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Shaw Air Force Base / SW / 79th FS F-16 DMA HF Viper Demo.

Shaw Air Force Base / SW / 79th FS F-16 Viper Demo 2022 Heritage Flight (HF) General Dynamics F-16DM-50-CF Block 50D Fighting Falcon 91-0468 / SN: CD-23 DM AFB. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Antonov Has Launched a Fundraiser to Restore the An-225 Mriya.
March 24, 2022, Aviation, Russia, Troubled Areas, War in Ukraine.

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/24/an-225-fundraiser/

In February 2022 a disaster happened, says the letter that we translated using Google Translate (please excuse any inaccuracies). During the aggression against Ukraine the An-225 Mriya plane was destroyed. This loss has stunned the team of Antonov DP, the global aviation community, numerous cargo customers of the largest aircraft. Despite the difficult times, the team of Antonov DP strongly considers it necessary to prevent the complete irreversible loss of the legendary aircraft as one of the symbols of modernity and to begin work on the restoration of the flagship of transport aviation, the An-225 Mriya. For this there are all things structural and scientific and technical documentation, namely the main thing presence, great desire and inspiration of the team of Antonov. Unfortunately, in a difficult time for Ukraine Antonov, there is a lack of funds to carry out this task. We propose to establish the International Fund for the rebuilding of the transport aircraft An-225 Mriya.

AF 85-563/AAFG0636 309 AMARG QF-16 / QF 106 Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT). DMAFB arrival.

AF 85-563/AAFG0636 309 AMARG QF-16 / QF 106 Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT). DMAFB arrival. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Demonstration and Heritage Flight Team arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for the 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course. March 1, 2022.

[The U.S. Air Force F-22 Demonstration and Heritage Flight Team arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for The 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for the 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course. March 1, 2022.

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team arrival formation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for the 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team arrival formation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for the 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course. March 1, 2022.

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team arrival formation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for the 2022 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course.DSC_0971 by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Міністр закордонних справ України 🇺🇦 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine:
This was the world?s largest aircraft, AN-225 'Mriya'('Dream' in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya'. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!

An-225 'Mriya's fate confirmed
On February 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the world's largest aircraft, An-225 'Mriya' had indeed been destroyed. Taking to Twitter, Kuleba affirmed that while Russia may have destroyed 'Mriya', they will never be able to destroy Ukraine's 'dream' of a strong, free and democratic European state.
https://www.republicworld.com/

Photographic evidence from a satellite confirms reports that the An-225 has been destroyed. WIKI

24th February 2022
NEWS
Antonov Design Bureau's chief pilot, Dmitry Antonov, has confirmed via Facebook that the Antonov An-225 - the world's largest cargo aircraft - has not been destroyed.
The world-famous airliner's home base of Kyiv/Hostomel Airport has today been seized by Russian forces which invaded Ukraine this morning, with the six-engined giant being caught up in the assault on the airfield.
Reports on the leviathan's status have been circulating since invasion forces took control of the airport earlier today.

GA E-8C-10/92-3289 a final flight arrival to retire the first of 16 of the Georgia Air National Guard's Northrop Grumman 16 J-Stars /Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft.

GA E-8C-10/92-3289 a final flight arrival to retire the first of 16 of the Georgia Air National Guard?s Northrop Grumman 16 J-Stars /Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

The Reaper.
DMAFB General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Smile for the cameras.

The Reaper. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Raptor Rapture
Davis-Monthan AFB hosted the USAF Air Combat Command's Heritage Flight Training (HFT) Course in Tucson, Arizona, from March 3-7, 2021.

Raptor Rapture by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Col. John D. Caldwell Commander/Leader Thunderbird #1.

Col. John D. Caldwell Commander/Leader Thunderbird #1. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Arrival of the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. for the 2021 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show at  Davis?Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson Arizona.

Arrival of the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. for the 2021 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show at  Davis?Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson Arizona. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

DMAFB AZ ANG General Dynamics F-16C-32-CF 195th Fighting Falcon afterburner departure.

DMAFB AZ ANG General Dynamics F-16C-32-CF 195th Fighting Falcon afterburner departure. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr

Run Run Rudolph

Col. John D. Caldwell Commander/Leader Thunderbird 1. by Paul Larson Photography, on Flickr