EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 featured a great deal of American military aircraft. Between active military airplanes, helicopters, UAVs and their crews, plus warbirds – which are retired military aircraft now owned and operated by...
Not a complete list, but here are photos of many of the dizzying number of civilian and military air show performers who entertained crowds at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 extravaganza. Every afternoon of...
Air National Guard Bureau’s C-38A at Andrews AFB Royal Australian Air Force MB-326 Edwards AFB-based F-4E Phantom II Royal Air Force Nimrod NP-3D Orion AWACS at NAS Patuxent River Douglas A-3 Skywarrior at NAS...
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...
The McDonnell Douglas, and later Boeing F-15 Eagle initial prototype first flew in 1972; a dozen prototypes were produced. Just shy of 1,200 airframes in several versions were built, with more expected in the...
I took a trip to Australia to see the 2001 Avalon Air Show, which celebrated the Centenary of Federation of that country. There were many aircraft types that I’d never seen before, and there...
Written by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Don Linn, where noted. After a one year hiatus for 2020, The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II Weekend celebrated a 30 year anniversary, June...
Grumman EA-6B Prowler Lockheed S-3 Viking Northrop F-5E Tiger II McDonnell Dougles F-4C McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle Northrop F-5A General Dynamics NF-16D Lockheed C-130E BAE Nimrod Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs McDonnell Douglas QF-4...
Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is home to the United States military’s storage and regeneration center for warplanes. I was privileged to have the opportunity to visit the facility on multiple...
Here’s our last of four photo scrapbooks about the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This contains special markings from many air force’s flight demonstration teams, whether it be like the six jets of the US Air...
Airbus is a giant conglomerate of aviation businesses which, over time, were all rolled into one through mergers and purchases. As the company’s website states: “Airbus is an international reference in the aerospace sector....
F-16 Fighting Falcons are found in the armed forces of over two dozen countries around the world. A handful are used for special missions, whether it be testing new equipment, electronics or armament. Others,...
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Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
