Luke Air Force Base (LUF, KLUF)

azbill · May 26, 2014, 10:46:06 AM

Nice catches Keith and Anna!
Was wondering why I had traffic over my house Saturday.

Anna M. Wood · May 26, 2014, 09:33:34 PM

USAF KC-10A 85-0030
McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender
on final to Luke Air Force Base from Red Flag Alaska 14-1

Tower Guy · May 27, 2014, 09:08:18 AM

Very nice KC-10 shot Anna, glad to see you made it out to the west valley and got some good shots.

Anna M. Wood · May 27, 2014, 10:24:34 AM

Thanks Harvey... Was my first time out at Luke. Hope to be out more now that I have a feel for the shooting spots around the base.

Jeff D. Welker · May 27, 2014, 01:59:09 PM

Keith and Anna; let me join the others in praising your recent work from Luke. Nicely done!

Anna M. Wood · May 27, 2014, 08:40:41 PM

Thank you Jeff.....

A few frames later on the KC-10.... It is so nice to have a few wispy clouds in the sky.

KeithS · May 28, 2014, 09:50:35 AM

Thanks Bill and Jeff. I try to keep my ears open for something different.

Tower Guy · May 29, 2014, 12:02:43 AM

Finally, a partial burner shot. by Tower Guy, on Flickr

Scott Youmans · May 29, 2014, 06:43:05 AM

Harvey, Very cool! Are you seeing the F-35s more regularly now?

Tower Guy · May 29, 2014, 09:21:09 AM

Yes they are Scott, they have been trying to get in two sorties a day if they can. This shot was a bit of a surprise when I put it up. It is one that I haven't seen before. I don't know when it arrived. Our first was 5030 and then 5031. This is 5036, they appear to be a little more stealthy then I first thought.

Jonathan Navarro · May 29, 2014, 11:56:08 PM

I didn't quite have enough zoom to get good shots of the F-16's as they were landing... But I was able to get a good shot of them in formation as well as the KC-10's as they came in for landing.

425th FS "Black Widows" by Jonathan Navarro, on Flickr

BIG BIRD by Jonathan Navarro, on Flickr

LINKING THE CONTINENTS by Jonathan Navarro, on Flickr