The first of six prototype Bell-Boeing YV-22A tilt rotors seen at the Bell Flight Test Center at Arlington Municipal Airport, TX on February 6, 1990. This was the first V-22 to hover on March 19, 1989 and the first to fly in fixed-wing mode on Sept. 14, 1989. Note the tuffs on the nacelle to track air flow. Behind the aircraft to the left and right are elevated test stands where the V-22 ground ran with the nacelles and rotors in vertical or horizontal flight mode. The fuselage of 163911 was reported at MCAS New River and later the Hickory Aviation Museum in Hickory NC in 2016. Current status?

Flypast at RIAT.

Dire 72 Arrives at EGUN 352nd SOW 7th SOS

Flying through on its way for a stop at Portland.

Aircraft seen here departing Barton City Airport after Fuel & refreshments.

From 7th SOS, based at Mildenhall. Temporarily operating from Glasgow for a couple of days.

007 - nice and unusual modex operated by VMM-166 Seaelks.

Currently instructional airframe at New River CNATT

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 (VMMT-204) flew two MV-22B Osprey's from MCAS New River (KNCA), North Carolina to London International Airport (CYXU) to participate in Airshow London 2022. This was the first time I had seen a V-22 give an airshow performance, so an important milestone my VTOL photography career!

This is one of two Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey's from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 (VMMT-204) that participated in Airshow London 2022 at CYXU airport.

First CV-22B Osprey test flights since being grounded due to gearbox issues this summer.