Report by : Thierry LETELLIER Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is located 70 miles northeast of London and 25 miles from Cambridge. Nearly 5,000 US military personnel and 2,000 American and British civilian employees are assigned to the base. RAF Lakenheath was built in 1941 and in January 1942. Lakenheath was inactive until […]
THIERRY LETELLIER
RAF CONINGSBY march 2012
report by: Thierry LETELLIER RAF Coningsby is one of two air defence fighter bases in the United Kingdom (RAF Leuchars is the other one) and currently the primary UK airbase for the British Aerospace (Bae). Commencement of Typhoon operations began with the relocation of 17(R) Squadron to Coningsby on 2005 . This was […]
RED FLAG jan 2012 NELLIS AFB
Report by: Thierry LETELLIER In 1975, Red Flag air-to-air exercises started. Then in 1990, the Air Warrior (Green Flag), air-to-ground training mission moved to Nellis AFB. Units at Nellis continue to provide training for composite strike forces that include every type of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force, along with air and […]
NAF EL-CENTRO february 2012
report by : T. LETELLIER Naval Air Facility El Centro was commissioned on May 1, 1946, as a Naval Air Station. Prior to that, the base was a Marine Corps Air Station. Through the years, Navy El Centro has had several names: Naval Air Facility, Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Naval Air Station, and the […]
SEOUL ADEX airshow Seongnam AB 2011
Report by: Thierry LETELLIER Seoul ADEX is one of the world’s premier aerospace and defense technology events. Encompassing all civil and military sectors of the international aerospace & ground support industry, Seoul ADEX is the foremost platform for companies to showcase their products and services in the region. A biennial air & defense show […]
DAVIS MONTHAN AFB A-10 visit october 2011
report by : Thierry LETELLIER In October 2011 Globalairpower was lucky enough to get a visit to the 355 Wing in Davis-Monthan AFB and specially the 358 Fighter Squadron with his A-10C. The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. The aircraft […]
AMARG 2011 Davis-Monthan AFB
report by : Thierry LETELLIER Often called ‘ The Boneyard ‘, is a USAF aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in the city of Tucson, Arizona, located on the territory of Davis-Monthan Air force Base. AMARG was previously Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, AMARC, the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center, MASDC, and started life […]
RIAT – JULY 2011 – RAF FAIRFORD
report by: Thierry letellier 2011 marked the 40th Anniversary of the world famous Royal International Air Tattoo. In 1971, in aid of the Royal Air Forces Association, North Weald hosted the first Air Tattoo. Later, the Tattoo moved onto Greenham Common, and ended up at what is now considered to be the home of […]
NATO TIGER-MEET 2011 CAMBRAI AB
report by: Thierry Letellier The 50th NATO Tigers meeting (NTM 2011)is hosted this year by Escadron de Chasse 01.012 at Cambrai-Epinoy Air Base (Base Aérienne 103) in the north of France. This year was the event’s 50th anniversary. The first ‘Tiger Squadron’ meeting was in 1961 when the USAFE’s 79th TFS flying F-100D Sabres from […]
RAAF F-111 Pharewell – dec 2010 – RAAF Amberley
report by: René Vallée The frontline elements of Australia’s air combat capability, in this year 2010; comprise various weapons platforms, missiles, bombs, tanker aircraft and ground-based radar, control and reporting elements. The principal weapons platforms are the F-111 bomber (in service since 1971) and the FA-18 Hornet fighter (in service since 1985), although the […]