NAS Fort Worth

[Bigmac3]

I love these!

 That top photo. . .  Interesting how they would enclose the wings of the B-36's during maintenance. 

They couldn't build enough hangar space so they had the mobile wing covers.

Frank

[KevinJackson]

Loving the old shots guys, thanks for sharing! 

[Bigmac3]

I thought they used one of the B-52 hulks for fire fighting practice?

Zane, there used to be a fire trainer in that same area. It was a large steel tube simulating a BUFF fuselage. They would spray it with contaminated fuel (JP4 that had been downloaded from an airplane) and set it ablaze. A real aluminum airplane would have melted and made a mess.

Frank

[Ztex]

Frank. Cool shot from the Pacer.

I wasn't meaning a burn trainer, I was thinking more along the lines of egress/ rescue training.... I just remember one being out there on the grass across from the golf course for a long time.

[Bigmac3]

Frank. Cool shot from the Pacer.

I wasn't meaning a burn trainer, I was thinking more along the lines of egress/ rescue training.... I just remember one being out there on the grass across from the golf course for a long time.

OK, now that's very possible.

Frank

[Andy27]

For any of you guys in Ft Worth who care to get out today the Thunderbirds are coming into today to Nas Ft Worth for the NBA All-star game, not sure what time they will be arriving so it might be pointless to go out there if they have already arrive.

[Mustang92]

A couple shots of Thunderbird 4  headed out to Cowboys Stadium for the All-Star game flyover. Thanks for the heads up Andy

[Mustang92]

One more...Thunderbird 5

[F-35 TECH]

I could swear that 1st ship didn't even hit the 2000ft marker.

[Carswell Dude]

I could swear that 1st ship didn't even hit the 2000ft marker.

I noticed this also . . . he is airborne awfully quick.

[Andy27]

A couple shots of Thunderbird 4  headed out to Cowboys Stadium for the All-Star game flyover. Thanks for the heads up Andy

Great Shots Jordan! i really wish i could have made it out there but just couldn't. TNT did a very good job of covering the fly over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWY2WSrqzI

[Doom44]

Guys, it was coooooooold at the Spot. It was very cloudy and right before they took off took off but a bit of sun came out just as they took off. What was really neat was seeing them come in at night. They were all in trail and it was a pretty site to see. First Thunderbird night landing we have seen. They used the call sign Thunderbird 16 and your right, they were off in a hurry and didnt use much runway.

Also right before they took off, the PAX Salty Dog F-18 and KC-130 Tanker came in so looks like BF-3 may be up for some tanking and endurance flights this week.

Dan

[Ztex]

BF-3 flew again today....they were up with a KC-130 for @ 3 hours.

[Doom44]

Nice shots Zane!! Looks like she will be going to Pax soon. One thing I have noticed about BF-3 is they have not had near the troubles that they had with BF2. They seem to start her right up, go through their checklists and launch pretty quick.

Dan

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaand.....gone.

http://nosint.blogspot.com/2010/02/f-35-lightning-ii-bf-3-ferry-to-pax.html