Flagstaff Airport Open House, May 2011

[PaulBradley]

It is Armed Forces Day here in the US, so ourlocal airport had a small event. No flying, but a nice little static display. All the services were represented.

USAF A-10, unknown sqn out of Davis Monthan, Tucson, AZ:



US Army AH-64, 1/285 Btn, out of Marana, nr. Tucson, AZ:




US Marine Corps UH-1Y, HMLA367 out of Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA:




US Navy T-6B, unknown sqn of TAW-5, NAS Whiting Field, Florida:



Civilian T-28:



Local Guardian Air ambulance:



Spent a pleasant hour getting some nice walkaround shots and talking with the crews.

[Mikeew]

Lovely selection Paul, thanks for sharing.

[jssel]

Great shots as usual Paul. I like the Apache. The weathering looks like it was done with Ocean Grey. The rest look air show perfect in appearance.

[PaulBradley]

Cheers, guys.

No kidding, Jeff - I think you'd have to use a lot of staining techniques to get a model to look like that Apache...! The UH-1Y had just returned from Afghanistan, and while the aircraft was only a year old, it was well worn inside. The T-6B looked to be a brand new airframe though, and the AH-1Z (not pictured because I didn't get a full shot - d'oh! ) was only delivered to the unit this month! As I told the pilot, it still had that 'new car smell'...

[Stupot]

Thanks for showing us the pics. I do like the look of that Navy T6!

Cheers
Stu

[Karaya]

Nice! That A-10, if it is from Davis Monthan belongs to the 355th Fighter Wing. Apparently the 3 squadrons assigned to the 355 have different coloured fin flashes but I cannot see them in this photo. Means it could belong to the 354th, 357th and 358th Fighter Squadron.

Mind you the fact that it is missing these flashes and there is no DM on the fin means this could belong to a training or other auxiliary squadron.