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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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Fly-In / Formation Flying / General Aviation / Helicopters / warbirds

7 Dec, 2019

Simsbury Connecticut’s Airport Open House Was Filled to Capacity!

Located about a fifteen minute car ride west of the Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, Simsbury Airport sits nestled in between a series of hills and short mountains. Located beside a country road which...

Airshow / Civil aviation / Formation Flying / military / museums / RCAF Snowbirds / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

7 Dec, 2019

AirShow London 2019 Dances Around Weather Issues Nicely

I had a few days of photography planned during 2019’s edition of Airshow London (Ontario). Having attended some eight shows over the past three decades, I knew that weather could “rain on my parade”...

Aerobatics / Airshow / demo teams / fighters / Helicopters / military / museums / U.S. Navy / warbirds

30 Nov, 2019

OCEANA 2019 – ANOTHER GREAT AIR SHOW!

Six (6) Airplanes! Not Really! Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach held its annual Air Show for 2019, on Saturday and Sunday, September 21st and 22nd and everyone had a fun time...

Aviation History / Europe / General Aviation

30 Nov, 2019

Daher TBM-930 Record Setting Flight Reviewed at EAA AirVenture

Dieter and Phil during their EAA AirVenture presentation about their record-breaking flight. On March 9, 2019, two aviators rewrote a world speed record for a trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Dierk Reuter and Phil...

EAA / Europe / General Aviation / oshkosh

23 Nov, 2019

Prototype Explorer Displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019

A visiting airplane from Europe was tucked into a corner of the display area at the EAA’s 2019 AirVenture. It wasn’t surrounded by a splashy pavilion nor potted plants and chairs and tables, but...

Aerobatics / Airshow / General Aviation / warbirds

23 Nov, 2019

Oakland County International Airport’s 2019 Open House

While they lack the epic lineup of a show like Oshkosh, or the military presence of your local airbase’s airshow, grassroots aviation events at one’s local general aviation airport are often a key bridge...

Aerobatics / demo teams / Formation Flying / Pilatus / Special Aviation Events / Trainers

16 Nov, 2019

Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes Fly PC-21…

3 October, 2019, saw a great crowd enjoying some glorious Spring weather at RAAF Base, Point Cook where we witnessed the first public RAAF Roulettes display flown in the ADF’s new primary training aircraft,...

Air National Guard / Airshow / Blue Angels / demo teams / EAA / fighters / military / oshkosh / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds

16 Nov, 2019

AIRVENTURE 2019 “YEAR OF THE FIGHTER” PART 2 A LOOK AT TODAY’S MODERN FIGHTER AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

Our coverage of AirVenture 2019 continues with a closer look at the modern fighter aircraft during the “Year of The Fighter” salute. Almost every modern-day fighter and attack aircraft was present from the United...

Base Visits / Exercises / fighters / Helicopters / military / post / Red Flag / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

9 Nov, 2019

Red Flag 19-3, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

When most people think of Las Vegas, they may think of the casinos, the strip, the gambling, the drinking, the lights, or even the shows. (Ed. note: don’t forget to add the Aviation Nation...

Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Airshow / Blue Angels / Helicopters / Marines / military / Special Aviation Events

9 Nov, 2019

New York Air Show; August 2019

MISSION BRIEF: Stewart International Airport held its big Air Show for 2019 on Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th. Officially called the “NEW YORK AIR SHOW”, Stewart, located west of Newburgh, New...