Red Flag 20-02 Foreign East Coast Visitors
For those who can’t get to Las Vegas Nevada and witness the various foreign aircraft types at Nellis Air Force Base, there is another way to spot them. Many on the east coast of...
Category: military
103rd Fighter Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard – Bradley Air National Guard Base, CT 10 October 2006
On 10 October 2006, I had the great privilege of visiting the 103rd Fighter Wing of the Connecticut Air National Guard at Bradley Air National Guard Base, located at Bradley International Airport, in order...
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 2019 Atlantic City Airshow
The 2019 Atlantic City Airshow was held on Wednesday August 21st in the skies above the famed Atlantic City boardwalk. The airshow was re branded after sixteen years from Thunder Over The...
Military and Government T-Tailed Aircraft Scrapbook
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has one of the largest T-tails in the world. A readily recognizable spotting trait for aircraft all over the world is the tail configuration. In particular, the T-tail design brings...
Grumman F-14 Tomcat History Part 2
Service The US Navy put the F-14A Tomcat into service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2. The F-14 took off on its maiden flight in December 1970 and was introduced to the group just...
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...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2019
Each year during Columbus Day weekend, San Francisco hosts the Blue Angels at its annual Fleet Week celebration. In recent years, Fleet Week evolved from just a parade of ships and an airshow to...
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2019
The 21st edition of Northern Lightning was held from August 12th to the 23rd 2019 at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center). Volk Field is located in Juneau County Wisconsin near the...
Aero L-39 Updated
Civilianized L-39 in flight Aero Vodochody, the Czechoslovakian/Czech Republic aircraft manufacturer celebrated their 100th anniversary of existence in 2019, making it one of the oldest surviving aircraft manufacturers in the world. The company boasts...
