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Lakota at Night
A very dark ramp, forced a 30 sec exposure. But the effects from the strobe and nav lights on the rotor were rewarding.
XT626 served from 1963 until the late 1980s, seeing out service with the Territorial Army at Netheravon. She joined the Army Historic Aircraft Flight on 30 March 1994 and was handed over to the Historic Aircraft Flight Trust on 1 February 2015. The aircraft is registered with the civilian register as G-CIBW.
Two jump-masters, from the 10th SFG, watch as their jumpers start to land on the DZ. They have just pulled in the chute deployment bags and waiting for the call that all of the jumpers have landed safely.
Wolf 2-2, part of a flight of six UH-60s sits on the ramp before loading troops for an air assault during an exercise.
An AH-64 Apache from Fort Drum, New York leaving Goodyear Airport after getting fuel.
Note the flag in the gunner's seat and the live Hellfire missiles.
An RI Army National Guard Blackhawk slingloading a Humvee at show center during the Combined Arms Demonstration at the 2017 Rhode Island Airshow.
A UH-60 Blackhawk from A/2-135 GSAB, waits for the hook-up crew to depart before moving a sling-load in Kuwait. The extreme dust conditions required extra crew-chiefs to help "call the load" as well as somebody to work the hook manually.
The Agusta Bell Sioux AH Mk1, affectionately referred to as the 'clockwork mouse', was from the first batch of fifty ordered by the Army Air Corps and built by Agusta SpA at Gallerate in Italy in 1964.
These aircraft were ordered as stop-gaps for the Westland-built Sioux which started coming off the Yeovil production line in the Spring of 1965. The aircraft was taken on charge by the AAC at Middle Wallop on 3 July 1964 and for the duration of her military service was used for flying training and engineering familiarisation at Middle Wallop. XT131 was transferred to the Development and Trials Flight on 18 November 1977 until being subsumed into the AHAF on 11 September 1980. XT131 was handed over to the Historic Aircraft Flight Trust on 1 February 2015 and registered with the civilian register as G-CICN.
A Rhode Island Wolfpack UH-60 rescuing "wounded" troops during the 2016 Rhode Island Airshow Combined Arms Demonstration.
One of my fav photos of the whole Arctic Thunder adventure - an AH-64E Apache Guardian of the 1-25 Attack/Reconnaissance Battalion flying past airshow pyro. Awesome eh?
I also have this image on Fine Art America without a watermark if you want a print, canvas or more: fineartamerica.com/featured/ah-64e-apache-guardian-in-fro... - thanks for your interest in advance!
Otherwise, enjoy an Arctic Thunder 2018 photo in my Flickr feed. You can go thru my album of the airshow at flic.kr/s/aHsmnHLymL if you wish.
Finally, this month is Army Aviation Month on Fighter Pilot Podcast. You can enjoy at www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/armyaviationmonth/
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
Columbus - Rickenbacker International (Lockbourne AFB / ANGB) (LCK / KLCK)
Columbus, OH
Fairchild Swearingen C-26E Metro 23 (SA227-DC) c/n DC-810M, 91-0509, United States Army
-PAT448 to KLCK from KLCK (touch-and-go)
With pyro smoke in the background, a Blackhawk of the Rhode Island Wolfpack completes its portion of the 2016 Combined Arms Demonstration at the
Quonset Point Airshow.
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support), 104th Aviation Brigade respond to a nine-line medevac request during a training exercise at Fort Drum, NY, June 10, 2018. 2-104th GSAB soldiers participated in an Exportable Combat Training Capability rotation in support of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Matthew Groff) www.dvidshub.net
Off-Airport - Groveport
Motts Military Museum
Groveport, OH
-Hughes OH-6A Cayuse (369) c/n 1360, 69-15990, United States Army
Saved from the boneyard by a pilot who recognized her tail number from his time flying her in Vietnam. Ex-N6186Y with the US Department of Agriculture-the call tag for this is still visible on her instrument panel.
With a Humvee slung beneath and strobe flashing, a Rhode Island Army National Guard UH-60 flies towards the show line during the Combined Arms Display at the 2017 Rhode Island Airshow.
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey’s 250th Brigade Support Battalion look on as a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment arrives at Landing Zone 14 for sling load training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 4, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht) www.dvidshub.net