Aerowephile

09/10/2026

A U.S. Navy Grumman E-2D Hawkeye (BEAR21) from VAW-124 "Bear Aces" made a surprise visit to Tri-Cities Airport for three touch-and-go landings this afternoon. It did not show up on radar. Thanks to a heads-up from Tim Keller, I was able to grab a distant photo of it as it worked the TRI pattern.
Thanks, Tim!
10Sep26

09/06/2026

Saga of the stranded U.S. Navy Osprey at Tri-Cities Airport - Part 3.

arrived at Tri-Cities Airport (KTRI...

09/06/2026

Saga of the stranded Osprey at Tri-Cities Airport continues.

08/30/2026

US Navy Boeing E-3 Mercury flyover on a Sunday afternoon.
30Aug26

08/26/2026

U.S. Army Golden Knights are at Tri-Cities Airport this week to perform jumps at the Appalachian Fair in Gray, TN.
24-25Aug26

08/26/2026

Caught this Emirates Airbus A380-842 flyover on Tuesday afternoon. It was leaving behind an impressive contrail. Plus, I caught a couple of interlopers passing through my screen as I shot the A380.
25Aug26

08/24/2026

Ran outside this evening to catch a Saudi Cargo Boeing 747-412F flying overhead. Got lucky as it flew right below the very bright waxing gibbous Moon.
23Aug26

08/24/2026

Ran out to Tri-Cities Airport Sunday afternoon when I received an alert that the local Tucano was flying in. When I arrived at TRI, I see this RCAF CH-146 Griffon sitting on the ramp. Got video of the Tucano arriving and departing. Then stuck around for the Griffon to startup and depart. Look for those two videos in the near future on my Aerowephile YouTube channel. Cheers!
23Aug26

08/22/2026

Saga of the stranded U.S. Navy Osprey at Tri-Cities Airport - Part 1.

A United States Navy Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey from Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 “Mighty Bison” based in Norfolk, VA, made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport (KTRI) after getting a warning of a potential gearbox failure. With the Osprey unable to fly back to Norfolk, the U.S. Navy sent a second Osprey to TRI to rescue the stranded crew members. I arrived at TRI in time to catch the rescue Osprey’s arrival and departure.

28May26

United States Navy Bell Boeing CMV-...

08/19/2026