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| By Fred Harl |
The Aero Experience coverage of tactical jet operations continues with our next featured aircraft, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, or Viper. F-16s from several units were parked together for later staging and airshow performances. Included here are jets from the 115th FW, Madison, WI; the F-16 Demonstration Team based at Shaw AFB, SC.; and the 309th FS, Luke AFB, AZ. The F-16s from Luke AFB and WI Air National Guard were on display in Boeing Plaza, and of course the F-16 Demonstration Team jets flew in selected daily airshows.
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| By Fred Harl |
The Aero Experience continues our coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 with a series of posts featuring tactical aircraft flight operations performed throughout the week. We were privileged to have supervised access to photograph these military aircraft as they rotated in and out from the airshows and Boeing Plaza. We will have detailed coverage of the major military jet types featured below, including the F-5E Tiger II, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Super Hornet, Growler, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, MH-12W Liberty, S-3 Viking and T-6 Texan II.
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| By Fred Harl |
Boeing Plaza was home to military tactical jets throughout the week, and here we feature the familiar "teen fighters" that have served the U.S. and Allied air forces gallantly throughout the Cold War, the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq and in other combat zones in the War on Terror. These designs have served for decades, and will continue to be the mainstay of tactical military aviation for many years to come. Included here are: F-15C Eagle from the 159th FW, LA ANG; F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 309th FS at Luke AFB, AZ and 115th FW, Wisconsin ANG (Madison); a colorful F/A-18F Super Hornet from VX-23 at NAS Patuxent River, MD; and an EA-18G Growler from VX-9 at NAWS China Lake, CA. We will feature more of these aircraft following the Boeing Plaza series.
