Pitch Black 2016, Part 1
“PITCHING IN” Air Operations during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 This story begins in a secluded bush block near Darwin Airport – DRW/YPDN (Northern Territory, Australia) with barely a puff of breeze caressing the long,...
Category: U.S. Air Force
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Luke Days, 2016
In 1941, Luke Field opened with the mission of training the finest fighter pilots in the world. Now called the “Home of the Fighter Pilot”, Luke continues to instill upon the next generation of...
