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23rd May 2019

… 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s 75 Squadron based at Tindal in the Northern Territory. All … certainly marks the beginning of the end for the capable fighter aircraft, which has served the Royal Australian Air … capable today, the oldest aircraft is now approaching its 35th anniversary in service and the fleet is becoming …

31st May 2019

… glamorous role. The USAF F-4 Phantoms of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing’s ‘Wolfpack’ were known for their MiG-killing … first met the Hun at the 4511th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona. After 120 hours’ flight time in … F-100, meanwhile, would soldier on until mid-1971 with the 35th TFW at Phan Rang, ceasing combat operations on June 26. …

21st March 2019

… Air Force Base, Thailand, on February 11. The 403 ‘Cobra’ Squadron jet, which wears the unit’s 20th anniversary … co-operation in the Indo-Pacific. F-16s of the USAF’s 35th Fighter Squadron/8th Fighter Wing from Kunsan Air Base in …

21st March 2019

… and how the type has been transformed from an air-to-air fighter to one fulfilling a range of roles A Block 42 F-16C … Two Fighting Falcons from the 354th FW’s 18th Aggressor Squadron conduct a joint training mission with RAAF F/A-18As … are also assigned to the 8th FW at Kunsan AB and the 35th FW at Misawa AB, Japan. USAF/SRA Kristin High A two-seat …

14th March 2019

… the 8th Pursuit Group, 2nd Lt Erik Shilling found the new fighter ‘delightful’ to fly with its excellent … 94th Pursuit Squadrons equipped with P-36s while the 71st squadron flew the P-35. The 1st, 8th and 20th Pursuit Groups … both operated the P-36 in the Panama Canal Zone, while the 35th and 36th flew P-36s while they were training after being …

By Tom Kaminski 7th March 2019

… C-21A In April 2019, the 375th Air Mobility Wing marks the 35th anniversary of the Learjet Model 35’s entry into USAF … 84-0064 and 84-0065 — to the 1401st Military Airlift Squadron at Scott AFB, Illinois, followed on April 6. The … Airport in Connecticut. USAF The North Dakota ANG’s 119th Fighter Wing transitioned from the F-16A to the C-21A in …

21st February 2019

… fire damage after its mishap at Misawa AB, 13th Fighter Squadron F-16CM 92-3883 ‘WW’ has since been repaired. It is … Fighting Falcon involved was F-16CM 92-3883 ‘WW’ from the 35th Fighter Wing’s 13th Fighter Squadron ‘Panthers’, based …

By David C Isby 27th December 2018

… 30 F-16C 86-0304/AK is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron home-based at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The … F-16 units specialise in diferent primary missions. The 35th Fighter Wing based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the 20th …

By Andy Hay 30th November 2018

… personal mount of Lt Eugene Wahl, a pilot with the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, based at 12 Mile Drome, New Guinea, in …

By Donald Nijboer 30th November 2018

… what they had. The P-39, in fairness, was a much better fighter than the inadequate design usually described by … COLLECTION P-400 ‘WAHL-EYE’ hailed from the 39th FS, 35th FG, and in 1942 flew from 12 Mile Aerodrome, New Guinea. … THOMPSON COLLECTION Obvious deficiency The 67th Fighter Squadron (FS) of the 347th Fighter Group (FG) was the next …

20th September 2018

… modular units to carry passengers. The Special Transport Squadron based at Songshan comprises 11 Beech 1900C-1s and … helicopters will move to the Air Rescue Group at Chiayi. Fighter pilots relocate to Zhihang to start a ten-month … AT-3 fleet (the last to be repainted were the former 35th Combat Squadron aircraft transferred to the Academy in …

By Tom Kaminski 6th September 2018

… ship of the Ford class will be named in honor of the 35th president, John F. Kennedy. It will be the second … squadrons (composite) and the E-2/C-2 fleet replacement squadron. Two C-2As are forward deployed in Japan and another … Super Hornet The Super Hornet is the multi-role strike fighter backbone of the carrier’s offensive and defensive …

By Lt Col 21st June 2018

… Osan and Kunsan Air Bases are home to the US Air Force’s fighter squadrons in South Korea and include the most forward, permanently deployed fighter squadron in the service. Lt Col ‘Cricket’ Renner, USAF … group.” A pair of GBU-31 JDAMs awaits loading on a 35th FS F-16C Block 40 in a hardened aircraft shelter (HAS) …

7th June 2018

… California surely ranks as one of the most impressive. The 35th Tactical Fighter Wing flew the F-105 Thunderchief here until 1980, … base began preparing for closure. The Luftwaffe training squadron — the 20th FS ‘Lobos’ — moved to Holloman AFB, and …

19th July 2018

… Attrition Report A USAF A-10C assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, on June 14 last … AO included: ‘Shark 41’ flight, two A-10Cs from the 75th Fighter Squadron (FS) and ‘Clydesdale 01’, a CH-47 from the … fuselage, visible in the photograph. D: Feb 20 N: USAF/35th Fighter Wing T: F-16C Fighting Falcon Shortly after …