Day 9, Monday June 3rd

Kulis ANGB

At Kulis there were still some visiting aircraft, who joined the festivities of last weekend celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Alaska ANG. After a call with our contact on Kulis we visited the flight line, just in time to see the F-15 and the departure (including engine run up) of the Eielson F-16's. Both squadrons commands lined up, this was a nice Kodak moment.

82-0057, C-130

82-0054 / AK, C-130

93-2105, HC-130

82-0054 / AK, C-130

84-0030 / AK, F-15

84-0030 / AK, F-15

90-0717 / AK, F-16

90-0717 / AK, F-16

90-0742 / AK, F-16

The rest of the day we commenced our trip to Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Our first stop was at the Portage Glacier.

Soldotna

N314HA, DHC-2

The weather over the glacier was very bad so we continued our trip, visiting several airfields and strips along the way with little to see.

We stayed in Homer that night well known as a fishermen's village. Of course there was salmon on the menu that night. We also checked out Homer Regional AP located next to the Homer Split, with little to see.

N4982U, DHC-2

Day 10, Tuesday June 4th

We had to break several speeding limits to get back to Anchorage on time, because we had a appointment at US Army base Fort Richardson. On the way we made some beautiful pictures of bald eagles.

Bryant AAF

Our visit to Fort Richardson and especially Bryant Army Field took us to several Blackhawks with ski's and Sherpa's. We also photographed in the hangars and in the Sherpa's.

97-26742, UH-60

97-26742, UH-60

97-26743, UH-60

70-18488, CH-54

69-15188, UH-1

93-1329, C-23

93-1331, C-23

93-1327, C-23

93-1329, C-23

93-1329, C-23

93-1329, C-23

Later that day we were at Ted Stevens IAP and Kulis ANGB again to check out the movements. We made an appointment with Ted Stevens airport authorities to visit the airport the next day.

Day 11, Wednesday June 5th

Ted Stevens IAP

This morning we made a trip round Ted Stevens IAP. The trip included several platforms and a stop between the landing lights near the touchdown point. We also visited the hangar of Reeve Aleutian Airways with two Lockheed Electra's on sale.

N199AB, C-133

N9027K, C-119

N199AB, C-133

N4390E, C-123

N4390E, C-123

N116AG, HU-16

N116AG, HU-16

N116AG, HU-16

N13122, G.44

N741, G-21

N281F, L-188

N595FE, MD-11

N822BX, DC-8

N9744C, L-188

N9744C, L-188

N9744C, L-188

N32TN, C-47

N44587, C-47

N44587, C-47

N19906, C-47

N37AU, DHC-5

N22BH, BD-700

N568JA, Convair 580

N321EA, DHC-6

86-1398, C-130

N1NA, G-1159

N1NA, G-1159

N401LC, L-100

61-0298, KC-135

86-1398, C-130

Elmendorf AFB

Our contact on Kulis had arrange a visit to Elmendorf AFB, so after catching up with our contact we went to Elmendorf in a USAF-van. No problems at the gate this time, thanks to our transportation. Due to the 11th off September all F-15 area's are now off-limits, so we had to read serials and photograph form a distance. The weather was also turning for the worst.

56-1274, F-102

63-7628, F-4

54-6021, T-33

42-13400, P-38

42-13400, P-38

53-2453 / FV-453, F-89

74-0081 / AK, F-15

64-0890 / AK, F-4

Our experiment, combining civil-, military aviation and nature, was a success. If you want to see the last operation propliners or want to spot several hundred floatplanes, Alaska is your thing. If you want to spot wildlife, rough landscapes, ice and snow, Alaska is also your thing. Combining it makes it a trip never to forget.