DEATH VALLEY - THE LAST SHOW OF FORCE (4K)

This footage is pretty much the last I have from Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley. Who knows if military aircraft will be allowed to fly through there again we will just have to wait and see. In the meantime I intend to explore other locations in the area to see what we find. First trip of the year will be in February subject to restrictions etc.
I'd like to put details aircraft, squadron and bases to the aircraft in the video but am unsure of a few of them. Rather than guess I'll put the time stamps down below and if anyone can help then put any details I need to know in the comments and Ill update as we go along.
00:02 F18 - ? -
00:06 F18 - ? -
00:37 F15C - CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - FRESNO
00:48 F16C - VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD - BURLINGTON
01:24 A10C THUNDERBOLT 2 - DAVIS MONTHAN
01:38 C17 GLOBEMASTER -
01:58 F18E/F - VFC12C - NAS OCEANA
02:07 F18 - ? -
02:28 F22 - NELLIS AFB
02:43 F18 - ? -
03:20 F16 - EDWARDS AFB
03:35 T38 - EDWARDS AFB
03:47 F18 - ? -
03:54 F35A - 323TES - ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE - EDWARDS AFB
04:20 F18 - ? - ?
04:31 F18 - ? - ?
04:39 F18 - ? - ?
04:47 F18 - ? - ?
05:03 F18 - ? - ?
05:23 F16 - ? - ?
05:38 F16C - VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD - BURLINGTON
05:55 F18E/F - VFC12C - NAS OCEANA
06:09 F15C - CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - FRESNO
06:55 AV-8 HARRIER - VX31 - CHINA LAKE
06:55 F18 - VX31 - CHINA LAKE
07:30 F18 - ? -
07:45 F16 - EDWARDS AFB
looking forward to filing in the blanks
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[@Missed_Apex_GT]

I used to fly a LOT of radio controlled planes of all types before I got cancer,we flew to get these kind of views….low down,fast,inverted,knife edge….but the real thing is way better…thank you for all your vids mate ❤️

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for watching as always. R/C looks good fun Hope your health improves All the best for 2022

[@Mako2-1]

Pretty cool shots indeed. Hope you get better soon brother!

[@Missed_Apex_GT]

@@Mako2-1 thanks Justin,I’m all good at the moment thank you 🙂 have a great 2022 ❤️

[@mattpatt199]

Get better soon mate

[@youssefmarouani2603]

you can try with doctor beirge (kieto)...God give you health.

[@davidthomas9190]

Making my smoke break at work much more interesting 👌 The A-10 will always be my favourite.

[@davemellor4697]

Just love the A10 what a superb aircraft....

[@zacharyradford5552]

Not really.

[@davemellor4697]

@@zacharyradford5552 Says the man who knows!

[@Bearwoman11]

My brother is a retired navy Fighter pilot. He Once said that When they flew out in the desert, they would fly so low to the ground that in order for him to turn he had to pull up so his wing did not clip the ground. He's trained 2 or 3 of the blue angel pilots pilots. Hes been fortunate enough to be invited to fly with the Blue Angels on 3 occasions.. Thank you for the video just amazing!

[@davidwolf226]

Thanks, again, Dafydd, for another fabulous collection of videos and stills! Watching these folks fly those jets through all of the mountains, hills, and valleys tells me that they're doing so with amazing skill and discipline. It was also great to see the venerable old F-5 Tiger in there for an appearance. That's a jet that's been in inventory since 1960, both as the T-38 and the F-5!

[@userbosco]

I'm dyed Navy blue, but man I love those Falcons! ...and the alien skin on the F35's, too cool!

[@robertphillips2983]

Nice camo paint job on that still shot of the USN Super Hornet VFA-122 at 1:16 !!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Robert. I was lucky to catch that on my first visit back in March 2016. I’m pretty sure that airframe has been returned for parts now sadly.

[@jpierce2l33t]

Dude this is SO cool!!! Huge fighter jet fan, I can't even imagine the rush of seeing this in person...but you've given us the next best thing!! Glad I found your channel, great stuff as always!!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Happy you found my channel Justin. Thanks you and have a great 2022

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

You should try and get to an airshow I used to work at them in Australia,the incredible force when the jets are close by is something you have to feel 👍

[@jpierce2l33t]

@@ArtVandelayOfficial I went to a few when I was a kid, but I definitely want to go to some more! Especially now that I know more about the jets and what I'm looking at!! 🤣

[@trenton.tchannel1810]

The Super Hornet and Harrier duo was epic

[@MadeiraAirport]

Stunning action my friend, amazing footage!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you Happy new year my friend ✈️✈️✈️

[@MadeiraAirport]

@@DafyddPhillips Thanks, for you too :)

[@AugmentedGravity]

Them Super Hornets do just be so beautiful.

[@FranklinBurns42]

So awesome Dafydd! I like the details of the planes in the description, I wish I could help. I sincerely hope you’re successful come February and safe travels when you do

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Franklyn. It will be a good adventure 🇺🇸✈️.

[@zed8083]

That was freaking AWESOME!!! Amazing footage! Thanks so much! So different than the Mach Loop!

[@frame5098]

Excellent footage and stills of such a variety of these incredible jets. It much be such an awesome experience seeing these live and so close up. Keep up the great work. Your followers really appreciate it.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you. Appreciate you watching 👍😎

[@blech71]

Looks like good’ol Star Wars canyon in our beloved R2508. Great vid! We’ll have to stop by up there on the ridge for some relationship building some time.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thank you for being out there and sharing these visuals with the world!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. It’s a pleasure.

[@timmiller7589]

Incredible footage, both video and stills! Enjoy watching these planes and the skills of the aircrews operating them👍 Also, enjoy footage you have from the Mach Loop! Amazingly beautiful countryside. Wishing you a Blessed and Happy New Year 2022!!! Thanks for the video and “stills” you share.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Tim, appreciate you watching my channel All the best for 2022 Daf

[@tribalsean]

Gorgeous captures. Very brilliant and amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@donaldlyons537]

This is the best Star Wars Canyon video I've seen. Love your work.... it's absolutely Amazing and I love to Share it with people.... Keep it up !!! Love the Mach Loop as Well , of course !!! Take care and Be Well my friend...

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Donald. Appreciate your words 😎👍 Stay safe

[@taofledermaus]

Fantastic. I do know that many of the F18's fly out of Lemoore, CA. VFA-94, VFA-122, ect.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you. 👍

[@terryperrott9913]

There's the F18 then the super hornet with more wing earea , big LEX & those inlets kinda of a angled rectangle.

[@muskaos]

NAS Lemore is the west coast HQ for Hornets, all the west coast Hornet/SUper Hornet fleet squadrons are based there. All the fleet EF-18G (5:19) are at NAS Whidbey Island in Washington State.

[@scope81]

Funny to see you here lol. Was just watching your 18650 video earlier

[@GT-mn3bx]

@@muskaos China Lake and Fallon where Top Gun is now are minutes away.

[@rushbuzzy]

Excellent work following these beautiful machines. Stills are perfect. Thanks. I kept thinking how easy it would be to misjudge the terrain at the speeds these gutsy pilots were flying. Bold and beautiful!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. Happy you enjoyed.

[@Dirk80241]

Beautiful, high quality footage and shots! Thank you.

[@bobbaker8263]

Awesome close ups of our great Military. As a Veteran I’m still enthralled by their maneuvers!

[@planestrainswildlife]

Excellent footage and stills again Dafydd, here's hoping that you find a new location for filming and continue to bring these quality videos to us 🤞 Happy New Year to you and yours 👍✈️

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Andy, been studying potential locations on google earth and planning a trip out in February subject to restrictions 🤞 Happy new year to you also

[@gusm2752]

FANTASTIC STUFF !!! I COULD WATCH THAT ALL DAY. I’ve gone camping several times near that area. On occasion we’d see a jet or two scream by but nothing like that. Thanks for putting that out.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Happy you enjoyed it gus. It used to be a magical place. ✈️✈️👌

[@victormanuelpolanco922]

Daff, you should consider making all these fantastics stills into a high quality photo book. Two actually to be honest, one devoted to the Mach Loop and other to Death Valley. Superb video show for the military jet nuts. You keep going better and better and we subs get going happier and happier at every single new release. Big Thank you!.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks victor. I will have to look into it. Appreciate the tip

[@steve-wu7jp]

@@DafyddPhillips Or do a badass calendar, it would sell like hot cakes

[@sru1436]

Love the videos, thank you for the content! A great mix of American firepower!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you 🇺🇸✈️

[@topfelya]

Fantastic footage mate !

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks topfelya. Happy new year

[@samuelbrown1413]

The footage you post is absolutely amazing to say the least. I catch, try to, all of them just to see and ID all of the aircraft. More so, just hear the sound of jet blast. The still photos are off the hook!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Samual, happy you enjoyed and appreciate you watching.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video daffyd, stunning footage and stills , beautiful and brilliant aircraft on show, amazing, happy new year 😀👌👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Shaun. Happy 2022

[@angelortunorubio6899]

Amazing and superb video… as always! Thanks for sharing, Happy New Year!!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you and have a great 2022

[@francoisguillamot1887]

Thanks as always and happy new year ! Looking forward to that new Lotus too.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Francois. Happy 2022

[@tommyhorn8696]

Excellent footage, I could watch this all day. Mach Loop is on my bucket list!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. It can be a magical place ✈️✈️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@bgivco]

Absolutely amazing, keep up the hard work!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. Will do 🎓✈️

[@lynnzoiopoulos1363]

Beautiful!!! My dad Don Yenko loved to fly, but jets weren’t mainstream when he was in the Air Force. He would have lived flying fast. He usually flew on the ground with his muscle cars!!!

[@tangerineRIDES13]

Now that was awesome the ole harrier jet was moving,the whistle of the wart hog and that tan camo f18 is tight 👍👍👍👍

[@eddies987]

That is a cool video... most are but the Rhino with the Harrier flight of two... that was really cool. Nicely done.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Eddie. 👍

[@guyd3504]

Outstanding as always. Thanks 🙏

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks guy 👍

[@GJones462-2W1]

That AV-8 pic at 6:26 is truly one amazing photograph! This photographer has some serious skill.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@atthefence111]

Awesome video! I always wanted to go there, but never had the chance. Looks like I may never get the chance at this point... Thanks for sharing this, love it!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for watching. Fingers crossed they will start using it again one day 🤞 Happy 2022

[@atthefence111]

@@DafyddPhillips I hope so! Love your channel man!

[@MOKPT3]

Absolutely beautiful, awesome, beautifully awesome..... I don't know what all.... Thank you!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you 😎👍

[@Trojan0304]

Wonderful, Star Wars canyon captured by the best👏👏👏

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@ianprice2298]

Gorgeous scenery, gorgeous airframes! Nice to see the venerable F-5 in the mix too.

[@mgsxps]

Great seeing this show of force includes some F-5s and the A-10! Two of my faves.

[@funofflying15]

Your stills are just a work of art my friend, very well done :-)

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you, appreciated. Happy new year

[@fridayray8891]

Excellent....such clarity is a bonus

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you

[@rhianjones1319]

Dafydd Philips I must have throughly enjoyed watching your plane spotting photo shoot very much indeed

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Rhian, happy you enjoyed 😎✈️

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Very magnificent capture and very fantastic footage from the Death Valley of various aircrafts 😎🤩👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

thanks Douglas

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

@@DafyddPhillips you are very much welcome bro 😊😁

[@ErnieShown]

🚀As always, gorgeous stills! and the video is pretty cool, too.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank Ernie. All the best for 2022 👍

[@roxy_italian_mastiff560]

I want to take my son to see the angels fly by one day…living by MAFB in so cal everytime I hear them getting ready to land it’s amazing hearing them pass by

[@scottgorman7166]

Nice, nice, nice! " The hills are aglow with the sound of jet music", this ain't no Mary Poppin show folks. Once again such great video of these birds. Boy that A-10 was a special treat. Hope your New Years was SONIC!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Scott. Happy 2022!!, can’t wait to get back to the jets ✈️✈️🤞

[@mrchromaticable]

"the hills are alive with the sound of music " is from The Sound of Music, not Mary Poppin

[@hebcal]

Thank you for sharing your videos and appreciate your wotk !

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you.

[@bobarmstrong3166]

Simply Outstanding! Thank You....

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks bob Appreciate you viewing

[@Pincer88]

Priceless footage. And to see the Harrier! Wow!

[@ballesteros8412]

FELIZ AÑO NUEVO PHILIP Y MUCHA SALUD. UN ABRAZO GRANDE DESDE ESPAÑA

[@DafyddPhillips]

Gracias 🇪🇸

[@stephenchampion2439]

Those pictures are absolutely outstanding 10/10 just brilliant 👏 👏👍👌

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Stephen.

[@MeMyselfI_69]

Awesome footage and awesome stills thanks for sharing!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Steve. Appreciate you watching

[@williemongo261]

Very good informative article about these beautiful birds and playground. Keep up the good work boss.. Happy new year to all..

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Willie. Have a great 2022

[@williemongo261]

@@DafyddPhillips thanks boss would have loved to see you coming to South Africa but with those birds flying.. God's blessings to you and your family as well as your travels around the world..

[@tommcclelland119]

Beautiful pictures…absolutely fantastic

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you Tom

[@macmikey]

another beautiful video. Awesome

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Mike.

[@patchthesinclair5896]

Thanks, beautiful! Found your art on the recommendation of Dave Barber. Happy New Year to you!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. I’m guessing your a bit of a fisherman? Thanks Dave and appreciate you watching Happy new year.

[@corrindion]

Fabulous as usual! Thank you!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for viewing 😎👍

[@giljeep]

l'année commence bien!!!! "happy new year" et plein de belles vidéos en 2022!!!! merci

[@DafyddPhillips]

happy new year!!. Merci

[@johnbrown9092]

Keep em coming! Happy New Year.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks John Happy 2022

[@NikCan66]

Brilliant video yet again. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you 😎👍

[@saltyseadawg4768]

Stunning as always Dafydd.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you

[@machdaddy6451]

Awesome photography! The stills are amazing!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Allen.

[@pointnozzleaway]

you can't see it, but I have a Big smile & giving 2 thumbs up !!! Awesome

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you!! Appreciated 😎

[@lavinceuncgrillzellis8761]

I love this, let's hope they continue to fly there, it's like the Mach Loop here in the UK. Great place for training and getting great videos and photos.

[@michaelmartin-vj9qe]

ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIDEO......WELL DONE...

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Michael.

[@skip123davis]

nice! i liked the montage at the end - a lot! some interesting aircraft, and even nasa showed up! didn't know they were such party animals!!

[@bonniehawkins2979]

Excellent Vid and Photos.

[@DarrenEdwardsAviation]

Epic video footage and awesome photographs again Dafydd, we can only dream that the area will be eventually used again, I'm sure there must be other areas around the US, or even look to do some US Airshows.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Darren. Luckily I have a few other areas in mind. Catch up Soon 👍

[@mikepelt4255]

these guys and gals are having allot of fun!!!

[@megadouche7030]

Amazing those T 38s are still in service.

[@jwnrocks]

Great video! Nice blend of action, and stills. Better than a lot of the Mach Loops I’ve seen.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@NEtrailrider1]

Amazing as always, btw all those photos would make a great calendar, if you haven't already.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. I do have an idea for the future.

[@TheHandystanley]

Good to see a plane from VFA-122 as I was attached to VA-122 from 1974 to 1978 when we flew A-7 Corsair II's.

[@badassbrian11]

Great video as I was watching I was naming every single jet that flew by everything from the A10 to the Harrier. Dang I am out towards Lucerne Valley sure wish I could have been there to watch those guys fly anyway great video good job👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank Brian, happy you enjoyed it ✈️✈️👍

[@thepilotman5378]

That is a good example of why we need an A-10, flew slower, and much much lower😎

[@BeCoShooter]

Fantastic as always!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Jeffrey.

[@antoniekruger8631]

Thats very cool. Great work!!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Antonie

[@johnkuhn7835]

Very awesome 😎 Thank you!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks John.

[@tobybrady7121]

Funny how people build an affinity for a certain jet that stays with them. I grew up a navy brat in the 60s and 70s. Dad was an ABH carrier deck man. That's where I got acquainted with the Tomcat, then spent the last half of the 70s in Murphy Canyon watching them out of Miramar everyday. Wandered through the forbiden hills with my faithful German Sheperd day and night enjoying that awesome jet. Can't help missing them in a video like this. That aside, thank you for the killer footage.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Toby. Must of been great times watching the tomcat. Do the us navy still use Murphy canyon??

[@tobybrady7121]

@@DafyddPhillips Marine Corps now.

[@DafyddPhillips]

@@tobybrady7121 of course sorry.

[@747heavyboeing3]

Good luck finding another spot. Hopefully it returns. Red Flag is always AWESOME

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. I’ll explore some other locations soon. I’ve been to Nellis for red flag. It was pretty busy 🇺🇸✈️✈️👍

[@carolfortin1457]

Magnifique! The Hornet-Harrier formation flight looked difficult.

[@edyja4697]

Beautiful !!!

[@dannymiester5825]

Nice to see the Harrier, I miss them, I used to see them alot over the Cambridgeshire fens, England, being near to RAF Wittering.

[@DMAbCD]

These are some really awesome photographs and video. I would love to check this place out someday. Hopefully it does reopen for their training again.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks you Daren Fingers crossed ✈️🇺🇸🤞

[@adamhubbard9688]

Wow that was amazing...that ending mustve been effing awesome

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Adam, It was pretty special ✈️🤠👍

[@stevel3o7]

Great video as always! I live in central CA and explore the southwest, but have never seen these military fights when looking for them. I have, on occasion been buzzed by low flying jets! I assume the 2019 crash caused the end of low level flight in the canyon. Thanks!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Steve. Yes it was that incident that stopped it. I got buzzed once driving from DV to Owen’s lake. Watching him from about 2 miles out coming at us down a straight. If only I had a dash cam!! ✈️👌

[@alfs222]

CLASS !! THANK YOU!! СПАСИБО!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for watching

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Beautiful stuff my friend! Memorizing 👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Bill

[@rickyd2222]

Theres just something sexy about an F16 and an A10.

[@jimr7154]

Thanks for the video Love fast and low 👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Jim 👍

[@michellewhyatt4438]

Brilliant absolutely brilliant thank you

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you for viewing 😎

[@bendeko8333]

Great video, thanks!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Ben

[@Mange070]

Very nice splintercamo on some of those F18 👍

[@GjVj]

Love the Harriers!!!

[@dougyates7218]

OMG! Oh, how I would LOVE to be in one of those babies!! If I could do one thing before I pass on, it would be to fly in one of these beautiful birds!! God Bless America! Perhaps I can get out there and see them someday. Peace to all.