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As the bean-counters have taken over every other aspect of life, the universe and everything, it had to be a question of economics. Obviously there will be opinions for and against (but not on an Aviation Website I would hope) and I for one would rather see my A-10s in service at DM rather than in s...

For about 20 years some two dozen time expired IAF A-4s have been in use as targets on bombing ranges. Google Earth has recently make it possible to go see some of these, and this year it was the turn of range number 80 in the Ramon Crater where the following can still be found. http://i1294.photobu...

Ton gave you a nice line of noses, here are some tails, sorry they all look the same!

Guys, Some of us have made the annual Tiger pilgrimage since, well, for a long time. If you need to ask where´s any sort of list you really ought to be at home playing photoshop and leave fenceline space to those of us who can read Scramble/BAR/WLAG for the last 40 years. If you don´t go, you won´t ...

Next Wednesday, April 9, 2014, an unveiling ceremony will be held at Nevatim AFB to mark the arrival of the new 'Samson' C-130J Super Hercules. The a/c is expected to arrive around 13.00 LT. Serial should be 661, msn 5723. A briefing will be given by a former commander of the 103 Squadron.

Two of them are/were 4182 & 4186

No mention anywhere(unless I miss something in the Dutch translation) of the signals from 300 mobile phones & laptops or other devices of mass storage that were either in use or inert when whatever happened, happened. Whatever it was must have been pretty quick, explosive decompression for example, ...

Noted this morning - leaving around 09.00 was UH-60 0-24746.

Around 10.30 local this morning two USMC Cobras (probably "Zulus") buzzed the Island, coded 40 & 41 - any ideas guys?

Chris has caught "Vegas keyboard" it was G-532, 160532.

Actually guys its: "please ATC, Bruce has shot me six times already, can I land this time?"

So, we´ve been moved to the tattle lounge, fame at last! Too many F-16s? They may be boring but, look what´s coming next, the Joint European Air Wing with UAVs on 36 hour patrol and an F-35 or two. You wanna come over here, can´t move for F-16s, all in nasty sand camo, not a grey one to be seen :wink:

Well done Piet for thinking of us "more mature" spotters with your "legacy" designations. If you youngsters with your PS4s and your SBSs (how on earth do your read-off c/ns and a/c names at 37,000´ for your radio reports???) prefer the "correct" names, that´s up to you - although I must admit SP is ...

Arriving for the funeral of former Prime Minister and decorated war hero Ariel Sharon today, were the following: 77173 C-17A 436th with 77187 & 99206 of the 437th Wings 80002 & 90004 C-32As 1021 AB310 Lw 2801 AB319 CzAF T-785 Falcon SwAF 145-209 ERJ HAF Government a/c include RA64058 Tu204 and SP-LI...

And for those who aren´t keen on B-2s .... Nellis AFB hosts Red Flag 14-2 March 3-14 Southern Nevada residents may also notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 14-2 from March 3-14. The exercise will include aircraft from: - 142nd Fighter Wing, 123rd Fighter Sq...