Author: Bill Sarama

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 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...

Aerobatics / Airshow / U.S. Air Force

15 Jan, 2020

THE DOVER AIR SHOW FOR 2019

Dover Air Force Base in Delaware had its big air show for 2019, officially called “Thunder Over Dover”, on Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th. Counting both the Static Ramp and the Hot...

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...

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...

Airshow / Aviation History / bombers / fighters / military / museums / warbirds / World War II

28 Sep, 2019

READING – WORLD WAR TWO AT ITS FINEST

(Here’s another look at the World War II Weekend, held yearly in Reading PA, through the eyes and words of Bill Sarama and Don Linn. See Shawn Byers’ take on the show in an...

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...

Air Transports / Civil aviation / General Aviation / Helicopters / Special Aviation Events

17 Aug, 2019

Westchester County’s NBAA Biz Jet Show 2019

I was invited to attend the “NBAA White Plains Regional Forum” in White Plains, New York, on June 6th, 2019. I had no idea what this was. First I thought “NBA” = “National Basketball...

Aircraft carrier / Helicopters / military / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / Yearly Review

13 Jul, 2019

Fleet Week New York 2019

New York City held its 31st annual Fleet Week from Wednesday May 22nd through Tuesday, May 28th and was invaded by not only 15 international Naval ships but also by aircraft in overflights including:...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Blue Angels / fighters / military / Special Events / U.S. Navy / warbirds

26 Apr, 2019

A LOOK BACK AT OCEANA – 2018’s Show With Planes and STEMS

Naval Air Station Oceana is a pretty secure place. Unless you have business here, you’re never going to get in……except for one weekend each year when Oceana opens up its Main Gate to the...