NAS Mayport

NAS Mayport

Author & photographer: Ian French History NAS Mayport is a US Navy facility in north eastern Florida near Jacksonville and contains both an airfield and a harbour which can accommodate aircraft carriers.  The facility was established in 1942 and is currently the...
Portuguese Air Force

Portuguese Air Force

All photography:  Ian French Copyright:  Aviation Press Ltd 1306 DHC-1 line at Sintra 11404 TB-30 101sq at Sintra 11406 TB-30 101sq at Sintra 11416 TB-30 101sq at Sintra 15114 F-16AM Esq201-301 at Monte Real 15116 F-16AM Esq201-301 at Monte Real 15125 F-16AM...
MCAS New River

MCAS New River

Author & photography: Ian French The acquisition of land that was to become Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina began in 1941.  The first aircraft were based here in 1943.  The area was placed under the command of nearby Marine Corps Base Camp...
VAW-120 NAS Norfolk

VAW-120 NAS Norfolk

Authors: Mark Forest & Ian French Photography: Ian French Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO ZERO “GREYHAWKS” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Zero (VAW-120) is the United States Navy’s Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2C and...
HM-14 NAS Norfolk

HM-14 NAS Norfolk

Author & photographer: Ian French Organisation and History Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (“HM-14”) was established in 1978.  It was the first of two squadrons Navy-wide that have integrated an Active Duty airborne mine countermeasures squadron (AMCM)...
HSC-2 NAS Norfolk

HSC-2 NAS Norfolk

Author & photography: Ian French HSC-2 was previously Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), also known as the “Fleet Angels” (previously the “Circuit Riders”), and is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at NAS...
MCAS Cherry Point

MCAS Cherry Point

Author & photography: Ian French Construction of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina began in 1941 only days before the attack on Pearl Harbour.  The facility was commissioned in 1942 as Cunningham Field, named in honor of the Marine...
Malaysia & LIMA

Malaysia & LIMA

All photography:  Ian French Copyright:  Aviation Press Ltd 645 F-16C 143sq Singapore 2067 AH-64D 120sq Singapore 2068 AH-64D 120sq Singapore 88192 CH-47D 127sq Singapore A8-130 F-111C 6sq Australia fuel burn A8-130 F-111C 6sq Australia M20-20 SA316B 1FTC taxis in at...