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Oct 17th saw the return of the Edwards AFB Open House and Air Show. This was the first one since 2006, which meant a huge crowd was expected. Going by the name "Flight Test Nation", highlights included the very first...
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- Sun Oct 18, 2009 14:50:01 PDT
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Prints and a calendar are available.
NORTHROP CELEBRATES THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE B-2 STEALTH BOMBER’S FIRST FLIGHT
Northrop- USAF- Plant 42
Palmdale, Calif.. July 17, 2009
Text & photography by Brian Emch...
Posted by saguarowestphotography
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:07:57 PDT
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Burt Rutan and Scaled Composite's latest 'mothership', White Knight Two, was spotted returning to Mojave airport this past Saturday, from a flight to New Mexico. Spectators at the airport's monthly 'Plane Crazy' static display were...
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- Tue Jun 23, 2009 07:22:35 PDT
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A very rarely seen variant of the U-2 Spyplane was sighted over Palmdale this week. An operational aircraft from Beale AFB in Nothern California, was photographed carrying an ETP, or Senior Span pod on its spine. This...
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- Thu May 7, 2009 14:59:08 PDT
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The rarely seen ABL aircraft, aka Airborne Laser 747 aircraft, was sighted at Palmdale's USAF Plant 42 facility on Thurs, April 30th. After circling Edwards AFB a number of times, the aircrew flew over to SoCal Logistics Airport...
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- Thu May 7, 2009 14:50:29 PDT
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Aviation fans gathered Saturday, April 18th, at Minter Field in Shafter, for their 2009 Fly-in. Due to money constraints, show organizers were unable to put on a full-scale airshow this year, so they opted for a smaller event...
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- Sat Apr 18, 2009 23:57:11 PDT
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March in El Centro, California means lots of jet noise, and the start of another exciting airshow season in North America. The US Navy’s Blue Angels use NAF El Centro for their winter training, which runs from approximately...
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- Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:48:56 PDT
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Overcast skies and high winds failed to dampen spirits, or prevent flying, at the 2009 ACC Heritage Flight Conference, held March 6th thru the 8th, at Tucson’s Davis-Monthan AFB. Strangely, while Tucson was socked in, the weather...
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- Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:48:00 PDT
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Red Flag 9-2 was held at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, for the past few weeks, and on Feb 2 and 3, I was able to get on base with press credentials for their media days. About 100 of us showed up to be bussed out to a spectacular...
Posted by saguarowestphotography
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 09:01:21 PST
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I was out photographing airplanes on Thursday afternoon, and it was a little bit busier than usual, with a C-40, C-130, and C-17 in the pattern. Next up was an approaching F-15 Eagle, which you don't see out here very often,...
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- Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:02:54 PST
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Ok, I am about recovered from Saturday night's 'Metal Masters' show at the Glen Helen Pavilion in San Bernardino, at least enough to write a review at least. I almost did not go because of my truck situation, but I finally said 'screw...
Posted by saguarowestphotography
- Wed Sep 3, 2008 13:05:44 PDT
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NELLIS AFB - AUG 18-21, 2008:
High heat and humidity couldn’t stop the usual group of diehard aviation photographers from attending the fourth Red Flag of fiscal year 2008 at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nv. The highlight this time...
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- Tue Aug 26, 2008 09:31:24 PDT
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Monday, August 11th, 2008, marked the true end of the F-117A program, with the departure of aircraft 'ED' #85-0831, from Palmdale. Originally rumored to be departing on Thursday the 14th, the last Nighthawk taxied out at about...
Posted by saguarowestphotography
- Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:35:06 PDT
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Fireworks
With the Fourth of July weekend now over, I thought I’d share some of my better fireworks and lightning photos, along with some tips on how to get these types of results. A camera phone or point-and-shoot camera...
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- Mon Jul 7, 2008 15:43:29 PDT
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So you wanna tube the Kern? In light of the recent missing persons up at the Kern River, I thought I'd post a few tips for people thinking of swimming in the Kern, or taking their inner tubes up to the River this summer.
I've been...
Posted by saguarowestphotography
- Mon Jul 7, 2008 15:33:36 PDT
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