Category: U.S. Air Force

Airliners / Airshow / Boeing / EAA / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / military / museums / oshkosh / U.S. Air Force / warbirds

2 Aug, 2016

Anniversaries Abound at 2016’s EAA AirVenture

The yearly EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh recognized a number of aircraft models and organizations for their milestones of longevity, during the 2016 show, like the Mustang II, a variant of the Midget Mustang,...

Air National Guard / Airshow / demo teams / Helicopters / Royal Canadian Air Force / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / warbirds

25 Jul, 2016

Memorial Day Action Over Jones Beach, New York

Since its inception thirteen years ago, setting new attendance records has been the annual norm for the Jones Beach, NY Bethpage Air Show. Sponsored by The Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the show has taken...

bombers / museums / New England / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

22 Jun, 2016

Nashua, NH Offers A Cozy Fit For “FIFI”, CAF

Nashua is the second most populated city in the state of New Hampshire, and within an hour’s drive from the larger cities of Manchester and Boston, Massachusetts. Boire Field, Nashua’s municipal airport, is categorized...

Air National Guard / Exercises / fighters / U.S. Air Force / Viet Nam

20 Jun, 2016

Hawgsmoke 2016

BBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTT!!! The angry growl is thunderous as it echoes across the Arizona desert. There is no warning, no hint of the impending fury. Just the sudden crackle of 30mm shells in the air as...

Aerial Firefighters / Marines / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy

3 Jun, 2016

Still Kicking After 50 Years

North American Aviation/Rockwell’s OV-10 Bronco won a U.S. military competition for a Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (LARA) which was announced in 1963. The LARA requirements included improvements over the current observation aircraft of the...

Airshow / bombers / chino / fighters / Formation Flying / legends / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

31 May, 2016

Chino’s Planes Of Fame Airshow, 2016 Edition

As many shows as I go to each year, there are none I look forward to more than the Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California. The POF museum boasts an incredible collection of...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / Helicopters / military / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

25 May, 2016

2016 Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show

The nation’s only tri-service military base, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, held its biennial Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show during the weekend of May 14th and 15th, 2016. The...

Airshow / demo teams / Formation Flying / Helicopters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Navy

9 May, 2016

Atlantic City Air Show 2015

For the thirteenth time in thirteen years; on September 2nd, the Atlantic City skyline, boardwalk and beach were buzzing with the sound of propellers and rocked by thunderous jet noise. Since its inception, this...

Airshow / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / military / museums / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Navy / warbirds

4 May, 2016

Air Power Over Hampton Roads – 2016

Langley Air Show 2016, Celebrating One Hundred Years of Air Power over Hampton, VA 2016 marked the 100th anniversary of Langley Field. To commemorate a century of Langley’s history, Joint Base Langley-Eustis hosted an...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Helicopters / military / museums / POF / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

23 Apr, 2016

LA County Airshow 2016

The Los Angeles County Airshow sprang back to life on March 19th and 20th at William J. Fox Field in Lancaster, California. Lancaster is approximately 75 miles north of Los Angeles in the...