Author: Chris Wood

Exercises and Deployments – Exercise Point Blank 18-3

Exercises and Deployments – Exercise Point Blank 18-3

Posted by | Dec 1, 2018 | , ,

Tuesday 27th November saw the latest iteration of Exercise Point Blank take place over eastern England and the North Sea. Point Blank is a recurring large force exercise, designed and hosted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. Its objective is to increase tactical efficiency of UK and US forces in the UK and Europe and is seen as a low cost alternative to exercises such as Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

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Red Flag 18-1

Red Flag 18-1

Posted by | Apr 3, 2018 | , , ,

Red Flag 18-1 was a three week exercise which took place at Nellis AFB, Nevada, from January 29th to February 16th 2018. Participating were flying units from the US Air Force, US Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force, as well as a number of ground units from various forces, including the US Marine Corps. Around 100 aircraft deployed to Nellis for the exercise. Chris Wood reports from Nevada.

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Northolt Night Photoshoot XXI

Northolt Night Photoshoot XXI

Posted by | Oct 20, 2016 | , , ,

If a certain Danish brewery did Night Photoshoots …….

Night photoshoots have become all the rage in recent years and now pop up all over the place. However the trend was started at RAF Northolt in west London several years ago. Northolt’s biannual events have become very popular and are now firmly established on the aviation calendar. Chris Wood reports from the latest nightshoot, with additional photography by John Higgins.

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