I was blessed with the chance to be at the Canadian Grand Prix this year. I was expecting a fly over by some planes after the Canadian anthem was played, but I was not expecting a pair of Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 to fly overhead. Here’s one of the planes: The planes actually made […]
Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets
Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets form up in preparation to conduct in-flight refueling while participating in Cope North 13 near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2013. The F/A-18 Hornet is a multi-role fighter designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and […]
U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131
A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Sea Oct. 9, 2012. Dwight D. Eisenhower was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support […]
U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 18, 2012. Nimitz was under way participating in a composite training unit exercise in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist […]
F-18 Cockpit Video
This F-18 cockpit video was filmed from operations around the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). It shows pilots of F-18 Hornets and Rhinos doing some crazy pilot stuff. Lots of launches, lots of recoveries and lots of low level flying and other flying around spending tax payer money like there won’t be a tomorrow. There were […]
F-18 Carrier Ops
I really enjoyed this F-18 carrier ops video. I learned a few things from it, which is always a bonus. The biggest thing that I learned is that you can refuel from another F-18. I’ve always enjoyed the videos of launching from a carrier. There’s something about accelerating that fast and then flying away that […]
F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches
130216-N-ZI635-001, a photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet on Flickr. I really like the vortices on the carrier deck from the launching. Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 16, 2013) An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently […]
Blue Angels
I took this shot at a show at Randolph Air Force Base. Something that you may or may not know about the Blue Angels is that they use old planes that are taken out of fleet service. The planes look new because of the paint and other things that they do to the planes to […]