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USAF F-22A Raptor
09-4180 'FF'
1st Fighter Wing
27th Fighter Squadron 'Fighting Eagles'
Langley AFB, Virginia, USA
Demon Divert
Due to an In-Flight Emergency at Eielson AFB, 8 F-35s diverted to nearby Fairbanks Int't. After the runway was reopened and the jets fueled, all 8 jets departed in style.
What was supposed to be a 4-Ship drag back to Utah, a tanker broke forcing a shuffle in who got to depart for home.
These two drew the lucky straws.
Fuel Into Noise!
With afterburner blazing, a Luke based F-35A launches on the first mission of the day.
Down Under, Up North
Royal Australian Air Force F-35A sits on the Red Flag ramp, at Eielson AFB. Being flown and maintained by No.75 Sqn, it was part of a rainbow of jets pulled from various units.
Nightmares Return
Friday morning arrivals, from VMFAT-502 "Flying Nightmares", demonstrating both modes of landing for the F-35B.
Falling with Style
RaZZ putting the Raptor through it's paces during the 2024 Yuma airshow. The use of IR flares, really adds a great touch.
Up and Away
On a post maintenance, Functional Check Flight (FCF), this Raptor driver puts on a little show.
Salt Lake Lightning
Caught this F-35A Panther, landing at Hill AFB with the Francis Radar Station on the mountain behind.
Lucky on Friday the 13th
3 of the 4 F-35As taxiing for departure, after a weather divert the day prior. These are from the 421st FS at Hill AFB, Ut.
Top of the World
This F-35B pilot is giving us an enthusiastic wave, as he taxis past. These guys gave my wife and I, an up close look at the jet and were all around great dudes.
Short Final
Catching the lead Danish F-35 just about to cross the fence, with his wingman turning base.
Nightmares Return
Friday morning arrivals, from VMFAT-502 "Flying Nightmares", demonstrating both modes of landing for the F-35B.
Coming Home
The student flying this F-35A, makes a perfect approach and landing back at Luke AFB, as the last of the day's light shines on the jet. Notice you can see his instruments glowing green in the cockpit.
The 94th Fighter Squadron (94 FS) is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor.[1]
The 94 FS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized on 20 August 1917 as the 94th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I as a pursuit squadron. It took part in the Champagne-Marne defensive; Aisne-Marne offensive; St. Mihiel offensive, and Meuse-Argonne offensive.[2]
In 1924, it was consolidated with the 103d Aero Squadron (Pursuit). The 103d was largely composed of former members of the French Air Service Lafayette Escadrille (from the French Escadrille de Lafayette). This was a squadron of American volunteer pilots who had joined the French Air Service prior to the United States entry into the war on 6 April 1917.[3]
During World War II the unit served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) as part of Twelfth Air Force as a P-38 Lightning fighter squadron, participating in the North African and Italian campaigns. During the Cold War it was both an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor squadron as later as part of Tactical Air Command. It was one of the first USAF operational squadrons equipped with the F-15A Eagle in January 1976.
The 94 Fighter Squadron is tasked to provide air superiority for the United States and allied forces by engaging and destroying enemy forces, equipment, defenses or installations for global deployment as part of the 1st Fighter Wing.
The squadron flies one of today's most advanced air dominance fighters, the F-22A Raptor, being the USAF's second operational F-22 squadron in 2006. 94 FS aircraft, like other aircraft from the 1st Fighter Wing, have the tail code "FF".