"HAZY'S PHOTO OF THE WEEK"

New Contrails Section

contrails

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,...
contrails

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...
contrails

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...
contrails

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...
contrails

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...
contrails

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...
contrails

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...

Main Posts Section

Aerobatics / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / USAF Thunderbirds

4 Apr, 2020

El Centro, California – 2020 Training Session

The US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team fly over 50 demonstrations a year across the country. At the end of the air show season, the team is already thinking about the following year’s...

Air Force Reserve / Book Review / post / warbirds

4 Apr, 2020

Book Review: So I Bought an Air Force…

Mustang #44-84634, N351BD, was one of the P-51 Mustangs imported from Nicaragua to the U.S. by Will Martin and MACO Sales Financial Corporation, originally in 1963. OK warbird fans, how many of you enjoy...

air force / Air Transports / Airshow / bombers / demo teams / Europe / fighters / Helicopters / Liasion Aircraft / military

28 Mar, 2020

RIAT at RAF Cottesmore

Ukrainian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber at RAF Cottesmore close to the turn of this century. The Royal International Air Tattoo is a yearly gathering of military aircraft, aircrews, and aviation history rolled into almost...

Aerobatics / demo teams / Helicopters / military / warbirds

28 Mar, 2020

The 2019 Atlantic City Airshow

The 2019 Atlantic City Airshow was held on Wednesday August 21st in the skies above the famed Atlantic City boardwalk. The airshow was re branded after sixteen years from Thunder Over The...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Airshow / Helicopters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

21 Mar, 2020

A Look Back: The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Lineup: Part 2

Editor: This is Part Two of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Ramp Lineup: Joint Base...

Air Transports / Airliners / Boeing

21 Mar, 2020

The Boeing 747

In the late 1960s, the Boeing Aircraft Company was developing an aircraft on a size and scale not seen before. Featuring a true widebody design and possessing four, new technology, high-bypass turbofan engines, it...

Aviation History / europe / fighters / museums / Special Color Schemes / warbirds

14 Mar, 2020

Bundeswehr Museum of Military History Berlin – Gatow

At the Bundeswehr Museum… an RF-4E, RF-84F and an SU-22M4, all capable of Photorecon missions!. The Bundeswehr Museum of Military History Berlin – Gatow in western Berlin Germany is a large impressive complex with...

Air National Guard / fighters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

14 Mar, 2020

Lockheed Martin Ready to Deliver the 500th F-35 Fighter

U.S Navy F-35C dwarfed by the C-5M in the background… don’t judge the F-35’s capabilities by its size though! The 158th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air National Guard, will soon welcome the 500th F-35 Lightning...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Air Transports / Airshow / Base Visits / Special Aviation Events / Special Color Schemes / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

7 Mar, 2020

ANDREWS-2019: A LOOK BACK and A LOOK FORWARD:

Editor: This is Part One of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The weekend of May 11th 2019 was a special...

Air Transports / Airliners / Special Aviation Events / Transports

7 Mar, 2020

RAMP SIDE AT CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Being a member of the Chicago Airport Watch Program, Chicago’s only law enforcement supported plane-spotting organization, does have its benefits. We have access to some of the best plane spotting areas around the airports...