D-Day Squadron – Missions Accomplished!
On June 6th, a group of aircraft collectively known as the D-Day Squadron will make history when they will mark the 75th Anniversary of ‘Operation Overlord’, the D-Day invasion of Europe. A group of...
On June 6th, a group of aircraft collectively known as the D-Day Squadron will make history when they will mark the 75th Anniversary of ‘Operation Overlord’, the D-Day invasion of Europe. A group of...
Northrop Grumman retired their last British Aerospace Corporation (BAC) One-Eleven (1-11) Testbed as well as the last flying example of a BAC 1-11 in the world on May 6th, 2019. Takeoff on Runway 28...
A week-long travelling road show (well, actually a travelling air show) began a five-state presentation at Rhode Island’s Quonset State Airport on May 6th, 2019. The event took a multi-faceted approach to hurricane preparedness;...
Final NHANG KC-135R departs from Portsmouth NH (Scott Zeno photo) The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s (NHANG) 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), part of the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) has been in the...
The Planes of Fame Air Museum has two branches, one in Arizona, the other and oldest, is in Chino, California. On the weekend of May 4-5th, 2019, their annual air show, chock full of...
An amazing recreation of World War II transport operations will be assembled in Connecticut in just a few weeks. The D-Day Squadron is the American contingent of a larger anniversary commemoration in Great Britain...
Last pass of a 157th ARW KC-135R over the runway at Pease ANGB on March 24, 2019 at 1419 military time! At various times in history, the phrase “going west” has meant to die,...
On Friday, March 8th, 2019, the United States Marine Corps said farewell to the venerable Grumman EA-6B Prowler and the last squadron to fly it, VMAQ-2, ‘The Death Jesters”. This was truly an end...
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...
On February 9th, 1969 a legendary aircraft that would become known as the “Queen” of the skies took to the air for the first time. Boeing Aircraft’s Billion dollar gamble would pay off in...
An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai...
All imagery © Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence (unless otherwise credited) On 10 December 2018, a new technological era dawned as Air Force celebrated the delivery of its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter...