Each June, warbirds take to the sky over the Valle Airport in Arizona’s High Country near the Grand Canyon when Planes of Fame Air Museum hosts its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-in. A number of the aircraft on ... Read More

A few weeks ago my brother Steve Kates (drsky) got a call from his good friend Brigadier General Richard Stephen "Steve" Ritchie Ret. The General was in town for a speaking engagement  and invited us to join him for lunch. I ... Read More

Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is one of the largest fighter bases in the world. Aircraft from Nellis operate on the Nevada Test and Training Range, which offers more than 15,000 square miles of airspace and 4,700 ... Read More

Sun n’ Fun is always a great place to go in the spring to get the air show season started off right.   It’s in central Florida and the weather this time of year is generally very nice.  Sun n’ Fun ... Read More

Punta Gorda is on the western coast of Florida, south of Tampa.  It is one of the nicer small shows in the country.  I’ve never been to that part of Florida and never to Punta Gorda in particular; so this ... Read More

When men were men---but, of course, they smoked and drank heavily back then. Talk about having a bad day.... B-36 Ride to Hell.... Ah back when engines were really engines.... Aircraft Commander 1st Lt. Oliver Hildebrandt, Pilot 1st Lt. Walter ... Read More