Tour through Texas and Oklahoma

[Tu154]

Visit Texas and Oklahoma last week, 5 days full of aircraft.
Arrived Saturday afternoon in Houston and started at Ellington, on Sunday the NASA Center was visited.

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T38 Nasa by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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AH64 USAR by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

NASA
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B747 Nasa by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Monday morning at Lackland untill 1015, too bad the SA F16s didn't fly.
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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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VC25 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C5 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Short stop at San Antonio Intl for the 2 Mexican Metros
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C26 Mexican air Force by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Randolph in the afternoon with 23 degrees.
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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

On to Dallas after Randolph, a stop at Austin Intl and Waco was made. At the last one these 2 were seen.
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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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P3 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

NAS Fort Worth didn't dissapoint. Lot of action untill 1 pm so we visited the museum at Meacham (shots taken from outside the fence)
18.) Gate guard of Fort Worth
F18 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F35 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F16 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F16 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C130 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F35 RAAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Does anyone know how many squadrons in the Marines are left with FA-18A/B?
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F18 USMC by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C12 USAR by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F35 RNLAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F16 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F16 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

The museum at Meacham
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F05 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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A4 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F14 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F4 USMC by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

A visit at Dyess also didn't dissapoint, two B1s went airborne in 30 minutes.
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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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B1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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B1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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B1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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B1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr


In the afternoon we went to Sheppard, but that's for later.
All the logs of this trip are in the USA section.

Jos

[grad81]

Nice shots Jos, thanks for sharing!

[Stratofreighter]

"golden hour evening colours" at Waco ?

[jabshuis]

Excellent report, Jos.
Did you see the EA-3B at Meacham?

Thanx,
Jan Buitenhuis

[Stefan]

Nice!

Rgds,
Stefan

[Tu154]

Thanks guys!
No EA-3 was seen at Meacham.

Part 2 of the trip.

After Dyess it was Sheppard time. A lot of action all day, with the T38s providing nice photos!
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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Next up was Oklahoma. A morning visit to Altus started cloudy but ended with sunshine!
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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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KC135 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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C17 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

After that it was Vance, which paid of very well!
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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Friday started at Tulsa, but bad weather and no activity with the F16's. Drove to Tinker after that, were we had had an enjoyable few hours.
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F16 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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EA6 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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F4 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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KC135 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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KC135 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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E6 US Navy by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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E3 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

On Saturday a quick visit to Alliance, were 22 aircraft were noted!
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F18 USMC by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T6 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T1 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

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T38 USAF by Jos Leendertse, on Flickr

Thats it!

Jos

[Bennie]

You did very well in just 5 days, Jos!

[Lordofthedragons]

Great set !!!!

[LifelinerOne]

Very nice pics!

[remcom]

Nice trip, with lot's of T-38. The banking shots from Sheppard are great.

[Richard de Florennes]

A lot of very impressive shots. Especially like all the T-38s.
Some questions: were all shots taken from outside, without step-ladder? No problems with security photographing towards the base?
Would like to make a similar journey next year, that is why I ask ...