The theme for SMW 2015 will be "40 Years of Red Flag". We aim to have the following on display:-
- Examples of all the types which attended the first Red Flag in 1975;
- A wide range of Aggressor aircraft which participated as "Red Air", including F-5's, F-15's, F-16's and T-38's;
- Examples of USAF types which attended;
- Aircraft from other air arms, both United States and Foreign;
- Civilian support aircraft.
We will also have several dioramas, including:-
- The Threat Training Facility (TTF) at Nellis AFB;
- A "range" diorama with foreign technology.
Internet sources for information on Red Flag include:-
There are also a number of books on the subject, including:-
The list of types which have attended is large and grows yearly as more foreign air forces are invited to attend. This list will be expanded and more types added.
TYPE | ROLE | OPERATOR(S) |
Boeing B-52H | Bomber | USAF |
Boeing C-17A | Transport | USAF |
Boeing E-3A/C | Airborne Warning And Control | USAF |
Boeing KC-135/RC-135V | Air Refuelling/Reconnaissance | USAF |
Fairchild Republic A-10A/A-10C/OA-10A | Ground Attack | USAF |
General Atomics RQ-1 | Reconnaissance/Ground Attack | USAF |
General Dynamics F-16A/B/C/D |
Air Superiority/Ground Attack/ Aggressor,SEAD |
USAF |
General Dynamics F-111 | Bomber | USAF |
Lockheed C-130J/EC-130H/HC-130J |
Electronic Warfare/Transport/ Combat Search And Rescue |
USAF |
Lockheed F-117A | Ground Attack | USAF |
Lockheed U-2R | Reconnaissance | USAF |
Lockheed Martin F-22A | Air Superiority | USAF |
McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B/C/D/E |
Air Superiority/Ground Attack/ Aggressor |
USAF |
McDonnell Douglas KC-10A | Tefuelling | USAF |
Northrop F-5E/F | Aggressor | USAF |
Northrop T-38A/T-38C/AT-38A | Aggressor | USAF |
Northrop Grumman B-2A | Bomber | USAF |
Northrop Grumman E-8A | Airborne Warning And Control | USAF |
Northrop Grumman RQ-4B | Reconnaissance | USAF |
Rockwell B-1B | Ground Attack | USAF |
Sikorsky HH-60G | Search & Rescue | USAF |
AMX International AMX | Ground Attack | Italy |
Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2 | Bomber | RAF |
BAE Harrier GR.9 | Ground Attack | RAF |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk.2B | Ground Attack | RAF |
Boeing CH-47 | Transport | US Army |
Boeing F/A-18, F-18E, EA-18G, EF-18M | Air Superiority/SEAD | USMC,USN,Australia,Spain |
Boeing E-3A/D | Airborne Warning And Control | NATO,RAF |
Boeing KC-135 | Transport/Refuelling | Turkey |
Boeing KC-137 | Transport/Refuelling | Brazil |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | Multirole | UAE |
Dassault Rafale | Air Superiority/Ground Attack | France |
Eurofigher Typhoon | Air Superiority | RAF |
General Dynamics F-16AM/C/I/N | Air Superiority/Ground Attack |
USN,Belgium,Denmark,Israel, Netherlands,Norway,Singapore, UAE |
General Dynamics F-111G | Ground Attack | Australia |
Grumman EA-6B | Electronic Warfare | USN |
Grumman E-2D | Airborne Warning And Control | USN |
IAI Kfir | Ground Attack | Columbia |
Ilyushin Il-76 | Transport | India |
Ilyushin Il-78 | Refuelling | India |
Lockheed C-130H/K | Transport |
Belgium,Canada,France,Norway, RAF |
Lockheed P-3C/EP-3C | Reconnaissance | USN |
McDonnell Douglas F-15D/K/S/SG | Air Superiority/Ground Attack | Israel,RoK,RSAF,Singapore |
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B | Ground Attack | USMC |
Northrop F-5E | Aggressor | USMC |
Panavia Tornado GR.4 | Ground Attack | RAF,Germany |
SAAB Gripen | Air Superiority/Ground Attack | Sweden |
Sepecat Jaguar GR.1 | Ground Attack | RAF |
Sukhoi Su-30MKI | Air Superiority/Ground Attack | India |
Vickers VC-10 | Transport/Refuelling | RAF |
TYPE | UNIT | SCHEME | BUILDER |
General Dynamics F-16C (x6) | 64 AGRS, USAF | Flanker/Flogger/Fulcrum/MiG-29 | Chris St Clair |
McDonnell Douglas F-15C | 65 AGRS, USAF | Fulcrum | Haydn L Hughes |
Northrop F-5E | 4440th AS??? | Haydn L Hughes | |
Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2 | Sand/brown undersides with standard dark green/dark grey | Chris St Clair | |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk.2B x2 | 208 Sqn RAF | Sand/brown over standard dark green/dark grey | Chris St Clair |