Our Air Show Preview for 2022
Night photography, Thunder Over Michigan 2021 by Shawn Byers We’re planning our 2022 event campaign as the year changes on our wall calendars. Already, a pair of hoped-for military air shows have been cancelled...
Category: Air Force Reserve
The Human(-itarian) Side of 2021’s AirVenture
The EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 presented the theme of humanitarian-based aviation in a big way. There were a surprising number of aircraft and organizations present at the July event. The aircraft types ranged from...
AIRVENTURE 2021
EAA President Jack Pelton said it best, “The wait is over”, and indeed it was. It felt so good to be back “home” at AirVenture Oshkosh after last year’s cancellation due to the ongoing...
Our F-16 Scrapbook Series, Part 1: U.S. Operators
The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be...
Our A-10 Thunderbolt II Scrapbook
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods...
Our Special Use Lockheed C-130 Photo Scrapbook
The original YC-130 prototype first flew on August 23, 1954… that means we’re coming up on the 67th anniversary of the event. Originally designed as a cargo and troop transport with medivac mission capabilities,...
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II She will never win a beauty contest, she is not loud, nor is she flashy. She is, however the best Close Air Support platform in the world and beloved...
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...
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...
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...
TRAINERS, TANKERS, AND TRANSPORTS: A closer look at these integral aircraft at AirVenture 2019
As we wrap up our coverage of the modern military presence at AirVenture 2019 we take a look at the trainers, tankers, and transports at this year’s show. These aircraft often overlooked in...
The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus Update
KC-46A Pegasus on approach to a Joint Base McGuire runway. Photo by Mike Colaner. Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus program has been fraught with delays caused by several bid cancellations, system redesigns, and recent quality control...
