DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
Ten miles South of Omaha Nebraska, adjacent to the city of Bellevue Nebraska, one will find Offutt Air Force Base. Offutt has a very rich history dating back to the late 1890’s when Fort...
Category: Airshow
The “Thunder” in the 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow
The 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow held as usual at the famed Willow Run International Airport just outside of Ypsilanti Michigan celebrated its 20th birthday. This annual airshow never fails to impress, the 2018...
Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom Showcase
An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai...
My 2018 Memories
Aviation is alive and well, as I witnessed during my travels in 2018. Innovations are still forthcoming, history is still revered, and air shows and other presentations still draw large crowds. I traveled outside...
Fleetweek 2018
Scott and Steve Mantegani collaborated on this article. San Francisco’s Fleetweek 2018 festivities started on the week of October 1. The ships came in ahead of the show weekend for various emergency preparedness training...
A Look Back at the 2018 National Championship Air Races in Reno
Here’s a small group of photos from Tim Adams… who attended the 2018 Reno Air Races last year. The 2019 edition will be held during the second week of September, and promises to present...
JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival 2018
The culmination of my ten day photographic bender in Japan was the JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival, held on Sunday December 2nd, 2018. Hyakuri Air Base is approximately 90 minutes driving time north of Tokyo....
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you? I think so.
With a nod to the Foo Fighters, my look back at 2018 saw many great new opportunities open up for me as a member of the Photorecon.net family. I contributed seven articles that...
Capital Airshow 2018 – 100 Years of Mather Airfield
Sorry about incomplete credits: Scott and Steve Mantegani collaborated on this article. 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of Mather Airfield, and to celebrate it, this year’s air show included a Friday night show. Mather...
WHAT A YEAR IT WAS. A look back at 2018
My Favorite time of year (other than Airshow Season) is almost upon us. As we prepare to say farewell to 2018 and ring in 2019 we stop and reflect on the past year...
