Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron sit on the runway for final maintenance checks prior to taking off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 24, 2020. Maintainers work around the clock to ensure the 354th Fighter Wing’s jets are always ready to execute the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
Μπορεί τα πιο όμορφα F-16 να είναι τα ελληνικά (ας μην αρχίσουμε τα σχόλια για το παιδί της κουκουβάγιας), αλλά από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα χρωματικά είναι τα F-16C των Aggressors της Αλάσκας! Οι παραλλαγές που τα έχει βάψει η USAF είναι αναμφίβολα η χαρά του μοντελιστή. Αν λοιπόν έχετε στερέψει από ιδέες πως να βάψετε το επόμενο F-16C που έχετε ήδη αγοράσει, δείτε παρακάτω.
Το φωτορεπορτάζ δεν είναι μόνο για τους μοντελιστές, αλλά για όλους τους λάτρεις της Αεροπορίας. Δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε πως και η ελληνική παραλλαγή προέρχεται από… δεν θα το γράψουμε, περιμένουμε να το δούμε στα σχόλια!
A F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies a training sortie on Feb. 11, 2016, during exercise Red Flag 16-1. The mission of the squadron during Red Flag is to employ tactics that emulate potential adversaries and the principal testament to the value of the Aggressor program is the consistent dominance of our Air Force during recent conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor/Released)An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska takes off prior to a sortie as part of Red Flag Alaska, June 20, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo Sandoval)A F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., disconnects from the boom of KC-135 Stratotanker after refueling during an exercise Red Flag 16-1 training sortie on Feb. 11, 2016. The mission of the 64th Aggressor Squadron to prepare the combat air forces, joint and allied aircrews for tomorrow’s victories with challenging and realistic threat replication, training, academics and feedback. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor/Released)An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska takes off prior to a sortie as part of Red Flag Alaska, June 20, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron sit on the runway for final maintenance checks prior to taking off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 24, 2020. Maintainers work around the clock to ensure the 354th Fighter Wing’s jets are always ready to execute the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska takes off prior to a sortie as part of Red Flag Alaska, June 21, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)
Maj. Mark Schmidt pilots a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor during RED FLAG-Alaska 11-1 April 29, 2011, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. Schmidt is an F-16 pilot assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron.Airman 1st Class Adam Parenteau, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts a walk around inspection for an F-16 Fighting Falcon March 9, 2021 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Airmen temporarily relocated to Hawaii to participate in exercise Pacific Raptor, an exercise held to integrate fifth-generation aircraft with F-16 ‘Aggressors.’ Pacific Raptor’s training activities included a simulation of air-to-air and air-to-surface combat training comprised of stealth aircraft against advanced threats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor soars over the Alaska Range during RED FLAG-Alaska 10-2, April 20, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A provides participants 67,000 square miles of airspace, more than 30 threat simulators, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron.An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska takes off prior to a sortie as part of Red Flag Alaska, June 20, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron fly over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during a training sortie with F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, April 17, 2020. As experts in enemy tactics, techniques and procedures, the Aggressors’ role is to replicate the enemy in the air to provide a realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
The 64th Aggressor Squadron flag ship takes off from the ground Jan 7, 2016 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 64th AGRS are TDY from Nellis, AFB to assist the 310th training syllabus.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska takes off prior to a sortie as part of Red Flag Alaska, June 21, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron lands on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2022. The shift to the wraith aggressor paint scheme is a visual representation of the modernization of threats in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)
A U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Atkinson, an 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 pilot, performs post-flight procedures on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2022. This is the first time Eielson will have the wraith aggressor paint scheme in its aircraft inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)
A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit performs recovery operations on an 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2022. This is the first time Eielson will have the wraith aggressor paint scheme in its aircraft inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)
Lt. Col. Christopher Finkenstadt, 64th Aggressor Squadron commander, waits to take-off during pre-flight ops before a training exercise with the 16th Weapons Squadron trainees May 4, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 64th Aggressor Squadron host multiple pilots that serve as aggressors to help teach and replicate combat maneuvers and tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned the 64th Aggressor Squadron lands during Black Flag 22-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 10, 2022. The mission of the Aggressor Squadron is to prepare warfighters to win in air combat against any pacing competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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