Luke Air Force Base (LUF, KLUF)

[cpasley]

F-16C Fighting Falcon 309th FS 88-0464 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Tower Guy]

Dedicated airmen.

Preparing for an engine run. by Tower Guy, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

(VELOCI)RAPTOR

Took another stab at a 3.5-year-old shot.

[Tower Guy]

Golden canopy, vapor trails on the inner wing, afterburner stages, what more could you ask for, very nice Joe!

[Joe Copalman]

Thanks Harvey!  I got a bunch of hits on the old version of this shot on Flickr the other day and thought "I could do better with this."  Sure that's true of so many of my older shots.

[cpasley]

F-16D Fighting Falcon 308th FS 90-789 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Scott Youmans]

F-106A - Taken in December 1979

[Scott Youmans]

Starfighter

[Jeff D. Welker]

Cut that out Youmans; you know 104's make me emotional 

Great image my brother 

[Scott Youmans]

Thanks Jeff!  I don't have quite the same level of association with them as you, but as a child they were the most amazing thing with wings.  Many a model and side view sketch.  The "missile with a man in it".  They had an aura surrounding them that is hard to explain to someone who didn't grow up during that time.

[Joe Copalman]

The -104 was my first crush as well.  The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago had one suspended from the ceiling of the main entryway for years, and it was always the high point of the visit for me.  I believe it's in a museum in Kansas now.  Wherever it is, it played a huge role in getting me interested in aviation.

[Tower Guy]

An Emerald Knight in the EOR by Tower Guy, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

The pano crop on this image really works well - terrific photograph sir.

[Tower Guy]

Thank you Jeff, I went to this area to get pictures of departing HH53s and all I got was this F16. Ha

[Tower Guy]

Here to give the F16s a run for their money by Tower Guy, on Flickr