- Views: 1773
- Location: Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE) , USA - Washington April 21, 2014
One of three MV-22B (or are they VV-22B's?) sits on the tarmac at Paine Field waiting for the arrival of POTUS and his press corps to take them to Oso, Washington to tour the devastation caused by a recent landslide in the area.
- Air Force: Private - Air USA Inc.
- Aircraft: Aero L-39ZA Albatros
- Registration: N405ZA / 147 (cn 332647)
- Views: 1265
- Location: Yakima - McAllister Field (YKM / KYKM) , USA - Washington April 15, 2014
Another one of AirUSA's L-39's getting ready to fly out of McAllister Field to support JTAC's from JBLM working on the Yakima Training Center ranges.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 08-8193 (cn F215/P193) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1294
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington March 19, 2014
8193 makes ready to off-load two US Army M1126 Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicles before returning to its home base of McChord Field.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 08-8193 (cn F215/P193) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1689
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington March 19, 2014
A transport doing what it does best. After a few touch and go's, this C-17 pulled up and off-loaded these two Strykers and then took off to return to McChord Field.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing WB-47E Stratojet
- Registration: 51-7066 (cn 450609)
- Views: 1383
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington March 14, 2014
- Views: 2123
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington March 5, 2014
A slightly different shot of the P-8A coming in for its first landing at Grant County International. The US Navy just authorized full-rate production of the airframe, with 16 more ordered, so I look forward to seeing more of these in the future!
- Views: 1316
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington March 5, 2014
Another brand-new P-8A makes its first flight to Grant County on an early spring day.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
- Registration: 88-0457 / HL (cn 1C-59) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1665
- Location: Tacoma - McChord AFB (TCM / KTCM) , USA - Washington July 18, 2010
Viper West rolls in after its demo at the McChord Air Expo.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 85-24430 (cn 70-909)
- Views: 1241
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2012
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 95-0106 (cn F034/P31) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1631
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington November 26, 2013
Spirit of Bob Hope throws the engines in reverse at Boeing Field upon landing to pick up the VH-60N that was part of the Presidential Support package for Obama's trip the weekend prior.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 95-0106 (cn F034/P31) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1316
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington November 26, 2013
The Spirit of Bob Hope reaches for the sky on the way to MCB Quantico with the Presidential VH-60N "Whitehawk" on board
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota
- Registration: 09-72112
- Views: 1474
- Location: Off-Airport - Ellensburg , USA - Washington November 14, 2013
The Dustoff unit from the YTC brought this Lakota up for the CWU ROTC det to get some experience loading/unloading a little into a medevac chopper.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota
- Registration: 09-72112
- Views: 1452
- Location: Off-Airport - Ellensburg , USA - Washington November 14, 2013
A frontal view of the UH-72A Lakota from the Yakima Training Center Dustoff unit parked in a field across from the main Central Washington University campus.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing WB-47E Stratojet
- Registration: 51-7066 (cn 450609)
- Views: 1300
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington November 12, 2013
The WB-47E stands alone on the back lawn of the Museum of Flight for the winter, the B-17F having been put away until spring.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Bell AH-1S Cobra
- Registration:
- Views: 1417
- Location: Gray Army Airfield (GRF / KGRF) , USA - Washington June 21, 2013
This Cobra stands as a guard to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigrade's hangers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 00-0183 (cn F090/P83) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1212
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington October 15, 2013
A little haze in an other-wise blue sky, and you suddenly see why the US Military chose to paint the vast majority of thier aircraft in a neutral gray color.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 00-0183 (cn F090/P83) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1396
- Location: Moses Lake - Grant County Int. (Larson AFB) (MWH / LRN) , USA - Washington October 15, 2013
A JBLM-based C-17 rolls out to take the active at Grant County after stopping in for a quick lunch break.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Short C-23B Sherpa
- Registration: 93-01319 (cn AK-003)
- Views: 1276
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington September 24, 2013
Soon to be retired, this Alaska National Guard Sherpa sits on the tarmac in front of the Clay Lacy terminal on the King County International Airport during a brief stop-over as part of a training mission.
- Views: 1117
- Location: Yakima - McAllister Field (YKM / KYKM) , USA - Washington September 10, 2013
VMGR-152 "Sumos" MCAS Futenma, Okinawa Japan.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing VC-137B (707-153B)
- Registration: 58-6970 (cn 17925/33)
- Views: 1410
- Location: Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int. (BFI / KBFI) , USA - Washington May 4, 2013
SAM 970, the first jet-powered Air Force One, sits in the airpark of the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. My grandfather, an employee of Boeing at the time, inspected this aircraft before final delivery to the USAF in 1958.
- Air Force: Private - Flying Heritage Collection
- Aircraft: Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
- Registration: NX71592 / 44-33133 / 2Z-T (cn 399-55945)
- Views: 2470
- Location: Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE) , USA - Washington June 15, 2013
Tallahassee Lassie gets towed back to the hanger after a Free Fly Day at the Flying Heritage Collection owned by Paul Allen. Lassie was flown by a Seattle-area pilot during WWII and is a combat veteran.
- Air Force: Private - Collings Foundation
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24J Liberator
- Registration: N224J / 42-52534 / Q2-M (cn 1347)
- Views: 1660
- Location: Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE) , USA - Washington June 15, 2013
- Air Force: Private - Air USA Inc.
- Aircraft: Aero L-39MS Albatros
- Registration: NX397ZA / 112 (cn 232412)
- Views: 1369
- Location: Yakima - McAllister Field (YKM / KYKM) , USA - Washington June 18, 2013
The other L-159 Super Albatros brought in by Air USA to facilitate Adversary Support for the US Army on the Yakima Training Center. Notice that unlike 109, 112 has a FLIR turret under the nose.
- Air Force: Private - Air USA Inc.
- Aircraft: Aero L-39MS Albatros
- Registration: NX397ZA / 112 (cn 232412)
- Views: 1925
- Location: Yakima - McAllister Field (YKM / KYKM) , USA - Washington June 18, 2013
The other L-159 Super Albatros brought in by Air USA to facilitate Adversary Support for the US Army on the Yakima Training Center. Notice that unlike 109, 112 has a FLIR turret under the nose.