December 7th, 2011
Ahh, the soothing warmth of the afterburning Pratt & Whitney F100-200 series turbofan. This one has wings and is sometimes referred to as the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Photo by Simon Gratien.
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December 2nd, 2011
A pair of Gyroflug Speed Canards in trail behind a Short SC.7 Skyvan on a photo mission. Heck of a sight! Photo by Geoff Collins.
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November 16th, 2011
SU-27 crash landing.
November 16th, 2011
Pretty screwed up F-18!
November 16th, 2011
C-141 with some birds lodged into the nose cone… I’m assuming the damage on the forward section of the nose is from the birds striking it also. All in all, not something you see every day.
November 14th, 2011
What a scene! You certainly don’t see this very often.
A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft fly together as they are flown back to Yokota Air Base, Japan, from a training mission near Mount Fuji, Nov. 2, 2011. Aircrew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron participated in Samurai Surge, an all-day training exercise testing mission capability of many agencies throughout Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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November 14th, 2011
November 10th, 2011
Hey, Marine Corps! Happy 236th Birthday! Don’t worry, I wouldn’t dare attempt to give you 236 spankings…
Marines and sailors from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, make their way to a Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 365 MV-22 Osprey near checkpoint 52 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. to fly out to Range 210 to conduct the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2H March 3. As the heloborne company, India was the only 3/3 company to fly into position for the exercise. Photo by U.S. Marine Corps.
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November 8th, 2011
It’s hard to make an F-15E look cooler than this. A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft is illuminated by a lightning storm near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
This stunning photo has been making the rounds this week and I thought I’d share it with those of you who haven’t seen it yet.
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November 1st, 2011
Adventure awaits in the form of a very nice looking V-tail Bonanza. I’d definitely put one of these in my dream hangar. Photo by Phil Ostroff.
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