Dear friends,
Over the past few years, a lot of different USAF military planes have made their way through our lenses!
During many different military operations throughout the world, Ramstein has always been an important backbone for the operational readiness of the United States and NATO in Europe and the Middle East. Therefore, most of our footage was taken there. In the past few years, a lot of important military operations and exercises like Allied Refuge & Air Defender 2023 have taken place! Also, smaller operations, like ACE (Agile Combat Employments), are very important to train the operational readiness of the USAF. Even the different Special Operation Squadrons frequently make their way through Ramstein with AC-130J´s or MC-130J´s!
E-3G :
The USAF E-3G was temporarily based at Ramstein Air Base back in 2020, for exercise Astral Knight 2020.
61-0029 B-52H:
During the Royal International Air Tattoo the USAF send one of its bombers to attend the worlds largest military airshow!
82-8000 VC-25A:
During the G7 summit, from 26th June to 28th June 2022, the Air Force One VC-25A 82-8000 / 28000 was an absolute aviation highlight for plane spotters at Munich Airport.
90-0778, 90-0768, 89-2120 USAF F-16s:
Delivered in 1991 to the 19th Test Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, the airplane flew many training missions in US Airspace.
In 1992, 90-0778 was then deployed to Saudi Arabia to take part in patrolling a No-Fly-Zone, a mission called "Southern Watch," in Iraq. On December 27th, 1992, four F-16s took off into the skies of Saudi Arabia, 90-0778 was one of them. The mission was to log flight hours for upcoming maintenance. While a nearby four-ship Formation of F-15s and an E-3 AWACS detected several aircraft engaging. Two of the four F-16s were sent in the direction of one closer-coming MiG-25. After having visual clearance on the armament of the MiG, the pilot received clearance to shoot down the MiG-25. After releasing an AIM-120C AMRAAM, the missile destroyed the MiG-25, marking the first US F-16 and AMRAAM kill.
Another interesting paint scheme on the F-16 is on the F-16C Block 42 J 90-0768, which received the P-47 Passionate Patsy Livery that was used in World War II by the 310th FS. The livery was applied to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the AETC.
The third paint scheme which can be seen at Luke AFB is from the 309th FS "Wild Ducks" and is also painted on a F-16C.It celebrates the unit and the 80th Anniversary of the 309th FS, also based at Luke AFB!
00:00 C-5M | 85-0002 | Morning Departure
00:49 B-52H | 61-0029 | RIAT Arrival
01:37 KC-135R | 63-3551 (Black Jack Sticker) | Evening Arrival
02:32 C-5M | 87-0040 | Evening Departure
03:17 F-16C | 90-0768 (Passionate Patsy Livery) | EveningSortie
03:52 E-3G | 75-0558 | Evening Arrival
05:28 E-8C | 95-0121 | Evening Departure
06:00 C-5M | 85-0001 | Morning Arrival
06:32 AC-130J | 14-5787 | Afternoon Arrival
07:28 A-10C | 80-0258 & 78-0683 | RTB during Air Defender 2023
08:00 C-17A | 99-0059 | Evening Arrival
08:44 2x F-16CJ | 96-0080 & 91-0417 | ACE RTB
09:58 B-52H | 61-0029 | RIAT Departure
11:26 C-5M | 69-0024 | Morning Arrival
12:05 F-35A | 20-5626 | Patternwork at KLUF
12:45 MC-130J | 08-8206 | Morning Arrival
13:28 F-16C | 90-0769 | Evening Arrival
13:56 E-4B | 73-1677 | Afternoon Arrival
15:05 C-130J | 07-8609 | Parachuting Operation
16:39 C-40C | 09-0540 | Evening Arrival
17:43 MC-130H | 89-0283 | Evening Arrival
18:17 F-16D | 90-0778 (MiG-Killer Livery) | Patternwork at KLUF
18:37 E-8C | 95-0121 | Morning Departure
20:18 C-5M | 87-0037 (Spirit of Chicopee Sticker) | Afternoon Arrival
21:15 E-4B | 73-1677 | Morning Departure
21:55 C-17A | 00-0171 | Morning Arrival
22:53 VC-25A | 82-8000 | Morning Departure
24:26 AC-130W | 89-1051 | Afternoon Arrival
25:27 2x F-15C | 86-0168 & 84-0016 | Noon Departure
26:58 E-4B | 73-1676 | Evening Arrival
28:45 KC-10A | 79-1911 | Evening Departure
29:33 C-32A | 98-0002 | Noon Arrival
30:37 KC-10A | 84-0185 | Morning Arrival
31:07 F-15E | 97-0222 | Noon Departure
31:45 F-15E | 92-0364 (80th Anniv. 48th FW at LN Livery) | Noon Departure
32:18 F-16C | 89-2120 (309th FS Anniv. Livery) | Morning Departure
32:30 | 63-8887 (St. Patrick´s Day Sticker) | Evening Departure
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