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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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Airshow / General Aviation / museums / warbirds

21 Sep, 2019

Owls Head Transportation Museum’s 2019 Wings and Wheels Celebration

Late summer in Mid-Coast Maine normally has pleasant weather and warm sunlight. When there’s high pressure in the area and a sea breeze kicks up, the temperature is wonderful and the air is crisp...

Airshow / bombers / museums / warbirds

21 Sep, 2019

The Greatest Show on Turf, Geneseo 2019

I call her Genny. The National Warplane Museum held their 39th annual airshow, “The Greatest Show on Turf” in Geneseo, New York on July 13th and 14th. This is also an annual event for...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / military / museums / Special Aviation Events / Trainers / Transports / warbirds

14 Sep, 2019

Going Corsair Crazy at Thunder Over Michigan

If the diversity of the Photo Pit patrons was anything to go by, Thunder Over Michigan’s reputation for being one of the world’s premier warbird-focused airshows remains alive and well. Among others, attendees came...

Aerobatics / Air Transports / Airshow / Aviation History / Blue Angels / Boeing / D-Day Squadron / EAA / Fly-In / General Aviation / legends / military / museums / oshkosh / Special Aviation Events / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds / Yearly Review

14 Sep, 2019

EAA Oshkosh’s Golden Anniversary Celebration – 50 Notes From the 50th Celebration

The year 2019 marked half a century of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual Convention, and later AirVenture events at Oshkosh’s Whitman Regional Airport. There were earlier gatherings at different sites, but the Oshkosh airport...

Airshow / Aviation History / bombers / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / museums / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

8 Sep, 2019

World War II Weekend 2019

In it’s 29th consecutive year, World War II Weekend descended upon Reading, Pennsylvania during the first weekend in June. I discovered this show in 2010 and have attended regularly since. To be assigned as...

Boeing / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

8 Sep, 2019

Boeing EA-18G Growler

The Grumman EA-6B Prowler, predecessor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler, was taken out of service with the US Navy at the end of 2015. She had her maiden flight on 25 May 1968 and...

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

30 Aug, 2019

Carrier Air Wing Nine Returns Home

Portions of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore following a 7 month around the world deployment on May 16th. The VFA-14 Tophatters (F/A-18E), VFA-41 Black Aces (F/A-18F), VFA-151 Vigilantes...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / Chino California / warbirds

29 Aug, 2019

Planes of Fame 2019

One of my absolute favorite shows of the year, and the best vintage show in the Western United States, is the Planes of Fame Airshow held in Chino, California. This year’s show commemorated the...

Civil aviation / General Aviation / NOAA / post

24 Aug, 2019

Saving Sea Turtles: How This Rescue Makes “Turtles Fly Too”

Autumn time in New England ushers in cooler days and even colder nights, and sunlight fades earlier and earlier in the evenings. Usually, there’s something that’s called a “cold snap” – a rush of...

Aerobatics / Airshow / fighters / Helicopters / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

24 Aug, 2019

REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER JONES BEACH AIR SHOW

The Jones Beach Air Show, officially known as the “Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park 2019”, was held on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th, 2019, at — Jones Beach! But...