Nice colourscheme on this trainer based at Holloman AFB. Chicago Air Show 1995.

What an amazing sight, the Thunderbirds returning to the flightline after another splendid display.

A 319th Special Operations Squadron (319 SOS) U-28A Spectre being prepared for another mission over Afghanistan

Nice study of a U-28A during its take-off from Kandahar. The U-28A provides a manned fixed wing, on-call/surge capability for tactical airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) in support of special operations forces.

The history of the 319th Special Operations Squadron (319 SOS) dates back to Sep'44 when it was activated as a C-46/C-47/C-123 Troop Carrier Squadron where it served in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII within the civic action and counterinsurgency missions (also flew T-28 Trojans). Since then the squadron was activated, redesignated and deactivated several times, but on 1 Oct'05, the SOS was activated as part of an overall expansion of the USAF Special Operations Command. It started to fly this secretive Pilatus U-28A that provides intra-theater support for special operations forces.

A 319th Special Operations Squadron (319 SOS) U-28A Spectre at one of the platforms of Kandahar airfield.

One B-52 above my head on short final and the next one in the overhead for RWY 21R, I was so happy to catch both in one frame.

The U-28A is the premier Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The Command uses 35 such aircraft from Cannon AFB (NM) , Duke Field (FL) and Hurlburt Field (FL). The aircraft was named within the USAF as "Spectre", but since its first deployments to Afghanistan in 2006, the aircrew nicknamed it as the "Draco". This nickname was officialy approved by the USAF since May 2019.

President Barack Obama arriving on a state visit to China.

After its operational life, this USAF RF-4C was converted to a QRF-4C and was written off in 2014.

Vietnam veteran with a MiG kill to its credit. Since preserved at Davis Monthan as serial 62-4284.

A very long nose moment on this bomber.

Officially registered to the Detroit Institute of Aeronautics as N86599 on 6 June 1973, but registration not applied. Seen here with "Detroit Institute of Aeronautics" titles replacing the earlier "Georgia Air Guard" titles.

Two-seat F-106B used as a chase plane during the development program of the B-1 bomber, with very appropriate decal on its fin. Depicted as received after storage and before restoration.