They sat on the ramp with the APU running for over two hours, and left sometime after the sun went down... Guess I'll have to get my C-17 taxiing shot some other time!
The US Navy's newest P-8A touches down at BFI after its first flight. After taking off from the Renton 737 factory, it flew to Grant County International for some pattern work. It will now be fitted out at BFI before delivery to the Navy.
With the callsign BOE31, the US Navy's newest P-8A taxis by after its first flight from the 737 factory in Renton, to Moses Lake for some pattern work, and then back to BFI in Seattle for final refit before being delivered to the Navy.
The resident test P-8A gets ready to take to the air on a mission to Grant County International as BOE26. I love shooting at BFI this time of year with all the fall colors in the background!
This Stratotanker came into Boeing Field on a aeromedical mission, flying from Japan to Hawaii, and then on to Seattle. They had an ambulance waiting on the tarmac when she pulled up.