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Steppin'
A pair of F-35C pilots from VFA-147 make the short walk to their aircraft after a fuel stop at Luke.
The "Russian Knights" (Russikiye Vityazi) are the Russian Air Force aerobatic display team flying Sukhoi Su30SM fighters
Indian Air Force Rafale RB 004 @ Bordeaux Merignac - France heading out for a training flight - IAF pilot's will rotate thru Bordeaux for at least a year for training
DACT Day
A soon to be lost sight over Luke AFB. A pair of 309th FS F-16Ds in formation with another pair of F-35As. The "Ducks" are the final USAF F-16 squadron and are down to the last 3 jets and a handful of pilots. All F-16 training has been transferred to Holloman AFB.
Jump Jet
Doing it's thing, on a short takeoff. Notice the RCS vent under the nose number 26, venting air to assist with control.
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Desert Falcon
This Top Aces F-16A is 1 of 4, based at Luke AFB to provide Dissimilar Air Combat Training to the students of the 56th FW.
Sunliners In East Tennessee
A trio of VFA-81 Super Hornets, recently stopped through McGhee-Tyson Airport for fuel. The jets had a nice collection of mission marks from their previous deployment.
This is maybe the rarest HAF F-16 example spotting-wise. It's actually a Blk50 airframe upgraded to Blk50M. This was the initial airframe of the PXII program, which stayed in US for future development and certification procedures for future PX programs. Since it's joined the rest of the HAF F-16 fleet, it flies with 335M Tiger. The most apparent differences from the rest Blk52M fleet are the highvis stencils, the 4-digit serial number, the luck of squadron tailband. Notice that it's equipped with GE engine rather than a PW as all of the PXIV deliveries.
The spare bird of the French Air Force Rafale Solo Display 2018 - has the it's tail painted red in the colours of the SPA160 squadron whose emblem is the devil (hence the special edit ) piloted by Captain Sebastien "Babouc " Nativel at Muret-Lherm near Toulouse practicing his demo in the aftermoon - both machines used during the day so as to preserve the main bird for show day.