Category: Aerobatics

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...

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...

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...

Aerobatics / Airshow / demo teams / Europe

9 Aug, 2019

The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows Begin Their North American Tour

The team readies to depart from their home base at RAF Scampton on August 5th. It’s mid-summer in 2019, and the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows flight demonstration team has embarked on Exercise Western...

Aerobatics / Airliners / Airshow / military / warbirds

3 Aug, 2019

Westmoreland County Airshow 2019

The annual Shop & Save Westmoreland County Airshow took place on May 25th and 26th at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. This was my first time attending although I had known about...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / Aviation Record Setters / Formation Flying / legends / meetings / military / museums / oshkosh / Special Aviation Events / warbirds

6 Jul, 2019

“Shooting Oshkosh”

One air show I always look forward to shooting is EAA AirVenture. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, AirVenture is a massive show to cover. PhotoRecon will have four (3) photojournalists on site this year to...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Base Visits / Blue Angels / military / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

6 Jul, 2019

Joint Base Andrews AFB Air Show 2019

With air boss Wayne Boggs coordinating the flying, announcer Matt Jolley describing the action and Jay Rabbit providing entertaining musical interludes, the Joint Base Andrews “Legends of Flight” air show was underway. Opening with...

Aerobatics / Airshow / fighters / Helicopters / U.S. Marines

1 Jun, 2019

MCAS Yuma Airshow Starts the 2019 Air Show Season With a Bang

March 8th and 9th, 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Yuma kicked off the west coast air show season March 8th with a two-day air show event. Since 1962, the Yuma Airshow has been a...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Blue Angels / fighters / Helicopters / military / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

11 May, 2019

Naval Air Facility El Centro 2019 Air Show

One of the first air shows of the year is held at Naval Air Facility El Centro in the Imperial Valley. In addition, NAF El Centro has long been the winter training home of...