Red Flag 14-1

[azspyder]

[Barry Griffiths]

Super shot of the RAF E-3, Steve!

[Jay Beckman]

EA-18G from VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" on a close-in base leg...

[Jay Beckman]

"Wedgetail" AEW&C Aircraft from Down Under...

[Jay Beckman]

KC-135R out of McConnell AFB, KS sporting drogue units on the wingtips to accommodate the USN, RAAF and RAF units...

[azspyder]

Super shot of the RAF E-3, Steve!

Thank you Barry!

[Scott Youmans]

Finally found the time to go through the Red Flag shots. Really great work!  I agree with Jay that the hazy sky skies actually helped in some ways.  Cool shots by all.

[Jay Beckman]

You can really tell who the 10,000 hour drivers are Vs the lower time guys by how the fly the pattern. While the "guests" flew very traditional square corners (except the Navy who flew really close-in "boat patterns"), the home-town team just flew these effortless and continuous downwind to final curves never quite getting wings level until right over the numbers...

The Jet Who Fell To Earth

[Jay Beckman]

Reversal Of Fortune
Prowler cut the corner so sharply in the pattern that he had to roll wings level on base which gave an unexpected look at the left side of the jet...

[Jay Beckman]

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him...

[Jay Beckman]

To The Batmobile!

[Jay Beckman]

A Tornado Out Of The Clear Blue...
12 Sqn Tonka

[Ned Harris]

Mountain Home Strike Eagle


_68U0440 by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Aggressor Viper


_68U0320 Aggressor Viper s/n 86-0273 64th AGRS by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

KC-135R with drogue units.


_68U0340 KC-135R with drogue units s/n 61-0311 22 ARW by Ned Harris, on Flickr