Hill Air Force Base

As Tyndall prepares to transition to the F-35, the base retires an F-22 Raptor and sends it to Hill Aerospace Museum – The Aviation Geek Club

The F-22 Raptor will slowly phase out as the 325th Fighter Wing prepares to transition from a training focus to a combat-ready mission with the addition of F-35A Lighting II squadrons in the coming years. An F-22 Raptor previously assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing was loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy and taken from Tyndall …

As Tyndall prepares to transition to the F-35, the base retires an F-22 Raptor and sends it to Hill Aerospace Museum – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

F-35A Lightning II that caught fire at Mountain Home AFB in 2016 converted into Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery trainer – The Aviation Geek Club

The 388th Maintenance Group at Hill Air Force Base recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course, using a newly-retired, now reassembled F-35A Lightning II. The 388th Maintenance Group at Hill Air Force Base (AFB) recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course, using a newly-retired, now reassembled F-35A …

F-35A Lightning II that caught fire at Mountain Home AFB in 2016 converted into Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery trainer – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Boeing Starts New A-10 Warthog Wing Deliveries to USAF – The Aviation Geek Club

Boeing’s previous experience with the A-10 includes delivering 173 enhanced A-10 wing assemblies under a separate contract. Boeing, in partnership with Korean Aerospace Industries and other key suppliers, has delivered the first new wing set for the A-10 Warthog fleet to the US Air Force (USAF). The wing set arrived earlier this month to Hill …

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A-10 Warthog that crash landed after being damaged by misfired cannon is back flying again after 4 years – The Aviation Geek Club

During a training mission over Michigan’s Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Jul. 20, 2017, Capt. Brett DeVries flew 80-0264 back to base for 25 minutes after a misfire in the aircraft’s 30 mm cannon caused the canopy and several panels to blow off. The skilled professionals of the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG) at Hill …

A-10 Warthog that crash landed after being damaged by misfired cannon is back flying again after 4 years – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

A-10 pilot tells the story of when he “oversped” the Warthog. And he explains why the A-10 can “shrug off” just about anything including going too fast. – The Aviation Geek Club

‘Neither my wingman nor I had ever heard of anyone overspeeding in the Hawg. It was more of a theoretical thing,’ Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Warthog pilot. In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft. When extended into …

A-10 pilot tells the story of when he “oversped” the Warthog. And he explains why the A-10 can “shrug off” just about anything including going too fast. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

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