Photo: Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour taxies by an F-35A at Edwards AFB
On Sept. 21, strapped atop a Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), the space shuttle Endeavour flew over the L.A. area on a tour across many iconic SoCal destinations that…
Michigan ANG KC-135s at RAF Mildenhall to support local tanker force (currently deployed all over the world)
Two KC-135T tankers, belonging to the Michigan Air Natioanl Guard's 127th Wing, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, arrived at RAF Mildenhall, following a recent deployment to Geilenkirchen. On Sept.…
Photo: the western United States, the curvature of the Earth and the upper edges of the stratosphere seen from a U-2 Dragon Lady
This cool image of the western United States was taken by a U.S. Air Force U-2 flying above 70,000 feet. At that altitude U-2 pilots, who have to wear full-pressure…
U.S. Predator spy drone shot down by Kurd rebels in Turkey, near Iraq
Pictures of the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator drone shot down in Turkey were released by the Kurdish Firat News Agency on Sept. 19. The spy robot…
From the AC-130U Spooky gunship 25mm Gatling-type rotary cannon gunner’s point of view during live firing in Korea
Although not exactly from the gunner's point of view, the following picture, taken over the Republic of Korea on Sept. 12, 2012, gives an idea of what firing down on…
“Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian missile in international airspace” Ankara says
Turkish military prosecutors that have investigated the mysterious downing of a Turkish Air Force RF-4E that went down inside the Syrian airspace on Jun. 22, 2012, say that the reconnaissance plane…
