421FS F-35A departing Nellis on a Flex during RF 20-1

A twin-seat Skyhawk of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 127 "Cyclones" at the ramp of homebase NAS Fallon. The adversary aircraft is even in rest closely and aggressively observed by its opponent in the back-ground, a VF-143 "Pukin Dogs" F-14A Tomcat.

There are striking color schemes and... there are striking color schemes. This one belongs to both categories I think! A-4F NJ-700 of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 127 "Cyclones" at homebase NAS Fallon. The hot rod was stored with 309th AMARG at Davis Monthan from 14 September 1992 onwards with inventory code 3A0679. Sadly, the airframe did not survive its storage period as it was scrapped by Fritz Enterprises in January 2005.

An A-4F of Strike Fighter Squadron 127 "Cyclones" prepared for a new mission over the Fallon ranges. This airframe once served the Blue Angels as number 4, and arrived with VFA-127 early 1989. Already before VFA-127 was disestablished on 23 March 1996, the A-4 was transferred to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (NFWS) at Miramar and served as code 54 from '91 to '92. Then it was transferred to Fighter Squadron 43 "Challengers" at Oceana with code AD-25. From Apr'94 onwards the Skooter was stored at AMARC where it was eventually scrapped in Jan'05 'Bullet/Elk', 3A0766 AMARC arr 7apr94/07jan05

New Jersey ANG F-16C with a full load departing on a Flex off runway 03R

RAAF 6Sqn Growler turning final for 21R

1956-built O-1B Bird Dog ex 55-4681

Ex HB-IDN, registered 7th Nov 1976 and leased first to Itavia and then American International. Became N932AX with Airborne Express March 1985

Ex British Midland G-BAPE and delivered 28th May 1982

Delivered 25th Oct 1973 to North Central, then Republic Airlines and last of all Northwest Airlines. wfu KMZJ July 2008

Royal American Airways operated some scheduled services during 1980-1982 with the Viscount from KLAS to mainly smaller airports in California

617Sqn F-35B participating at their first Red Flag in Lightning II's. Seen here lining up for runway 21R at RF 20-1

GOLD 24 Voyager KC.3 is on short final to runway 21L at the end of the afternoon mission for RF 20-1

TIGER 36 turning inbound for runway 21L at RF 20-1

4FS F-35A landing in the afternoon on 21R

Ex N53RB and registered 8th Sep 1978, became C-GKFZ 3rd Apr 1987

64AGRS F-16C recently painted in a scheme they call the "Wraith" turning final for runway 21R

ROCKET 64 F/A-18F of the RAAF 1 SQN participating at RF 20-1 at Nellis AFB. Carrying markings commemorating 100 years 1916-2016

58TFS F-15C operating from Nellis AFB, was written off a few short months after this photo was taken