of Nellis AFB during Red Flag 21-1
KC-135 from McDill AFB
KC-135 from Illinois ANG on approach at Nellis AFB during Red Flag 21-1
KC-767
Colombian Air Force KC-767-200 "Jupiter" MMTT
KDC-10
Royal Netherlands Air Force aerial tanker converted from a commercial DC-10-30
L-3
Aeronca L-3 Grasshoper
L-4
Vintage World War II Piper Grasshopper
L-5
Stinson L-5E
L-29
American Bald Eagle Aero L-29
USSR Delfin (NATO code name: Maya)
A 1965-built L-29
L-39
Albatros
Albatros leads Strikemaster
Slovak Air Force L-39
L-39C operated by Jet Warbird Training Center
A two-ship formation takeoff
Black Diamonds
Black Diamond formation
We too can fly like the Thunderbirds!
Can the Blue Angels do this?
Breitling Jet Team
More than just watches...
It's getting dark, let's turn on the lights
Adding a little flare to the show
L-159
Czech out the Aero Alca!
Draken International's L-159
L-159 at Red Flag 19-2
Honey Badger in a desert camouflage
L-410
Let L-410 of the Czech Air Force
Lightning
RAF F.2A at Gatow Luftwaffe Museum
M28
PZL Skytruck of the Polish Air Force
M-339
Draken International's MB-339CB
FAA registered N334EM participating at 2017 NATO Tiger Meet
Frecce Tricolori
Is this colorful enough?
Seriously?
Straight forward formation flying
The solo guy is losing it!
Splitting up is easy!
Orchestrated manuever in the dark
A beautiful Airpower 2016 performance at Zeltweg
Doing it the Italian way...
M-346
Alenia Aermacchi Master jet trainer
MC-130
Lockheed MC-130J Commando II
Me-163
Komet is the first of its kind rocket-powered interceptor
Me-262
Made in the USA! Messerschmitt Schwalbe 'B' - the first reproduction by Me 262 Project
Me-262A at Zeltweg Airpower 2016
Merlin
Royal Navy's Augusta Westland Merlin HM1
Meteor
Gloster Meteor operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force
MH-65
USCG Dolphin
Mi-8/Mi-17
Czech Air Force Hip
Croatian Air Force KFOR Hip
Czech Air Force Hip at Sliac AB
Mi-24/Mi-35
Bulgarian Hind
Czech Air Force Hind
Czech Air Force Mi-35/24V Alien Tiger
Polish Air Force Mi-24
Mil Mi-24
Mig-15
A vintage Mig-15 of the Czechoslovak Air Force on display in Jilem, Czech Republic
Red Star Aviation's Mig-15UTI
Historic Czechoslovak Air Force Mig-15UTI at SIAF 2018
1950 Chinese-built Mig-15 in PLA livery
Mig-17
Showing off the after burner
Phantom's nightmare in the early days of the Vietnam War
Mig-17 of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) Air Force
Mig-21
Genuine UM Fishbed
Mig-21 of the former GDR Air Force
Polish Mig-21 and Cold War bunker
Croatian Air Force Mig-21bis
Croatian Air Force Mig-21UMD
Mig-23
Mig-23ML Flogger
Mig-23UB Flogger-C
Mig-23BN Flogger-H
Mig-29
Polish Air Force Fulcrum
Smoke it up!
The USSR's answer to the USAF F-15 Eagle
Polish Air Force Mig-29A standing tall
Flight of the Fulcrums
Attack of the Fulcrums
Slovak Air Force Mig-29UBS at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia
Mirage III
Armée de l' Air Mirage III
Mirage IV
Dassault Mirage IV at the 2005 Paris Airshow
Mirage 2000
Armée de l' Air Mirage 2000
Mirage 2000D at NTM 2016
Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage F1 at the 2005 Paris Airshow
Draken International Mirage F1B at Red Flag 21-1
MQ-9
147th ATKW Reaper on landing approach at KEFD
MQ-9 flanked by a Civil Air Patrol T206H
MS.760
Maurane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris four-seat jet trainer for the French military
N-2501D
German Air Force Nord 2501D Noratlas
NE-1
US Navy variant of the Piper J-3 Cub
NGF
Europe unveiled the New Generation Fighter mockup at the 2019 Paris Airshow
NH-90
NATO's Blackhawk
Belgian Navy NH-90
Belgian MTH NH-90
Rehearsing SAR missions
O-1
Commonly known as L-19 Bird Dog
OV-1
US Army Mohawk
Grumman's purpose-built observation airplane for the US Army
Mohawk on the hunt
OV-10
German OV-10 Bronco
Rockwell/USMC Bronco
P-1
Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft
P-3
US Customs and Border Protection's Orions - Airborne Early Warning and Long Range Tracker
AEW Orion over Corpus Christi, Texas
LRT Orion in flight
P-8
US Navy P-8A Poseidon on approach at KEFD
Practicing touch and go's at KJAX
P-35
Seversky P-35A - The first all-metal single-seat fighter produced for the USAA
P-38
Red Bull Lightning
Unique wing-to-body lines
When the Lightning strikes...The business end of the P-38
P-39
Bell Airacobra
Airacobra right profile
P-40
A peaceful morning awaiting the Warhawk
Warhawk cockpit
P-40K
S/N 42-105867 - A tribute to "Tex" Hill's P-40 Warhawk of the AVG Flying Tigers
Warhawk has the lead...
Curtiss P-40E
P-47
The Original Thunderbolt
Republic P-47D-30-RA aka The Jug
P-51
A rare and beautifully restored P-51A S/N 43-6006
Galveston Gal Mustang (RIP)
Little Horse Mustang
Man O' War Mustang
Gunfighter Mustang
Wee Willy II Mustang
P-51C Mustang of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen
Dolly Mustang
Gentleman Jim Mustang
S/N 44-72922 flown by Maj. Robin Olds while serving with the 434th FS, 479th FG of the 8th AF
Bunny Mustang
Chuck Yeager's Glamorous Glen III replica Mustang
P-63
Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Kingcobra flying low and fast
P.149
Piggi - Piaggio's utility/trainer aircraft built primarily for the German Air Force
PB4Y-2
Consolidated Privateer
Privateer on landing approach at Nellis AFB
PBY-5
Consolidated Catalina
Catalina of The Netherlands Naval Aviation Service
PC-6
Pilatus PC-6/H2-B2 Porter in Blue livery operated by the Austrian Air Force
Three-ship formation of Austrian Air Force Porters
PC-7
The solo guy from the Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team
The two solo guys attempting a lunar eclipse
Full team of nine
Full diamond formation
A head-on look
The barrel roll around the solo guy
PC-9
Slovenian Air Force PC-9
PV-2
Lockheed Harpoon
PZL-130
Polish Orlik
Q-5
Nanchang Q-5 "Fantan"
RA-5C
North American RA-5C Vigilante
Rafale
On landing approach at 2013 Paris Airshow
30,000 hours marking
Nice aileron roll
The Monster Tiger claws
French Navy Rafale at the NTM 2016 in Zarazoga, Spain
Rafale twins
Rafale starts to roll down the runway for a performance at Zeltweg Airpower 2016
Rafale in afterburner
French Navy 11F White Tiger from BAN Landivisiau during NTM 2017
"Hard to be humble" Rafale from Escadron Chasse et d'Expérimentation (ECE) 01/30
NTM 2017 Rafale from Escadron Chasse (ECE) 03/30
Performing at the 2017 Paris Airshow
Proving the raw power in the rain at Sanicole Sunset Airshow in 2017
Armée de l'Air Rafale
French Navy Rafale at NTM 2018 in Poznan, Poland
2018 Rafale Solo Display aircraft
2019 celebrates 100 years of French Navy Flottille 11F
Leaving a trail of afterburner and smoke
The Prototype Rafale A
RB-66
USAF Douglas RB-66 Destroyer
RC-135V
Rivet Joint during a late evening sortie out of Nellis AFB during RF 21-3
RF-4
JASDF RF-4E Phantom II
RF-4EJ converted from F-4EJ for reconnaissance role using photographic/electronic pods
The remaining of HAF RF-4E, S/N 77-1763, on Santorini Island after suffering an incident on 06-Jun-2008
RF-84F
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash of the Luftwaffe
RF-84K parasite with anhedral horizontal stabilizers to fit in the bomb bay of an RGB-36 bomber
RF-101
A dedicated reconnaissance variant of the F-101 Voodoo
S-3
VS-41 Lockheed S-3B Viking
SA 316
Swiss Air Force Alouette III
Sud Aviation's original
SA 330
Royal Air Force Puma
RAF Puma sporting 100-year anniversary markings at the NATO Tiger Meet 2018 in Poznan, Poland
SA 342
French Armée de Terre SA 342 at NTM 2016
Gazelle at NTM 2017
SAAB 29
Saab Tunnan
A J-29 operated by the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight
SAAB 35
SK-35C Draken
Draken taxiing at Zeltweg Airpower 2016
Hey! What SAAB?
Draken S/N 35810 belonging to Swedish Air Force Historic Flight
SAAB 37
Saab Viggen at Zeltweg Airpower 2016
S/N 37098 belonging to the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight
SK-35E variant at the Sanicole Sunset airshow in 2019
Registered SE-DXO getting ready for a flight at Kleine Brogel Air Base
SAAB 39
Saab Gripen - 2001 Paris Airshow
Czech Air Force Gripen
Hungarian Air Force Gripen
Gripen's moonshot
Gripen glows against the setting sun
Top view of the Gripen
Czech AF 211 Squadron's Gripen at SIAF 2018
Czech Air Force 100-year anniversary Gripen at the NTM 2018
Another look of the Czech Air Force 100-year anniversary Gripen
How to brighten up a cloudy sky
SAAB 105
Swedish Air Force Saab 105
On static display at Seltweg AB in 2016
Austrian Air Force Saab 105Ö at NTM 2017
Austrian Air Force Saab 105Ö at CIAV 2018
SB2C
Curtiss SB2C-5
Currently the only airworthy Helldiver in the world
SBD
SBD-5 Dauntless
Douglas dive bomber that played a major roll in winning the Battle of Midway
Scorpion
Textron Airland Scorpion at the 2015 Paris Airshow
A simple message from this low-cost military platform
Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Fury FB11 "Sawbones" registered as N741GB
Sea Hawk
Royal Navy FGA 6
SF-260
Red Devils
Belgian AF aerobatic team in a four-ship formation
Celebrating 50 years flying the SF-260 in 2019
SH-3
Sirkorsky Sea King performing SAR training
Royal Navy ASaC7
Hopefully that is a BIG bucket of beer!
Begian AF showing off SAR techniques
SNJ
North American SNJ-2 Texan
North American SNJ-5 Texan
SNV
US Navy Vultee SNV-1 Valiant
Space Shuttle
Endeavour's last piggyback ride over JSC
Special Formation Flights
Randolph AFB trainers
European display teams at Sanicole 2015 Sunset Show
Super Constellation and Patrouille Suisse
F-16AM/BM/C formation at NTM 2016 - Zaragoza, Spain
Saab 105 - Magister - Vampire - Draken - Tunnan - Tiger - Typhoon over Zeltweg Airpower 2016
Spitfire - Viper
Red Bull's Alpha Jets - Corsair - Lightning - Mitchell
International display teams at Sanicole 2017 Sunset Show
Gazelle - AB212 - Hind - Puma - Hip x2 at NTM 2018
PC-9 - Fishbed x2 at CIAV 2018
Czech Air Force VIP transport escorted by Gripen
Fulcrum x2 - Gripen - Albatros x2 at SIAF 2018
Slovakia government VIP transports - Fokker 100 and ACJ319
Spitfire
Vickers manufactured 1943 Mk IX
RNLAF Spitfire
Spitfire Mk IXc
Spitfire Mk XVI
Su-22
Polish Air Force Su-22M4
Polish Fitters taking off from Kleine Brogel Air Base
30 years of service and counting
As long as those wings can still swing, Polish Fitters could be around until 2024
Former GDR Air Force Su-22
Su-25
Georgian Air Force Frogfoot at the 2001 Paris Air Show
USSR's answer to the A-10...or perhaps it is the not-to-be Northrop A-9
Czechoslovak Air Force Frogfoot on display at Letecke Muzeum Kbley, Czech Republic
Su-27
Sukhoi Flanker
Ukrainian AF Flanker
Tandem-seat Flanker at Belgian AF Days 2018
Su-35
2013 Paris Air Show debut: Sukhoi Flanker-E
Super Mystere
Armée de l' Air Super Mystere
T-1
Lockheed T-1A Sea Star
T-1A
T-1A Jayhawk displaying Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" livery of the 99th FTS at Randolph AFB
Jayhawk from Randolph AFB
Jayhawk from Laughlin AFB taking off from KTUS
T-2
North American T-2 Buckeye USN trainer
Buckeye from the Warbird Heritage Foundation
T-4
Blue Impulse
JASDF Blue Impulse performing at Hyakuri Air Base on 02-Dec-2019
#1 is up in the air
In a low-pass four-ship formation
#5 in a low-pass on takeoff
The diamond formation
Six-ship formation
Making it look easy
Post-performance maintenance
T-6
Beechcraft Texan II
US Navy SNA T-6B Texan II
T-7A
Mockup of the Boeing T-7A at the 2019 Paris Airshow
The Red Hawk will train generations of pilots to come...
T-17
Danish Air Force Saab-built Safari
T-28
North American Trojan
US Navy T-28B
Red Bull Trojan
Trojan Phlyers
Trojan Horsemen
T-33
Ace Maker
Where is my opposing knife-edge Thunderbird?
Where is my opposing knife-edge T-33?
The Red Knight
Ace Maker II
Simple trainer derived from Kelly Johnson's F-80 Shooting Star
A rendition of a Texas ANG T-33
T-34
Beechcraft Mentors
T-38
NASA's T-38A Talon
Whiteman's T-38 at KEFD
560th FTS "Chargin' Cheetahs" T-38C, S/N 69-7085, from Randolph AFB
T-38C of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing - Beale AFB
Tyndall's T-38C, S/N 62-3706
Randolph AFB's 435th FTS "Black Eagles" T-38C Talon, S/N 70-1954
80th FTW T-38C from Sheppard AFB visiting AZA
NASA T-38 on final approach to land at KEFD
T-38C returning to KRND after a training mission
T-38 formation from Laughlin AFB
'Bully 01' sporting a matching livery last worn by the F-106 Delta Dart
'Bully 02' commemorating 100th anniversary of the 87th FTS lineage in 2017
Maiden flight of a new livery for the USNTPS T-38C at KEFD on 10-July-2021
T-44
Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus trainer
T-45
Goshawk of VT-22
NAS Kingsville flight line
Goshawk maintenance
Field Carrier Landing Practice
Touchdown!
T-50A
LM/KAI offering for the T-X Program: T-50A
T129
Turkish Aerospace Industries's version of the Augusta/Westland A129 Mangusta
TBF/TBM
Grumman developed TBF Avenger torpedo bomber
General Motor manufactured TBM-3
TBM-5 Avenger
Tornado
Luftwaffe IDS getting routine maintenance at Holloman AFB
LuftwaffeTornado ECR
German AF Tornado at NTM 2018
"Hard To Be Humble" Tornado ECR
U-125
Hawker U-125 operated by the JASDF for SAR missions
UH-1
USMC UH-1E
US Army UH-1B Iroquois
UH-1D in action: Vietnam
West Germany Federal Border Guard UH-1D
USMC UH-1Y Venom
The toxic Venom
UH-72
US Army Lakota
USAF Heritage Flights
Mustang - Raptor - Thunderbolt - Phantom
Mustang - Viper - Raptor
Mustang - 2x Sabre - Raptor
Warhawk - Raptor - Viper - Eagle
Mustang - Warthog - Eagle
Mustang - Viper - Sabre - Eagle
Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt II
Thunderbolt - Warthog - Mustang - Eagle
Globemaster III and Skytrain
Sabre - Lightning II - Raptor
Skytrain and Globemaster III
Mustang and Lightning II
Mustang and Thunderbolt II
Mustang - Viper - Lightning II - Thunderbolt II
USMC Heritage Flights
Lightning II - Harrier II - Hornet
USN Heritage Flights
Hornet and Wildcat
Super Hornet and Corsair
Corsair and Skyhawk
V-22
MV-22 Osprey: Not your daddy's VTOL aircraft!
Helicopter mode
Hybrid mode
Airplane mode
USAF CV-22
Ready to top it off from an MC-130J
USAF CV-22 performing at Sanicole Sunset airshow in 2019
Victor
Handley Page Victor B.2
Warbirds
A gathering of WW II warbirds
P-51 leading the pack
Bearcat and Mustang
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Mitchell and Corsair
Hurricane and Mosquito
Warhawk leads Flying Fortress
Thunderbolt and Mustang
Spitfire and Mitchell
Skyhawk and Phantom II
Mustang and Spitfire
Mustang and Kingcobra
Mitchell - Mustang - Avenger - Spitfire - Warhawk - Corair
Similulating Pearl Harbor attack on 07-Dec-1941
Tora! Tora! Tora!
WB-57
NASA's Canberra
N917NA
N927NA on approach to KEFD after supporting SpaceX Crew Dragon return on 02-Aug-2020
X3
Eurocopter's high-speed helicopter demonstrator also known as the X3
Hovering with the birds at the 2011 Paris Airshow
Capable of cruising at 220 knots
X-5
Bell's variable-sweep wing concept demonstrator
X-13
Ryan Aeronautical X-13 Vertijet concept
X-29
Grumman X-29 forward-swept wing technology demonstrator
Positioned in flight at the USAF museum
X-31
Rockwell/MBB X-31 enhanced fighter maneuverability denmonstrator
XB-70
North American XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 bomber from the early 1960s
Thrust from six YJ93 engines to push the Valkyrie to 2,000+ MPH
XV-6A
Before the Harrier, Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel was being evaluated by the USAF in the mid-1960s
Yak-3
Luftwaffe's nightmare on the Eastern Front during WW II
Normandie Niemen Yak-3
Yakovlev's answer to the Mustang and Spitfire
YC-14
Boeing's entry in the AMST competition
YF-17
Northrop's entry in the LFW competition
Later designation as the F-18 prototype
Cobra
YF-23
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas' entry in the ATF competition
Prototype Air Vehicle 2 Gray Ghost
YF-23 S/N 87-801
It may have been known as the Black Widow II
YRF-4C
S/N 62-12200, the testbed that made the F-4E and other technologies possible
More to come...
As far as I can remember, I've always been fascinated with airplanes. Like most kids, I liked to draw. I can remember I would wake up in the morning and the first thing I would do is grab my paper pad and pencil and draw. I would often get disciplined for not washing up and eat breakfast before I dove into my drawing obsession. Unlike most kids, I drew nothing but airplanes starting at the age of about three years old. I think because I grew up during the war and saw airplanes zipping around the skies of Vietnam on a daily basis, I was heavily influenced by the subject. Of course all of my stick-figure airplane drawings from my early age were thrown out but I was able to save some of my sketches starting at the age of eight. My drawing skill was honed over the years as I got older but unfortunately I ran out of patience to be able to sit still and draw. Perhaps one day I will pick it up again.
Below is a collection of my airplane drawings between 1973 and 1990.
Chris
1973
1974
1975
1978
1979
1980
1982
1983
1984
1986
1988
1990
Veterans
In 1966, Fred served in Vietnam and was based at Tan Son Nhut AB in Saigon. These are Fred's images documenting some of the military aircraft operating at Tan Son Nhut AB during that period.
Thank you for your service!
VF-142 F-4B Phantom II
US Navy F-4B
RF-4C flight line
C-141A Starlifter
Shiny USAF C-141A
C-135B Stratolifter
C-123A Provider
CH-3C Jolly Green Giant
P-2H Neptune
HH-43B Husky
T-39A Sabreliner
F-102A Delta Dagger
Delta Dagger sortie
Double Delta Dagger sortie
RF-101C Voodoo
Voodoo flight
Voodoo maintenance
EC-135K
Bell UH-1D
Iroquois in action
UH-1B
Field of Hueys
Douglas A-1H Skyraider
Braniff International Boeing 737-300 transporting military personnel
So you want to be a photographer?
How about strapping yourself into an RF-4C and use it as your camera gear?
Frank and his photographic equipment:
RF-4C Phantom II, S/N 65-0917
12th TRS, 460th TRW, Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam
These are images taken by Frank during his career in the USAF ...
Thank you for your service!
RF-4C Phantom II catching the sunset over Vietnam
RF-4C looking for gas
One at a time!
Our turn!
RF-4C taking a selfie
RF-4C returning from a mission
RF-4C of the 12th TRS
RF-4C S/N 68-0588
F-4E armed and dangerous
F-4Ds looking for opportunities
Purely awesome!
F-4E escort fighter for the RF-4C
RB-57E Patricia Lynn ( S/N 55-4257)
USAF MAC C-141A
F-4E Phantom II - Bitburg, Germany
F-4Es aerial refueling
German Air Force F-104G Starfighter
RAF Lightning F.2A
A Lightning landing
You can be my wingman...!
Meeting USAF Ace Brigadier General Steve Ritchie
Capt. Ritchie marking Mig Kills #3 and #4 on F-4E, S/N 67-0362, after the mission on 08-Jul-1972.
Thank you for your service!
My Uncle Lam.
He was a Major in the Republic of Vietnam Marine Division. My best memory of him is he used to carry an M1911A1 behind his back and concealed under his shirt at all times. Uncle Lam was one of the toughest dudes I know as a kid. He was KIA in July 1974
Tuan, my brother in-law, as a young 2nd Lieutenant serving in the VNAF
Lastly, my dad as a young Lieutenant Colonel in the Signal Corps of the ARVN
Links to some aviation related websites:
Skyraider Association
XB-70
Excellent information about the XB-70
Air & Space Smithsonian
Scramble
Sierra Bravo Aeropictures
Airwingspotter
Joe Baugher
All the US military aircraft serial numbers you would ever want to know