It was taken at Seoul Air Show and shows a Lockheed F-35 Lightning II….with a “garbage” sign posted on the barrier in front of the plane. The 161st ARW re-fueled the F-35s enabling the fighters to perform a flyover at the U.S. Air Force Academy. U.S. Air Force and Arizona Air National Guard aircraft on Friday will conduct a flyover above metro Phoenix to honor healthcare workers and others responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Icarus Aerospace Unveils a New Tactical Air Vehicle Family of Aircraft Phoenix Flyover: WWII Planes Cruising Metro Friday - Phoenix, AZ - Here's a map of the planes' Friday route. Luke Air Force Base honors COVID-19 front line workers with 15-plane flyover. Luke Air Force Base and the Arizona National Guard will perform a flyover for a vast swath of metro Phoenix on Friday to honor people who are on the front line of the fight against COVID-19. “I started with a simple point and shoot camera kept upgrading my equipment while also learning more about photography in general.”While the spectacle of the massive formation was impressive from any angle, capturing the flight in one, definitive photo would be incredibly challenging. Luke Air Force Base will honoring Arizona’s front line COVID-19 responders with a community flyover on Friday, May 1, 2020. I had met up with a couple of friends and fellow photographers (while still social distancing) so it was nice to see them since I haven’t been able to meet up with anybody for months now.”B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Loses Panel During New Orleans FlyoverHill Air Force Base’s F-35As Return Home From Middle East Deployment (With Unique Nicknames)I find the following picture rather funny. A formation of 15 aircraft, including seven F-35A Lightning IIs and seven F-16 Fighting Falcons flying out of Luke Air Force Base and one KC-135 from the 161st ARW will begin the flyover at around 3:10 p.m. Friday, May 1 and will last 50 minutes. The America Strong formation flight covered a huge area over Arizona on Friday, passing over Buckeye, Litchfield Park, Surprise, Luke, Waddell, Goodyear, Tolleson, Phoenix and Tempe before continuing to Phoenix suburbs Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Scottsdale, Deer Valley, Glendale, Peoria, Sun City West and El Mirage.Over fifteen aircraft participated in the flight, with the most remarkable visual being a 14-aircraft wedge formation that Navarro was able to capture in a photo showing 7 F-16s with 7 F-35As from Luke AFB. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Over a dozen U.S. Air Force and Arizona Air National Guard aircraft on Friday will conduct a flyover above metro Phoenix to …

His military experience includes being Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia (Cycle C-6-1) and as a Scout Observer in a reconnaissance unit, Company “F”, 425th INF (RANGER/AIRBORNE), Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU).

Tom Demerly served in an intelligence gathering unit as a member of the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard. Bates flew a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 161st ARW over Colorado to refuel eight F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 61st Fighter Squadron and the 308th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Also, where exactly they would be turning at the other location I had planned to go to.”Navarro said the event ran well and people he was with practiced effective social distancing while viewing the flyovers, especially photographers.

I started thinking that because the spot near my house was towards the end of the route perhaps I could watch the fly by at Luke then immediately go to another location and catch them in another spot.

Tom Demerly is a feature writer, journalist, photographer and editorialist who has written articles that are published around the world on TheAviationist.com, TACAIRNET.com, Outside magazine, Business Insider, We Are The Mighty, The Dearborn Press & Guide, National Interest, Russia’s government media outlet Sputnik, and many other publications. Copyright © 2020 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by As it turns out, Navarro nailed it like no other photographer.“I had heard about the fly over from a few friends before it was officially announced and then when it was officially announced and they released a map of the route they were expecting to take I started planning out where I could go to see them. Check Out This Declassified 1957 CIA Documentary About Secret U-2 Development. Different from airshow photography where photographers enjoy multiple passes, there would only be one chance to get the lighting, composition, timing and the best alignment of the jets in a visually pleasing formation.