No, it's one of a line of F/A18 Hornets, not sure who's they are but both US Marines and the RAAF are flying them here.Villa wrote:Buster, in the Stealth Fighter picture, is that a Raptor in the background towards the top left corner ?
The F22 is based at Nellis AFB as well, so we often see them taxing and taking off throughout the day, i'll try and get a pic today if i see one.
Alll these pics are taken at the USAF's Nellis AFB "The home of the fighter pilot" It's where air forces from around the world ( well from NATO and its allies ) come to practice all manner or air combat techniques in an exercise called RED FLAG. Most of the pilots i know say this is harder and more dangerous than real combat ( these are often Gulf War I & II vets so they know what combat is like ) Obviously the weapons we use here are not live, but they penalty for getting shot down and then ridiculed by your peers is worse than death for 99% of all fighter pilots.Villa wrote:If so, what kind of airbase is this with so many differing types of aircraft ?
The nearest thing i can use for comparison is Top Gun. In that film they use the US Navy's Figter Weapons School at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, Ca. But the idea is very similar.
For a better idea about Red Flag read this link
http://www.afa.org/magazine/Nov2000/1100redflag.asp
Another pic on this link of some of the guys i work with.
http://www.af.mil/news/story_media.asp? ... =123015828
