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8 Jan, 2022

Our Air Show Preview for 2022

Night photography, Thunder Over Michigan 2021 by Shawn Byers We’re planning our 2022 event campaign as the year changes on our wall calendars. Already, a pair of hoped-for military air shows have been cancelled...

Aerobatics / Air Transports / Airliners / Blue Angels / Civil aviation / demo teams / fighters / Helicopters / Medical transport / military / RCAF Snowbirds / Tankers / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Navy

16 Oct, 2021

Airshow London’s Sky Drive 2021

The “Sky Drive” format, introduced by Airshow London in 2020, returned for another successful show on August 27-29, 2021. In 2020, when most of the airshows were canceled, those that were held typically featured...

Aerial Refueling / Air National Guard / Boeing / post / Tankers

9 Oct, 2021

The New Hampshire Air National Guard Celebrates The Last of Their Dozen KC-46A Deliveries

The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing reached a milestone recently as their final Boeing KC-46A Pegasus was delivered to their base at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, on the...

Aerial Refueling / Air National Guard / Air Transports / Airbus / Airshow / Army National Guard / Aviation History / Boeing / EAA / fighters / Helicopters / military / Military Special Operations / Tankers / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Navy

2 Oct, 2021

Military Aircraft on Display at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

There were more military aircraft than normal displayed at Oshkosh this year. Some performed in the air, many more were parked as static displays on the grounds. After a strangely quiet year at...

Aerial Refueling / Air National Guard / Aviation History / post / Tankers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy

26 Dec, 2020

Our C-135, C-137 and Military Boeing B-707 Scrapbook

As the Boeing 707 and 717 models of the 1950s matured, the shorter 717 was renamed as the C-135 for the U.S. Air Force. Numerous versions of the C-135 were used as aerial tankers,...

Aerial Refueling / military / Military Special Operations / Tankers / U.S. Air Force

14 Nov, 2020

First MC-130J Commando II is Delivered

On May 29, 2020, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that they have successfully delivered to the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) the first MC-130J (Tail Number 08-5697) Commando II equipped with...

Aerial Refueling / Aircrew Retirement (Fini) Flights / Helicopters / military / Special Aviation Events / Tankers / Transports / U.S. Air Force

19 Sep, 2020

About Lieutenant Colonel Mike Pillion’s and KC-10A 860036’s Fini Flights.

As 860036 was prepared for the boneyard, its flying boom was removed while still at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The all volunteer crew was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Pillion, who was making his Fini...

Aerial Refueling / Air National Guard / Aviation History / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / military / New England / Special Events / Tankers / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / USAF Thunderbirds

18 Jul, 2020

2020 Salute to America and The Great Cities of the American Revolution

The Great Cities of the American Revolution Flyover 2020 marked the nation’s 244th birthday. Due to nationwide Covid-19 virus concerns, most activities normally associated with the holiday (fireworks, parades, concerts, etc.) were canceled. In...