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Aviation Nation returned in November 2014. There was no show in 2015. For 2016 the air show's theme was "75 Years of Airpower" and was held on Nov 11-13th. [3] The theme for the 2017 air show was "Breaking Barriers Since 1947" which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. [4] The 2019 show was themed "Salute to Our Veterans."
Little Rock Air Force Base (IATA: LRF, ICAO: KLRF, FAA LID: LRF) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. The facility covers 6,217 acres (2,516 ha) with a resident population of over 3,300 and working population of approximately 7,200.
The military operations are mostly C-130 transports from nearby Little Rock Air Force Base practicing touch-and-go landings. At that time, 122 aircraft were based at this airport: 42 single-engine, 22 multi-engine, 54 jet, and 4 helicopter. [3] There are two fixed-base operators (FBOs) on the field: Signature Flight Support and Atlantic Aviation.
Air Force Station (sometimes Air Station), Air Reserve Station or Air National Guard Station is used to name installations, typically but not exclusively without a flying mission, that are operated by a unit of at least squadron size, that does not otherwise meet the criteria of being a base. Air Force Auxiliary Airfield is used if the ...
The Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) was used to bury wreckage of the 1978 Groom Lake & 1979 NAFR Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk crashes, and additional Cold War accidents at the range included the 1975 NAFR TR-1 crash, [30] the 1979 Tonopah MiG-17 crash during training versus an Northrop F-5, the 1984 Little Skull Mountain MiG-23 crash, which killed a ...
Little Rock had been opened by SAC's 4225th Air Base Squadron on 1 February of that year and construction was still in progress when the division and 384th Wing were activated on 1 August. The division's 825th Air Base Group was the only complete unit at Little Rock, for it was not until 9 September that the base could handle even limited ...
The 29th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It is assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base. The mission of the squadron is to provide advanced Lockheed C-130J Hercules instructional flying. The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 29th Transport Squadron.
United States Air Force: Role: Fighter Aggressor: Part of: Air Combat Command. United States Air Force Warfare Center. 57th Wing. 57th Operations Group; Garrison/HQ: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada: Engagements: World War II – EAME Theater: Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation (3x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (3x) French Croix de ...