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Last of the Alpha Hogs.
81st FS A-10A on the hunt in North-Eastern Afghanistan.
Refueling that slow and being so close to the high mountains, made for a real adventure.
RANDY Talons
Nothing like catching a pair of camo'd Randolph AFB T-38Cs, during a gas-n-go at Alliance Airport. These colorful jets are used to teach Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) and Pilot Instructor Training (PIT).
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.
Great view of the pilot!
Really happy with the clarity of this shot of the Shuttleworth Collection's Spitfire Mk Vc, AR501, a genuine survivor of WW2, dating from 1942.
Piloted by the always excellent John Romain at the Duxford 'Battle of Britain' Air Show, September 2023
Dating from 1943, the Mk XIV Spitfire featured a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine which produced more than 2000hp and, according to chief Test Pilot Jeffrey Quill, "...it had a spectacular performance doing 445mph at 25,000 ft with a sea-level climb rate of over 5,000ft per minute"
A rare formation of an F/A-18 and a AV-8B seen heading out to the final rays from the sun in the desert
Warthog Wednesday
These guys (and the occasional gal) were my favorites to refuel. Usually a great attitude and would generally be good people. They didn't have the "I'm better than you", pilot attitude. I often met up with several after a deployment or a TDY and we'd trade stories over a beer or two.
Orange Glow
The last of the day's light, reflect on the skin of this Hunter. Formerly of the Royal Singapore Air Force, it's now on charge with ATAC. The loving hands from it's maintainers keep these aircraft flying despite their age.
Flare Out!
The pilot of this Spangdahlem based F-16C, pops a few flares and rolls away from our tanker. Taken over Afghanistan in late spring 2011.
A Russian Knight Solo pilot almost stops his Su30SM in flight and pops all his flares in a majestic fireball!
Hey, you guys got a ladder?
Literally what the pilot asked us. Of course the line guys had it handled and everyone got out quickly.
Colorful Cowboy
1 of 6 F/A-18C Hornets from VMFA-112, enroute to Pease ANGB for training. They stopped through East Tennessee for fuel and lunch.
Fuel Into Noise!
With afterburner blazing, a Luke based F-35A launches on the first mission of the day.
In 2018 I attended a Moon settlement presentation by Dennis Wingo of Skycorp at the Rainbow Mansion in Cupertino, California. The Rainbow Mansion is a community and shared living space of NASA scientists and other engineers. Chris Hadfield, the former astronaut from Canada attended the talk, who is famous for his Space Oddity song in the ISS. I caught him in a thinking mode.
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