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KC-135 60th Anniversary
On August 31, 1956 at just after 1pm local time, a new Boeing jet took to the skies for its first flight. That jet, Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 55-3118 named ‘City of Renton’, started a story that is now 60 years old – and continuing! In 2016, the KC-135 is still the backbone of the United States Air Forces aerial refuelling capability and one of the longest serving military aircraft in the world. A brief history of US Air Refuelling Ever since that historic moment when man lifted from the ground in the first powered flight in 1903, aviators have been [...]
Royal International Air Tattoo 2016
The Royal International Air Tattoo is often the highlight of the UK’s Aviation calendar and attracts an interesting array of aircraft, new and old, from around the world. Anticipation for the show is even higher in Farnborough years when global aircraft manufacturers descend on the UK to try and secure vital sales for their latest products, often resulting in type or variant debuts. So the question lies - Did RIAT 2016 meet the historically high standards of the long running show? Michael Lovering and Ben Montgomery attended over the weekend for AeroResource. For many, the Royal International Air Tattoo (or [...]
King’s Lynn Tornado Trail
It seems that over the last few years, towns and cities around the UK have taken to decorating their streets with various decorated models such as dragons, sheep, gorillas and pigs. However, for the last two years, King’s Lynn’s decorations have been somewhat aviation themed with Spitfires in 2015 and now, to celebrate the Centenary of RAF Marham, the mighty Tornado. Launched at the beginning of June and running until the end of September, no less than 16 model Tornado GR4s (the official documents for the trail state 15 however I found 16 on display) are currently located around the [...]
RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2016
Always a favourite with enthusiasts, RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2016 had a tough act to follow after the great lineup at the 2015 show. In addition, with the withdrawal of the ‘Junglie’ Sea Kings from service, the question many were asking was could the finale of the show still live up to expectations? Adam Duffield and Duncan Monk spent the day at the Somerset base to judge for themselves. RNAS Yeovilton is home to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s Lynx, Wildcat and Commando Helicopter Forces (CHF) alongside the aircraft of the Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) and the Fleet [...]
RAF Cosford Air Show 2016
RAF Cosford has, for the second year in a row, gained the distinction of becoming the Royal Air Force’s premier event and having been a fixture on the UK airshow calendar for many years now, it has become a ‘must’ for aviation enthusiasts up and down the country – and rightly so! After an award winning show last year, AeroResource’s Jamie Ewan joined a crowd of almost 60,000 descending on the Shropshire base to see if the feat could be repeated again for the RAF Cosford Air Show 2016. Mention the word Cosford and many will think of the world-class [...]
NATO Tiger Meet 2016
Between May 16 and 27, Ala 15 of the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) hosted this years edition of the annual NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) at their Zaragoza Air Base home. Two years have passed since the Ejército del Aire made firm its proposal to organise the ‘meet’ at Zaragoza especially with Ala 15 being one of two Spanish units - the other being Ala 14’s 142 Escuadrón at Albacete - belonging to the NATO Tiger Association. Since the proposal to host the NTM16, there have been many meetings to plan and organise in detail the joint exercise by [...]
Harrier Town USA – MCAS Yuma
During early February 2011 AeroResource were privileged to spend the day at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Arizona. Mark Forest and Jason Grant produce a photo report from the days events... During our day on [...]
Centennial of Naval Aviation
Naval Air Station North Island holds the enviable position of being the birthplace of naval aviation. Situated in San Diego Bay, 100 years of heroes and history trace their beginnings to this very place. In [...]
The End of the Dominie
January 2011 will see the end of an aircraft that has been in RAF service since the 1960s and some of the oldest registered airframes in the UK Inventory. Mark Graham and Steve Smith paid [...]
RAF Broadwell
Steve Smith of Fighter Control and Runway Photography examines the history of a little known airbase located within 3,000 yards of RAF Brize Norton – the often forgotten RAF Broadwell. Many of the Fighter Control [...]
USS Ronald Reagan – CVW-14
Fighter Control’s Duncan Monk returned to his Naval roots, and flew out to visit the USS Ronald Reagan/CVW-14 currently deployed on Operations in the 5th Fleets area of responsibility. Named after the 40th President of [...]
50th Flying Training Squadron
Jason Grant takes a walk behind the scenes with the 50th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) at Columbus Air Force Base. The 50th FTS has been serving the United States since 1941 in various guises and [...]
MCAS Miramar Airshow 2007
Fighter Control’s Mark Forest visits Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, on the West Coast of the United States. When you mention the name Miramar you think of the film Topgun & US Navy [...]
NATO Tigermeet 2007
Fighter Control Forum member Tony Osborne attended this years Nato Tiger meet for Artic Tigers 2007. This was the first time a Tiger Meet had been hosted in Norway. Despite the goings on in the [...]
Royal International Air Tattoo 2007
Michael Freer reports from 2007's highly successful Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. Additional photography by Stuart Freer. "When I recommended 'Agile and Adaptable' as the operational theme for RIAT 2007, I felt confident [...]
USS Enterprise CVW-1
Compared to her Nimitz-class brothers and sisters the USS Enterprise is not exactly the newest ship off the block, but 45 years after its launch, she was again proving her worth in some of the [...]
