BDS Aviation Photography

Name: BDS Aviation Photography
Address: tower Road, Wilmington, NC, US
Telephone: +12027621401
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BDS Aviation Photography

I have been photographing aviation since 1995 with a SLR. I love airshows but specialize in MILOP.
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09/02/2026

Welcome back from Red Flag Alaska 26-3 VMFA-251 Thunderbolts! I am sure the weather was at least a bit cooler over that way! Nice to have the C model F-35's back home. Many more coming soon.

08/31/2026

"Otis...my man!" Team Otis VMGR-252 departing through humid summer heat under callsign Grogg 7-1. Otis has been very busy as they usually are assisting with the MEU that took place over the last year as well as humanitarian efforts in Venezuela earthquakes. Nothing the KC-130J can't do. From FARPing,to Air to Air refuel,carrying Marines to the fight,cargo and humanitarian work. Even the Harvest Hawk mod could provide CAS!

BuNo
170038

HQ
MCAS Cherry Point

08/29/2026

The one that got away....almost. Of all the TAV's that have flown since 2017,somehow BuNo 163186 seemed to slip past me even after October of 2021 and it went to VMA-223 FRD. This TAV-8B was delivered to VMAT-203 in 1988 and stayed with them until they sundown in October of 2021. Even stayed flying until 2025 with VMA-223 FRD. Countless Marine Aviators have trained in this BuNo and she now proudly rests at the Havelock Tourist & Event Center for all to admire.
Modex
KD-04/WP-31
BuNo
163186
HQ
MCAS Cherry Point

08/26/2026

M. "Tiny" Johnson from VMFAT-501 in a borrowed VMA-542 Tiger F-35B making sure he squeezed every drop of moisture out of the sky above MCAS Cherry Point in 2024.

08/24/2026

VMA-231 Ace of Spades painted AV-8A after a fresh repaint fall of 2020 resting in Havelock,NC just outside of MCAS Cherry Point.

08/22/2026

Happy early Birthday to one of my favorite Military cargo birds. The C-130!!!!!! The YC-130 flew on this date for the first time in 1954! Since that date 70 plus variants have been made and still being made from Aerial Gunship,Tankers,Electronic Warfare,Weather Reconnaissance. Examples of those can be seen in the images below!

08/19/2026

Happy National Aviation Day! Also Happy World Photography Day! Most important, Happy Birthday Orville Wright! Amazing how far we have come with Aviation and Photography!

08/17/2026

F-35B burning by the sunset at Wilmington International Airport (ILM)

08/15/2026

Just after the Sky High expo last year the C-17 that came for static display rushed to the runway to depart as storms were pressing down on the airspace. I am glad I waited at the end of the runway to see this Moose blow over.
Joint Base Lindsey Graham

08/12/2026

VMFAT-501 Warlords F-35B ripping hard into a right turn over MCAS Cherry Point.

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Tower Road
Wilmington, NC

Telephone

+12027621401

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https://www.bdsaviationphotography.com/home

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