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Official Photos - USAF Mixed
Flights
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This page contains photos of various
USAF mixed test flights. All North Spin photographs are
Copyright © by the photographers that took them, and are
not to be re-posted or redistributed.
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| Subject: Two
F-22A, One F-16 & One NKC-135 -
AFFTC |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: N/A |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: An Edwards
NKC-135 is flanked by two 411th FLTS
F-22As, while one 412th Test Wing
F-16 support chase is trailing.
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| Subject:
Three F-16 - 412th TW 416th FLTS &
One E-3 - NATO |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: 9/?/2003 |
| Credit: Tom
Reynolds / USAF |
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Notes: Three F-16s
from the 416th FLTS fly in formation
with one of two NATO E-3s visiting
Edwards from Germany, on a test
flight for the F-16 Mid-Life Upgrade
program. This flight was
specifically to test Link-16
capabilities.
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| Subject:
Two F-16, One F-15 - 40th FLTS &
One KC-10A - 305th AMW |
| Location: N/A |
| Date: N/A |
| Credit: Staff Sgt.
Jerry Morrison / USAF |
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Notes: Two F-16s
and one F-15 from the 46th TW 40th
FLTS at Eglin AFB trail a KC-10A
from the 305th AMW.
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| Subject:
F-16CG - 46th TW 40th FLTS &
KC-135R - 97th AMW |
| Location: N/A |
| Date: 1999 |
| Credit: Staff Sgt.
Jerry Morrison / USAF |
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Notes: F-16
#88-0469 with the 40th FLTS flies in
formation with KC-135R #63-8027 from
the 97th AMW, during the 1999 Air
& Space Power Expo.
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| Subject:
C-12C - AFFTC & Lear 25B - Calspan
Corp. |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: 11/?/2005 |
| Credit: Jim Shryne
/ USAF |
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Notes: C-12C
#73-1215 flies above Calspan Corp's
'Variable Stability' Lear-25 N102VS
during an in-flight autonomous
aerial refueling test, conducted by
the USAF Test Pilot School. The
C-12C is simulating a tanker, while
the Lear is simulating an autonomous
receiving aircraft.
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| Subject:
NKC-135E #55-3135, One F-22A & One
F-16 - AFFTC |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: 10/?/2004 |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: An F-22A
from the 411th FLTS and an F-16 from
Test Operations, flies in formation
with the 412th Test Wing's NKC-135E
#55-3135. This tanker was retired in
2004 after 49 years of service with
the USAF.
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| Subject:
KC-135R #60-0359 - 74th ARS &
F-22A #91-4003 - 411th FLTS |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: 2002? |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: F-22A #003
receives fuel from Grissom KC-135R
#359, over the R2508 range.
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| Subject:
KC-135R #60-0359 - 74th ARS &
F-22A #91-4003 - 411th FLTS |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: 2002? |
| Credit: Kevin
Robertson / USAF |
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Notes: #003
conducting AR, as seen from the
right side.
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| Subject:
KB-29 Serial #44-86363 & F-86A
Serial #49-1172 |
| Location: Edwards
AFB, CA |
| Date: N/A |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: In an
effort to extend the range of what
was then the new generation of jets,
this B-29 was turned into a KB-29 by
attaching an AR boom, to conduct
experiments in air-to-air refueling.
Seen here is an F-86A conducting AR,
which had to lower its landing gear
to slow down enough for the KB-29.
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| Subject:
XB-35 #42-13603 - Northrop & P-61
Chase |
| Location: N/A |
| Date: 6/25/1946 |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: Jack
Northrop's first 'Flying Wing' (the
XB-35) is seen here while making its
first flight from the Northrop Co.
airfield, to Muroc AAF (later
Edwards AFB). The P-61 providing
chase during the flight caught fire
soon after this photo was taken,
forcing its crew to parachute to
safety.
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| Subject:
YF-84F Serial #49-2430 & B-36
'Mother Ship' |
| Location: N/A |
| Date: N/A |
| Credit: USAF |
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Notes: During the
late 1940s, the concept of using a
“parasite fighter” on B-36s was
tested. An early prototype
YF-84F was fitted with a retractable
nose hook for recoveries. The FICON
(Fighter Conveyor) concept worked,
but was found to be a problem when
the bomber tried to take off with
the fighter attached.
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