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Blue Angels Legacy Hornet and Hercules Scrapbook
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ Blue Angels have retired all of their Legacy aircraft during the 2020 calendar year. Gone is the Marines KC-130T “Fat Albert Airlines” transport, as well as the F/A-18A/B/C/D...
The 2020 Bell Fort Worth Alliance Airshow
The Bell Fort Worth Alliance Airshow celebrated its 30th year anniversary over the weekend of October 17th and 18th. With most airshows being cancelled at the beginning of the airshow season due to the...
Aircraft That Served in Both Military and Civilian Markets
There are many examples in aviation history where an aircraft model has served similar roles in both military and civilian use. Especially during the early years of World War II, many civilian aircraft were...
The 2020 New York International “Drive In” Air Show
Photos by the author, Bob Finch, Howard German and Kevin Burke Due to continuing Covid-19 concerns, the August 29-30, 2020 New York International Air Show moved from its usual show site for the past...
F-16 Demo Team “Venom”
We have been working on something special since December 2019 for the 2020 airshow season. While it was scheduled to be completed in March, due to the covid pandemic we paused production to ensure...
Book Review: So I Bought an Air Force…
Mustang #44-84634, N351BD, was one of the P-51 Mustangs imported from Nicaragua to the U.S. by Will Martin and MACO Sales Financial Corporation, originally in 1963. OK warbird fans, how many of you enjoy...
T-7A Red Hawk Update
© Boeing photo The U.S. Air Force will be welcoming their new generation of jet trainers to squadron use in 2023. Replacing the venerable Northrop T-38 will be the Boeing Defense, Space and...
About Our Tales That We’ve Published, and Future Stories Yet to be Told
The pages of Photorecon.net, ClassicWarbirds.net, and CivilAviationWorld.com are filled with aviation-related stories which offer an archive of facts, figures, photos and first-hand accounts. We’ve published around one thousand articles and features between our three...
Vimy to Fifth Generation in 100 Years.
RAAF Base Edinburgh has just commemorated 100 years of Aviation in South Australia with a worthy showcase of military aviation combining civil flying with historic defence force aircraft. This weekend’s Air Show – the...
Aircraft Profiles – Preview 334th Fighter Squadron
Gonna throw up a preview of a Strike Eagle profile that I have been working on. 334th FS out of Seymour Johnson AFB. So members can see and comment on it. Hope you like...
Red Flag 19-3, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
When most people think of Las Vegas, they may think of the casinos, the strip, the gambling, the drinking, the lights, or even the shows. (Ed. note: don’t forget to add the Aviation Nation...
