Another former unit: 44th TFS Vampires, Kadena AB, Japan. The watch is the one I wore for most of my USAF career. #eaglebot #sierrahotel #bigseiko
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Another former unit: 44th TFS Vampires, Kadena AB, Japan. The watch is the one I wore for most of my USAF career. #eaglebot #sierrahotel #bigseiko
October 12, 2023 at 8:37 PM
I often post F-15 content here. The original, soon-to-be retired Eagle is a single-seat fighter, but there's a two-seat version for training, check rides, and orientation flights. Here's a nice (uncredited) photo of both versions together. #eaglebot #sierrahotel
February 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I often post F-15 content here. The original, soon-to-be retired Eagle is a single-seat fighter, but there's a two-seat version for training, check rides, and orientation flights. Here's a nice (uncredited) photo of both versions together. #eaglebot #sierrahotel
One for the spotters: Open Day, Twente Air Base, the Netherlands, Sep 15, 1979. Squeaky-clean F-15 Eagle from nearby Soesterberg Air Base (my unit) at center stage. Photographer unknown. #EagleBot #SierraHotelv
November 23, 2024 at 3:14 PM
One for the spotters: Open Day, Twente Air Base, the Netherlands, Sep 15, 1979. Squeaky-clean F-15 Eagle from nearby Soesterberg Air Base (my unit) at center stage. Photographer unknown. #EagleBot #SierraHotelv
Back in the day: tourists over Kinderdijk NL. Spence lead, Skid (me) wing. #Eaglebot #SierraHotel
January 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Back in the day: tourists over Kinderdijk NL. Spence lead, Skid (me) wing. #Eaglebot #SierraHotel
November 15, 2023 at 5:07 PM
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The touches of orange on this Timex Expedition remind me of the oranges on a unit patch I once proudly wore. #BigSeiko #SierraHotel #EagleBot
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The touches of orange on this Timex Expedition remind me of the oranges on a unit patch I once proudly wore. #BigSeiko #SierraHotel #EagleBot
In the biz, single-seat F-15 Eagles and two-seat F-15 Strike Eagles are often referred to as "light greys" and "dark greys." Pretty good illustration of that here. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
November 8, 2023 at 2:38 PM
In the biz, single-seat F-15 Eagles and two-seat F-15 Strike Eagles are often referred to as "light greys" and "dark greys." Pretty good illustration of that here. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
Memories of a former flying squadron. The watch is the one I wore then (and now). #eaglebot #sierrahotel #bigseiko
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Memories of a former flying squadron. The watch is the one I wore then (and now). #eaglebot #sierrahotel #bigseiko
Aerobraking is an effective way of slowing the F-15 Eagle after landing, but you have to watch your pitch or you'll scrape the tailcones. In this case, in front of witnesses. #EagleBot #SierraHotel
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Aerobraking is an effective way of slowing the F-15 Eagle after landing, but you have to watch your pitch or you'll scrape the tailcones. In this case, in front of witnesses. #EagleBot #SierraHotel
Wood model of the F-15C I flew at Kadena in the early 1990s. Had it made in Angeles City, Philippines, as a gift to my father, then inherited it on his passing. #EagleBot #SierraHotel
September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wood model of the F-15C I flew at Kadena in the early 1990s. Had it made in Angeles City, Philippines, as a gift to my father, then inherited it on his passing. #EagleBot #SierraHotel
Gorgeous photo. F-15C Eagle fighters, RAF Lakenheath, April 2018 (credit: Mike Dank). #EagleBot #SierraHotel #FuckStealth
October 19, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Gorgeous photo. F-15C Eagle fighters, RAF Lakenheath, April 2018 (credit: Mike Dank). #EagleBot #SierraHotel #FuckStealth
Rare photo of an F-117 cart start. #eaglebot #sierrahotel
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rare photo of an F-117 cart start. #eaglebot #sierrahotel
Aggressor Eagles climbing out of Nellis AFB during a Red Flag sortie (photo: Jamie Hunter). #EagleBot #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
October 31, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Aggressor Eagles climbing out of Nellis AFB during a Red Flag sortie (photo: Jamie Hunter). #EagleBot #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
Imagine being the photographer, kneeling on the lowered cargo ramp of a C-130, praying you don't slip. #F15Eagle #EagleBot #SierraHotel
August 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Imagine being the photographer, kneeling on the lowered cargo ramp of a C-130, praying you don't slip. #F15Eagle #EagleBot #SierraHotel
Happy Independence Day! California ANG F-15C Eagle (photo: Staff Sgt. Steven Lewis, 2023). #eaglebot #sierrahotel
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy Independence Day! California ANG F-15C Eagle (photo: Staff Sgt. Steven Lewis, 2023). #eaglebot #sierrahotel
Whenever we overflew France on our way south from the Netherlands, it was radio silence. French ATC wouldn’t speak to us. Only acknowledgement of our presence were the contrails of Mirages trying (and failing) to intercept us up at FL500. BTW the big one was a nuke bomber. #eaglebot
May 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Whenever we overflew France on our way south from the Netherlands, it was radio silence. French ATC wouldn’t speak to us. Only acknowledgement of our presence were the contrails of Mirages trying (and failing) to intercept us up at FL500. BTW the big one was a nuke bomber. #eaglebot
My interview is up on YouTube, also on my blog: pwoodford.net/blog/?p=36878 #EagleBot
Air-MInded: The Podcast
I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with Robert Hoeting, a Dutch friend who follows my blog. He’s starting a podcast featuring pilot interviews and our talk is the first installment: the…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My interview is up on YouTube, also on my blog: pwoodford.net/blog/?p=36878 #EagleBot
Archival photos sent by a friend: RNLAF weapons crew loading a Hawker Hunter gun pack, Soesterberg AB, NL (NATO photo, 5 Apr 1961). Some fascinating details, including mounting the "Sabrina" blisters used to collect spent brass after the guns were fired. #SierraHotel #EagleBot #GunsOnly
November 27, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Archival photos sent by a friend: RNLAF weapons crew loading a Hawker Hunter gun pack, Soesterberg AB, NL (NATO photo, 5 Apr 1961). Some fascinating details, including mounting the "Sabrina" blisters used to collect spent brass after the guns were fired. #SierraHotel #EagleBot #GunsOnly
The California Air National Guard is hiring! There's an unlisted requirement, though: applicants must have 6-9 fingers per hand. #eaglebot
May 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The California Air National Guard is hiring! There's an unlisted requirement, though: applicants must have 6-9 fingers per hand. #eaglebot
They said the F-4 Phantom II proved that with enough power you could make a brick fly. I see we’ve moved on to laundry room utility sinks. #eaglebot
September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They said the F-4 Phantom II proved that with enough power you could make a brick fly. I see we’ve moved on to laundry room utility sinks. #eaglebot