Warhawks Return from Cold Response 2020
Six F-16’s of the 195th Fighter Squadron , 62nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard arrived stateside from Bodø Air Station, Norway at Joint Base McGuire – Dix – Lakehurst on March 18th....
Category: Europe
RIAT at RAF Cottesmore
Ukrainian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber at RAF Cottesmore close to the turn of this century. The Royal International Air Tattoo is a yearly gathering of military aircraft, aircrews, and aviation history rolled into almost...
The Millennial Farnborough International Air Shows
ATR-42-500 soon to be delivered to Cuban airline Aerogaviota, at the 2002 Farnborough trade show. Here are a number of aircraft photos featuring the aircraft from the 2000 and 2002 Farnborough International Air...
Chateaudun Air Base Visit
Chateaudun Air Base (Base Aérienne 279) is home to Entrepét de l’Armée de l’air 601, founded in 1951. EAA 601 is the largest storage for military aircraft in Europe. For test flights, the airfield...
Daher TBM-930 Record Setting Flight Reviewed at EAA AirVenture
Dieter and Phil during their EAA AirVenture presentation about their record-breaking flight. On March 9, 2019, two aviators rewrote a world speed record for a trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Dierk Reuter and Phil...
Prototype Explorer Displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
A visiting airplane from Europe was tucked into a corner of the display area at the EAA’s 2019 AirVenture. It wasn’t surrounded by a splashy pavilion nor potted plants and chairs and tables, but...
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...
I Was Fortunate to Have Worked the Concorde
This past week marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of a Concorde SST prototype. A technological marvel half a century ago, it still is one of aviation’s most important accomplishments. A while...
Royal Air Force Tornadoes Are Retired From Service
Panavia GR.4 of the Royal Air Force By the time you read this article, the RAF’s workhorse Tornado GR.4/GR.4A attack jets will have flown all but their final few hours of their forty year...
Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford – RAF Centenary
In 2018, it can be said that one of the most highly anticipated airshows was the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford which was celebrating the Royal Air Force’s centenary. The airshow marked...
