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Designer: Liu Danzhai (刘旦宅)
1963
The February 7th Movement
"Er qi" yundong ("二七"运動)
Call nr.: BG E39/866 (IISH collection)
More? See: The Beijing-Hankou Railway Strike (1923)
My wife and I had some free time so we decided to drive down to Las Vegas for the Red Flag exercise in mid-March 2025. The weather forecast was good and there seemed to be a decent line-up of participating aircraft. Unfortunately both items fell short. The sky conditions were excellent but the weather sucked. Very high winds affected some of the fighters. The first afternoon we were there all F-16s and F-35s were grounded due to crosswinds. Also unfortunate was that Flex departures were cancelled at the last minute so the planes had to do a straight out departure - this sucked for photographers. In the late afternoon the recovery shifted to landings over Cheyenne Avenue. This was our first visit there in about a year and we couldn't believe the change. It was a mix of a homeless camp, scrap yard, bombed out Gaza, and just a totally trashy area. Burned out cars and car parts were everywhere. We didn't feel safe there despite being among other plane spotters. Wow. I took these photos in mid-March 2025.
Re aircraft activity - it seemed a lot lower than at prior Red Flags. There were a lot of Nellis resident aircraft but not too many visitors. It was a decent trip but not a great one.
One of the most famous spots to shoot at Nellis is at the Las Vegas Speedway, specifically near Checkered Flag Lane.
Coincidentally, the "tail flash" of Nellis is a yellow and black checkerboard.
Numerous aircraft participating in Red Flag 15-1 wait for their turn to take off for training exercises Jan. 28, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. All four branches of the U.S. military and air forces from allied nations participate in Red Flag. The training is conducted to familiarize forces for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle/Released)
My wife and I liked Red Flag 21-1 so much we decided to check out 21-2. We knew it was going to be smaller so we only stayed for one full day. What we didn't count one was the nasty weather. Blah grey sky, very windy, and cold for the morning takeoffs. Takeoffs were to the SW so we joined up with a bunch of other spotters to watch the planes leave on Cheyenne Avenue. When the fighters take off on the 21R they bank right above your head so you get a mix of belly and side profiles - but it is a cool experience. Tankers and bombers tend to use 21L so you have a better angle but if there were no clouds you would be shooting into the sun. Despite this we had a good time. After the morning rush headed out we moved to the Speedway area for the recovery. All in all a very good day, even if we were turning blue and felt sandblasted.
I took these photos in early March 2021 near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Red and black flag bearer on Boulevard de la Republique (Paris, France), during the funeral of Maoist militant Pierre Overney.
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Porteur de drapeau rouge et noir sur le boulevard de la République durant les obsèques du militant maoïste Pierre Overney.
From the 336th Fighter Squadron, one of several F-15E outfits carrying the "SJ" tail code of Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina.
Airman 1st Class Gabriel Henry yells to Airman 1st Class Brian Allen during Red Flag 15-2 March 10, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Any personnel located in the area of an aircraft with an engine on must wear hearing protection among other personal protective equipment. Both Airmen are crew chiefs assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)