EAA AIRVENTURE - MILITARY USA

AirVenture 2019 "YEAR OF THE FIGHTER" : A lot of military hardware attended Oshkosh 2019. 

During the week we have seen aircraft from the USAF Air Combat Command including fighters such as F-15 / F-18 / F-22 / F35 and the A-10 attack aircraft.

Also Apache, Chinook, Huey Helicopters.....

Furthermore a nice variety of Talon's, a few tanker aircraft, Thunderbirds, C-130's and one Super Galaxy many of them often parked at Boeing Plaza.

Also the Blue Angels visited Oshkosh 2019 on Monday but I don't have pictures of the short visit due to a huge traffic jam in the morning.

We also witnessed several Heritage flights. (including P-51 MUSTANG / A-1 SKYRAIDER / F-86 SABRE-FURY / F-22 RAPTOR / A-10 WARTHOG and F-35 LIGHTNING II)

Below an overview of 'most' military aircraft attending AirVenture 2019. (not all aircraft mentioned are visualized with a picture, Oshkosh is that big that you miss a lot of arrivals or even static displays, I spent also some time at the museum and sea planes site which means you miss a lot of activities on the runway during that time)

LOCKHEED MARTIN F-22 "RAPTOR" 

* 09-4185/FF (1 OG) / F-22 / 27th FS/1st FW (27th FIGHTER SQUADRON/1st OPERATIONS GROUP / USAF / JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA)

Note : The 27th Fighter Squadron is the oldest active fighter squadron in the USAF with over 95 years of service.

* 08-4156/FF / F-22 / 94th FS/1st FW (94th FIGHTER SQUADRON/1st OPERATIONS GROUP / USAF / JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA)

BOEING AH-64E "APACHE GUARDIAN" 

* 17-03128 / AH-64E / 1-101stAVN (1st BATTALION-101st AVIATION REGIMENT) / US ARMY

BOEING VERTOL CH-47F "CHINOOK" 

* 11-08092 / CH-47F / B/2-238th AVN 

* 10-08085 / CH-47F / B/2-238th AVN

both from (company B-2nd BATTALION-238th AVIATION REGIMENT) / US ARMY

LOCKHEED LC-130H "SKIBIRD" 

* 92-1094 / LC-130H / 139th AS/109th AW (139th AIRLIFT SQUADRON/109th AIRLIFT WING / NEW YORK ANG / STRATTON ANG BASE / SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK)

note : The 139th is using the specialized ski-equipped LC-130H for polar operations.

LOCKHEED C-130H "HERCULES"

* 94-7310 (5) / C-130H-3 / 731st AS/302nd AW AFRC (731st AIRLIFT SQUADRON/302d AIRLIFT WING / PETERSON AFB, COLORADO)

FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II "WARTHOG" 

* 80-0230/IN / A-10C *** 80-0177/IN A-10C both 163rd FS (163d FIGHTER SQUADRON / INDIANA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 122 FIGHTER WING / FORT WAYNE ANG STATION, INDIANA

* 81-0980 / A-10C *** 81-0981/DM A-10C both 354th FS (354th FIGHTER SQUADRON / 355th FIGHTER WING / DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, ARIZONA)

McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15C "EAGLE" 

* 78-0494/MA / F-15C *** 78-0544/MA / F-15C / both 131st FS (131st FIGHTER SQUADRON / 104th FIGHTER WING / MASSACHUSETTS ANG / BARNES ANG BASE, WESTFIELD)

McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15E "STRIKE EAGLE"

* 87-0190/SJ / F-15E / 307th FS (307th FIGHTER SQUADRON / 414th FIGHTER GROUP / AFRC / SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH CAROLINA)  

* 88-1674/SJ / F-15E / 333rd FS (333rd FIGHTER SQUADRON / 4th OPERATIONS GROUP / 4th FIGHTER WING / SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH CAROLINA)

BOEING F-18F "SUPER HORNET" 

* 168929/NA-200 / FA-18F / VFA-94 / STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 94 "MIGHTY SHRIKES" / UNITED STATES NAVY / NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE / attached to CARRIER WING 17 (CVW 17)

* 166926/NF-207 / FA-18F / VFA-122 / STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 122 "FLYING EAGLES" / UNITED STATES NAVY / NAS LEMOORE

BOEING EA-18G "GROWLER"

* 168208/NJ-562 / EA-18G  *** 168939/NJ-567 / EA-18G / both VAQ-129 (ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 129 "VIKINGS" / UNITED STATES NAVY / NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND / PUDGET SOUND, WASHINGTON)

LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A "LIGHTNING II" 

* 12-5043/LF / F-35A *** 12-5042/LF / F-35A / both 61st FS (61st FIGHTER SQUADRON / 56th OPERATIONS GROUP / USAF / LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZONA)

* 13-5071/LF / F-35A / 62nd FS *** 14-5107/LF / F-35A / 62nd FS (62nd FIGHTER SQUADRON / 56th OPERATIONS GROUP / USAF / LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZONA)

LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35C 'LIGHTNING II' 

(CATOBAR = CATAPULT ASSISTED TAKE OFF BUT ASSISTED RECOVERY) 

* 169601/VW (434) / F-35C / VMFA-314 (MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 314 "BLACK KNIGHTS" / UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS / MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA) 

LOCKHEED C-5M "SUPER GALAXY" 

* 86-0015 / C-5M / USAF / 22nb AS/60th AMW 

(22nd AIRLIFT SQUADRON/60th AIR MOBILITY WING / TRAVIS AFB, CALIFORNIA)

NORTHROP T-38A "TALON"

* 65-10429/BB / T-38A (as 9RW) *** 64/13304/BB / T-38A / both 1st RS (1st RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON / 9th OPERATIONS GROUP / BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA)

Beale's Talons are painted black to mirror the U-2 "DRAGON LADY".

* 63-8154/TY / T-38A  *** 68/8186/TY / T-38A / both 2nd FTS (2nd FIGHTER TRAINING SQUADRON / 325th OPERATIONS GROUP / TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA)

* 65-10418/WM / T-38A *** 68-8179/WM / T-38A / both 13th BS (13th BOMB SQUADRON / 509th OPERATIONS GROUP AFGSC / WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI)

* 65-10459/EN / T-38C *** 66/8352/EN / T-38C / both 90th FTS (90th FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON / 80th FLYING TRAINING WING / SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS)

 BOEING KC-46A "PEGASUS"

* 17-46035 / KC-46A / 344th ARS (344th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON / 22nd AIR REFUELING WING / McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS)

BOEING KC-135 "STRATOTANKER"

* 59-1461 / KC-135R / 126th ARS (126th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON / 128th REFUELING WING / WISCONSIN ANG / GENERAL MITCHELL ANG BASE, WISCONSIN)

USAF THUNDERBIRDS 

57th WING / NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA

McDONNELL DOUGLAS T-45C "GOSHAWK"

* 165599/A-157 / T-45C *** 165630/A-188 / T-45C / both TW-1 (TRAINING AIR WING ONE (CNATRA) / TRAINING SQUADRON 7 / US NAVY / NAVAL AIR STATION MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI)

RAYTHEON T-6A "TEXAN II" 

* 03-6204/AP / T-6A / 455th FTS (455th FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON / 479th FLYING TRAINING GROUP / AIR AND EDUCATION TRAINING COMMAND / USAF / NAS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA)

* 95-3007/EN / T-6A / 459th FTS (455th FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON / FLYING TRAINING FOR EURO-NATO JOINT JET PILOT CANDIDATES / USAF / SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS)

* 166260/E-260 / T-6B / TAW-5 (TRAINING AIR WING FIVE / NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD / MILTON, FLORIDA)

BELL UH-1N "IROQUOIS ("HUEY")

* 69-6660/MT / UH-1N / 54th HS (54th HELICOPTER SQUADRON/582d HELICOPTER GROUP / USAF / 

MINOT AFB, NORTH DAKOTA)

"HERITAGE FLIGHTS"

Several combinations with : P-51 MUSTANG / A-1 SKYRAIDER / F-86 SABRE-FURY / F-22 RAPTOR DEMO TEAM / A-10 WARTHOG DEMO TEAM and F-35 LIGHTNING II DEMO TEAM)