Springfield, Il.

Nice picks. I miss the F-4s and those smokey J79's.

This 'DO' tail-coded jet was with the 89 TFS, 906 TFG at WPAFB, which unless I'm mistaken, was an AFRES unit.

You are not mistaken.

This 'DO' tail-coded jet was with the 89 TFS, 906 TFG at WPAFB, which unless I'm mistaken, was an AFRES unit.

Which sadly no longer flies as they converted to F-16As before being disbanded in 1994.

Nice picks. I miss the F-4s and those smokey J79's.

I've only seen QF-4Es fly and they are still among the loudest jets ever, even more then some of the newer ones.

Heres a few more A-10s:

18th TFS:

MA ANG 104th FW:

F-15Cs from the 33rd TFW, 58th TFS:

Credits to the photographer.

Which sadly no longer flies as they converted to F-16As before being disbanded in 1994.

The 89th never disbanded. The 89th Fighter Squadron was converted to a Airlift Squadron in 1994 and continue to fly at Wright Pat. Still the Rhinos.

The 89th never disbanded. The 89th Fighter Squadron was converted to a Airlift Squadron in 1994 and continue to fly at Wright Pat. Still the Rhinos.

De-nutted, yes. Disbanded, No. I keed, I keed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Airlift_Squadron

GAF Tornadoes anyone?

Great shots of the bugs.

^ A rare shot of Barney with the gear down...too soon?

EC-725 Caracal doing HAAR behind an Italian C-130J

My grandfather flew in these during the Vietnam war. My mom thought it was a called a Chinook but it doesnt look one to me. Is it a Piasecki H-21?

Kaman HH-43 Huskie.

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HH-43: the original Pedro!

BTW, your sense of scale is waaaaay off. I'm not sure how anyone could confuse an H-21, CH-47, and HH-43.

This is an H-21:

This is a Chinook (CH-47):

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Edited November 26, 201213 yr by stract

HH-43: the original Pedro!

BTW, your sense of scale is waaaaay off. I'm not sure how anyone could confuse an H-21, CH-47, and HH-43.

This is an H-21:

Ah, the flying banana. Theres still one or two of them flying around the west coast airshow circuit.

Kaman HH-43 Huskie.

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That does look like it.

Ah, the flying banana. Theres still one or two of them flying around the west coast airshow circuit.

Yes there are! First time I saw one fly was Pt Mugu Airshow in 2010.

Watching it crank up to leave was cool. It's a Wright piston engine that powers it.

A great piece of history.

I miss the hi-vis ARRS scheme. There's no color anymore, everything is grey.

Yes there are! First time I saw one fly was Pt Mugu Airshow in 2010.

Watching it crank up to leave was cool. It's a Wright piston engine that powers it.

A great piece of history.

The R-1820; same engine series used in the B-17, the T-28, and the H-34/S-58 helicopter (among others).

Two Argentinian A-4s a short distance from HMS Broadsword during the Falklands War

Big brass balls.

All that work to drop bombs that wouldn't explode...

Big brass balls.

Gianormous brass balls...

Santa doing LZ surveys prior to tonight's mission