One of the latest F-35As for the USAF, 15-5130 (AF-121) first flew at Fort Worth, Texas, on June 8. The aircraft wears the ‘LF’ codes of Luke AFB and will be assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron. Carl Richards THE US Air Force grounded a total of 55 F-35As in June after pilots reported physiological […]
F-16C 89-2129 ‘OH’ of the 112th FS ‘Stingers’ of the Ohio ANG, normally based at Toledo, on approach to land at Kecskemét air base in Hungary on June 6. Robin Polderman EXERCISE LOAD Diffuser 17 took place at Kecskemét, Hungary from May 22 to June 9 and involved eight F-16Cs from the 180th Fighter Wing […]
The ‘CAG bird’ of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 ‘Evil Eyes’ was one of the unit’s two MV-22Bs that flew into Seattle’s King County International Airport (Boeing Field) on June 2. MV-22B 168011 ‘YP-00’ was accompanied by 168620 ‘YP-06’, the latter in standard markings. Joe G Walker