Lunch with a legend. Vietnam Ace – Steve Ritchie
A few weeks ago my brother Steve Kates (drsky) got a call from his good friend Brigadier General Richard Stephen “Steve” Ritchie Ret. The General was in town for a speaking engagement and invited...
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SUN ‘n FUN Airshow 2010 – Lakeland Florida
Sun n’ Fun is always a great place to go in the spring to get the air show season started off right. It’s in central Florida and the weather this time of year is...
2010 Florida International Air Show – Punta Gorda, FL
Punta Gorda is on the western coast of Florida, south of Tampa. It is one of the nicer small shows in the country. I’ve never been to that part of Florida and never to...
Maj’s TA-4 Skyhawk takes to the Sky!! – VIDEO
Local owner Maj take’s his TA-4 airborne from Marana, Arizona and makes this wonderful video during his trip. Thats him in the back seat doing the filming. . Then he takes it to Chino...
A Visit to the X-15 Crash Site and Memorial
Yesterday I set off on a day trip to discover crash sites of some of the “X” planes that have went down in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. After recording the GPS coordinates from a...
Visit to NAF El Centro
Thanks to Matt and Joe over at Arizona Aviation Photographers(AzAP) Joe and I got to attend the AzAP Photo Call that they had set up with Michelle Dee the Public Affairs Officer of El...
Photorecon flies With The 161st Air Refueling Wing “THE COPPERHEADS”
Team members of Photorecon had a rare opportunity to fly with the Arizona wing of the Air National Guards/ 161st Air Refueling Wing,197th ARS. Our flight with the “Copperheads” took place on December 11th,...
Photorecon meets Number One
While having dinner at The Memphis BBQ just outside the main gate at Nellis AFB who was to walk in but Thunderbird #1. It was Lt Col Greg Thomas last show as a Thunderbird....
Nellis AFB Open House 2009
We heard that it is no longer called Avaition Nation but rather the Nellis AFB Open House. Something about budget cutting and no longer having Civilian Performers doing routines at a Military Base. Thanks...
