Started with a trip to the west coast of the USofA for the first Red Flag, and a few other assorted places.
Don't often get vapour at Nellis:
20-5605/OT F-35A 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron Nellis AFB 25th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
86-0299/WA/57WG F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron Nellis AFB 25th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrChilly Hawaiian at Salt Lake City:
05-5146/HH C-17A 535th Airlift Squadron Salt Lake City UT 29th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrAn afternoon at Hill was productive:
17-5254/HL F-35A 34th Fighter Squadron Hill AFB 29th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr...... and an excellent museum. Unfortunately they were in the process of moving some exhibits in to a new building which was closed, so will have to go back!
53-0050 Douglas C-124C Globemaster II Hill Aerospace Museum Hill AFB UT 30th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
F-16C Nellis AFB 30th January 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrNice to catch a pair of F-15EX at Nellis:
20-0001/ET/40FTS F-15EX 40th Flight Test Squadron Nellis AFB 31st January 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrMarch is Northolt nightshoot month:
60+03 P-3C Naval Air Squadron 3 RAF Northolt 7th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrThen back to the USA. Was hoping to catch a black Knighthawk. Got something black, and a Knighthawk .............. but not the ones we wanted!
166673/XE1 F/A-18F VX-9 Sidewinder low level route CA 11th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
166818/AB401 F/A-18E VFA-136 Sidewinder low level route CA 11th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrMore Red Flag:
169627/DT05 F-35B VMFA-242 Nellis AFB 12th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrNew kids on the block:
85-1501/926WG F-16C 706th Aggressor Squadron Nellis AFB 12th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
82-0662/DM A-10C 354th Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB 12th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrNew F-5 colours at Yuma:
761556/LS05 F-5N VMFT-401 MCAS Yuma 15th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrBusy MH-60S at Imperial on a Friday evening:
167824/(SA)14 MH-60S HSC-3 Imperial CA 15th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrBusy El Centro on a Saturday, lobbing live bombs around:
166424/NJ200 F/A-18E VFA-122 NAF El Centro 16th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
166799/NJ170 F/A-18F VFA-122 NAF El Centro 16th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrMarines at March on a Sunday:
170106/WL03 F-35C VMFA-311 March ARB 17th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrAnd a local:
05-5145 'Spirit of Ronald Reagan' C-17A 729th Airlift Squadron March ARB 17th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrMugu Monday:
162999/BH300 P-3C VX-30 NAS Pt Mugu 18th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr...... and Marines at Camarillo:
167992/VT06 UH-1Y HMLA-367 Camarillo CA 18th March 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrApril and three AC-130Js through Mildenhall, when they still had markings:
18-5882 AC-130J 4th Special Operations Squadron RAF Mildenhall 2nd April 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrThen Greece for Iniochos, and some fun in the valleys:
01520 F-4E (AUP) 338 Squadron Vouraikos Gorge 4th April 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr 
QA204 Rafale DQ Flying Wing 6 Andravida AB 10th April 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
509 Mirage 2000-5BG 331 Squadron Andravida AB 10th April 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrHadn't seen this for many years, but did my first solo in it in July 1979 at Plymouth!
G-BWTG/WB671/910 De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 ex-Britannia Flight Old Warden 12th May 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrChinook at Headcorn, being refuelled by another FCer!
ZA683 Chinook HC6 Headcorn 13th May 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrJune, off to Schleswig for the Tiger Meet, which had it's challenges! This was the best scheme:
83+02 Super Lynx Mk 88A Naval Air Wing 5 Schleswig AB 7th June 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
7 Rafale M 11 Squadron Schleswig AB 7th June 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrIt did include a side trip to Fassberg
60+03 P-3C Naval Air Squadron 3 Fassberg AB 8th June 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
84+79 CH-53GS 64th Air Transport Group Fassberg AB 8th June 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrOne of the Tiger Meet challenges:
138/30-GQ Rafale C 30th Fighter Wing Schleswig AB 10th June 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrLakenheath in July:
97-0221/LN/492FS F-15E 492nd Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath 10th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
17-040 F-15QA RAF Lakenheath 10th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrThen a superb RIAT, with so many highlights:
08-8018 F-16D 6th Fighter Squadron RAF Fairford 17th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
AE.9-17/23-10 SF-5M 23rd Wing RAF Fairford 19th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
80-1070 U-2S 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron RAF Fairford 19th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
QA536 F-15QA RAF Fairford 20th July 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
84-0083 C-21A 76th Airlift Squadron RAF Fairford 22nd July 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrAugust:
PA474/AR-L 'Leader' Avro Lancaster B1 BBMF Old Warden 11th August 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
64-14847/OF RC-135U 45th Reconnaissance Squadron RAF Mildenhall 29th August 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrSeptember, Edwards AFB:
21-7002 T-7A 416th Flight Test Squadron Edwards AFB 4th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
03-3121/ED C-17A 418th Flight Test Squadron Edwards AFB 4th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
73-1664 Fairchild Republic YA-10B Thunderbolt II Air Force Flight Test Museum Edwards AFB 4th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrFollowed by a morning at Pt Mugu:
169863/NE600 E-2D VAW-113 NAS Pt Mugu 5th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
165094/BH500 NC-20G VX-30 NAS Pt Mugu 5th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrJoint Warrior:
ZK311 Typhoon FGR4 12 Squadron RAF Coningsby 18th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
4061 F-16C 3rd Fighter Squadron RAF Waddington 18th September 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrOctober is also Northolt nightshoot month:
ZZ175 C-17A Globemaster III 99 Squadron RAF Northolt 3rd October 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrBack to Greece for Ramstein Flag:
118 F-16C 330 Squadron Vouraikos Gorge 7th October 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
39823 JAS 39D 21st Fighter Wing Andravida AB 8th October 2024 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
15004 CC-150 437 Transport Squadron Andravida AB 8th October 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrFinished with a trip to Turkey, for a phantastic weekend:
77-0303 F-4E-2020 111 Squadron Catacik National Park 16th November 2024 by Chris Wood, on FlickrAs usual, loads more on my Flickr page:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/68498610@N03/
