It’s the end of an era. I never really worked on 10s, other than occasionally blocking one in at Yokota and being around them at Travis, but they were great to fly on and everyone I talked to who worked them seemed to like the plane (unlike a certain airframe whose nickname rhymes with dread).
Tail No. N45366, Production Year: 1943, Currently with Inland Empire CAF (KRAL)
When I joined the Air Force over 30 years ago, the F-15 was already an "old plane" — it's amazing to see this design still producing new models all these years later. One of the most successful airframes in US military aviation history [image or embed] — Pauliegon (@paulie.cool) Jun 6, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Nice view out the window leaving Dulles. Looong day of flying, still not done
Flying out of ONT today. Long day ahead. Nice mural at the airport in terminal 2
On a clear night long ago, I was a Crew Chief tasked with a mundane yet important task: polishing the leading edge of a Gulfstream IV aircraft at Andrews Air Force Base, MD. It was one of many such tasks we regularly performed, setting us apart from our comrades elsewhere in the world. You see, … Read More