Base Visit: Nellis AFB 422TES

[Old Viper Tester]

Aircraft of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, Nellis AFB, April 1989.

 

A-10A 79-0172

 

F-16B 82-1028

 

F-16B 82-1033

 

 

F-16D 86-0039

 

F-16D 86-0041

 

F-16C 87-0309

 

F-16C 87-0311

 

F-16C 87-0313

 

F-16C 87-0315

 

F-16C 87-0333

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

Old Viper Tester

[noelh]

I now see how appropriate your 'call sign' is.

 

Back in '89 I was obsessed with F16s. I  was also obsessed with Nellis AFB but I  lived in Dublin so it was a long long way away.

 

It's nostalgia but, in my mind it's like yesterday.

 

Great photos.

[upnorth]

Those are fantastic images.

 

The A-10 reminds me of how much I miss the old Euro 1 wraparound camo, one of my favorite USAF paint schemes. It could make just about anything look menacing.

[Old Viper Tester]

On 5/31/2023 at 4:19 PM, noelh said:

I now see how appropriate your 'call sign' is.

Actually, when I was stationed at Nellis, I worked F-4 and F-15 operational test programs. It was later, at Edwards AFB, where I worked the F-16XL development test program and a second tour at Edwards on F-16 upgrades where I got most of my F-16 experience.