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1 May, 2017

Looking Over The Edge

by Keith “Rosey” Rosenkranz Aviators who’ve been to “the edge of the envelope” definitely know the name “Chuck Yeager.” On Oct. 14, 1947, the legendary test pilot became the first person to fly supersonic,...
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30 Oct, 2016

T-BIRD BOMB BURST

BY GEN. MERRILL A. (TONY) MCPEAK , Del Rio could be the movie set of a West Texas border town. It’s windy, and the weather tends toward seasonal extremes. A large U.S. Air Force...
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14 Mar, 2016

KILLING TRAINS

By Ed Rasimus (Excerpted from When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam) Our target for the day was a bridge at Bac Ninh on the northeast railroad. Ingress could be along the...
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26 Oct, 2015

FAREWELL FLIGHT

FAREWELL FLIGHT by Capt. William R. Tymczyszyn I hoped we’d fly together again someday, but I didn’t know just when. Then a sense of something special came over me, as I released the brakes...
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17 Aug, 2015

GORILLA – THE FIRST JET-POWERED PRIMATE

by William B.Scott At the dawn of the jet age, a small group of test pilots, engineers, technicians and maintenance troops secretly evaluated the Bell XP-59A, America’s first military jet, at the remote Materiel...
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16 Jun, 2015

B-52 STRIKE ON IRAQ

January 16, 1991; 1900 Hours: “We’re going!” That simple announcement from “Moondog,” our radar navigator, triggered a flurry of activity. We were going to war with Iraq. Jamming last-minute gear into our helmet bags...
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23 Mar, 2015

THE FIRST NIGHTHAWKS

by William B. Scott Depicting a symbolic nighthawk in flight and worn on a man’s suit lapel, it’s just a small, innocuous silver pin. But a red ruby in the hawk’s eye silently...

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Air National Guard / Air to air photography / bombers / fighters / Formation Flying / Helicopters / U.S. Air Force

27 Mar, 2018

Hazy’s Gallery of Photos of the Week

Here’s a running collection of Jim “Hazy” Haseltine’s Photos of the Week, it’ll be updated as a new photo is posted too. Enjoy these awesome air-to-air images of warplanes in their element! ”...

fighters / warbirds

13 Jul, 2018

Pioneer Aero, Ardmore NZ, 28 March 2018

Steven Cox and Paul McSweeny run this small business which punches above its weight in rural New Zealand. During our tour of the North Island, Aviation Report were welcomed through the doors of Pioneer...

Airshow / fighters / Interviews / U.S. Air Force

7 Jul, 2018

An Interview with “Loco”, the F-22 Demo Pilot!

On May 11th, 2018 at MacDill AirFest I had the pleasure of interviewing Major Paul “Loco” Lopez of the Raptor Demo team. I met him two years prior at Joint Base McGuire Dix...

Airshow / bombers / Fly-In / Special Aviation Events / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

1 Jul, 2018

A Salute to Veterans and Avengers

Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS) also known as Walter A. Duncan Field is located approximately 1 mile from Peru IL. Illinois Valley Regional has 2 runways, runway 8/36 which is 6,000 feet long...

Airshow / demo teams / fighters / U.S. Air Force

27 Jun, 2018

USAF Viper Demo Team

2018 Rhode Island National Guard Airshow and Open House By Ken Middleton The USAF Viper Demo Team was a last-minute addition to the Rhode Island National Guard Airshow and Open House, held at...

Airshow / military / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

24 Jun, 2018

Pax River Air Expo 2018

Naval Air Station Patuxent River is celebrating their 75th anniversary and held their Pax River Air Expo on June 2nd and 3rd, 2018. I attended the practice show on June 1st, which was well...

Airshow / favorite / military / museums / warbirds

6 Jun, 2018

REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER LONG ISLAND AIR SHOW!

Jones Beach, on the Ocean in Long Island near New York City, just had its big Memorial Day Weekend Air Show on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th, 2018. The Jones Beach air...

Aircraft carrier / Special Events / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

6 Jun, 2018

The 30th Fleet Week New York in 2018

The 30th “Fleet Week New York 2018” was celebrated from May 23rd through May 29th, 2018, all around New York City and there was actually an aviation component included with the participation of the...

Airshow / warbirds

6 Jun, 2018

The 2018 Edition of the “Greatest Show on Turf” Rapidly Approaches…

Please note: The aircraft in these photos have appeared at past shows and are not all confirmed in the 2018 show. The 2018 National Warplane Museum Airshow, better known as “The Greatest Show on Turf”...

Airshow / EAA / Fly-In / oshkosh

3 Jun, 2018

No Place Like Oshkosh

It’s about that time again… EAA AirVenture, 2018! I’m so ready for everything “Oshkosh!” This will be my sixth year attending and by many standards, that still makes me a rookie. There’s still so...

Airshow / demo teams / fighters / military / nasa / U.S. Air Force

28 May, 2018

Airpower Over Hampton Roads 2018

The 2018 edition of Airpower over Hampton Roads was held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, May 18th through the 20th. The weather forecast for the area was awful due to a stalled...