457th Tac Fighter Squadron F-4Es

[Old Viper Tester]

Rhinos of the 457th Tac Fighter Squadron, 301st Tac Fighter Wing, Air Force Reserve at Carswell AFB, March 1990. Just a quick visit to the USAF side of the base between meetings at General Dynamics and catching a flight back to Edwards. Not the best lighting, mostly nose on, couldn't quite get the exposure right.

 

68-0340

 

68-0342

 

68-0390

 

68-0391

 

68-0392

 

 

68-0447

 

68-0449

 

66-0450

 

68-0452

 

68-0497

 

68-0511

 

68-0532

 

68-0447

 

68-0449

 

68-0450

 

 

68-0452

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

 

[Vultures1]

Great photos!  Thanks for posting, Sven

 

Interesting to note the variation in the tone of the walkway areas

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Im just going to pop a @72modeler in here as these are Texan 6 shooter Phantoms. Since they're jets from Texas he should like them. 

[Red Dot]

unusual to see art on one, and practice Mavericks too

 

thanksa

Andy

[72modeler]

@Corsairfoxfouruncle Dennis,

 

Thanks for the heads-up! Those are pretty Lone Star Rhinos and -0392 is especially sweet! Nice, but they can't hold a candle to our SA-based F-16's when it comes to markings! I even have a decal sheet with the C.O's Viper! Don't mess with Texas! (Can't get used to calling it Joint Base Ft. Worth, as it will always be Carswell AAF to me, as my late farther flew out of it when he was a B-29 navigator in WW2)

Mike

 

http://www.aeroresource.co.uk/operational-reports/the-gunfighters-of-the-texas-ang/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/182d_Fighter_Squadron#/media/File:182d_Fighter_Squadron_General_Dynamics_F-16C_Block_30F_Fighting_Falcon_87-255.jpg

 

https://kochstour.com/2011/09/29/this-is-why-you-dont-mess-with-texas-happy-65th-anniversary-to-the-usafs-149th-fighter-wing/

 

BTW @Old Viper Tester Sven, thank you for sharing the TX ANG Rhino photos- sure do  miss seeing and hearing them flying in and out of Kelly back in the day!