Additional photos from Maple Flag

I decided to go back into the files and find some photos and crop them so you could see some of the flightline ramp action and variety of planes in addition to those previously posted.  Low mwgapixel Camera in those days so they are a bit grain ridden.  Enjoy.

CF5 FLYBY

 

 German Phantoms returning from mission

 Drogue chute deployed on landing

 Black smoke from poor fuel burning

 British Harriers starting up engines on flight line

 CF-18s on flightline

 AWACS

 US National Guard F-16

 German Phantom Launch

 Aircraft on Ramp at morning launch

 The Enemy CF-18 with Red Dot

 More Launch.  The Enemy getting ready to go.

 EW Aircraft

 Harrier

 F4 Phantom airborne with afterburners on

Nice flightline detail

 Alaska F-15 Strike Eagle with afterburners on

 AWACS nose on

 

 

While visiting my daughter in CFB Cold Lake Alberta I went to the flight line to watch the action.  Missions as well as training touch and goes were the order of the day.  All though cold dark and overcast, I managed to sit out there and fire away with my Canon Rebel 3TI.  It was awesome.  Hornets, Alpha's, Hawks and Griffins entertained me for hours.  One fellow in his CF 18 came around and did a high speed pass under 500 ft and pulled up then went into a right hand turn.  The vapour was visible on his wings.  I know I am a train guy but my friend Moe wanted me to post this for his model aircraft buddies.  Enjoy.

Alaska's F15's

F16s from around the world

Let see if you can identify the countries that flew these babies. They are at least from three different continents.