Category: warbirds

Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Boeing / Helicopters / military / warbirds

16 Jan, 2022

Yellow Turbine Powered Aircraft

All of these photos have one thing in common… all of the aircraft have a preponderance of yellow in their livery. From time to time, we’ll feature random aircraft types with a specific color...

Aerobatics / Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Air Transports / Airshow / Army National Guard / Aviation History / Blue Angels / Boeing / bombers / Civil aviation / demo teams / EAA / Europe / Formation Flying / Helicopters / military / museums / Rhode Island Army National Guard / Royal Canadian Air Force / Special Events / Tankers / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

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...

Air to air photography / Aviation Art / Aviation History / Blue Angels / bombers / Civil aviation / fighters / warbirds

25 Dec, 2021

BLUE AIRPLANES – A PHOTO COLLECTION

How well do you know your aircraft types? Well, here’s an assortment of civil, military, and oddballs all thrown together. There’s just a pair of common threads here… they’re aircraft, and they’ve all got...

Air Transports / Airshow / Aviation History / Boeing / bombers / fighters / museums / Trainers / warbirds / World War II

4 Dec, 2021

Chariots Abound – Get in!

The Commemorative Air Force just hosted its annual airshow from 29-31 Oct, 2021 at Dallas Executive airfield, Dallas Texas. Know upfront that you can fly in a P-51 for 20min for $1695 – pass...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Blue Angels / fighters / Helicopters / Marines / U.S. Marine Corps / warbirds

4 Dec, 2021

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: The 2021 Cherry Point Airshow

Not only did Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point host an airshow on September 25th and 26th, but they pulled it together in only 9 weeks. I received an email on July 16th from...

Airports of the World / Airshow / Aviation History / Europe / fighters / warbirds / World War II

27 Nov, 2021

Battle of Britain Air Show 2021

Del Laughery travelled “across the pond” to Duxford, in the United Kingdom, for the 2021 Battle of Britain Air Show. Some rare aircraft just beginning their service before World War II were displayed, such...

Aerial Firefighters / Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Cessna / Civil aviation / General Aviation / military / Photography and Spotting / warbirds

27 Nov, 2021

Yellow Airplanes – Piston Powered

There’s a common link top all of these aircraft. All have a noticeable amount of yellow in their livery. Additionally, all of these aircraft are powered by piston engines. From time to time we’ll...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / Trainers / warbirds

20 Nov, 2021

A Few Words With Gregory W. “Wired” Colyer – T-33 Airshow Performer

Good morning Gregory, Ok, I’ve seen you perform at a few air shows in New England. Before that I’ve only seen T-33s in books. I understand you are from California and took your first...

Aerobatics / Air Transports / Helicopters / warbirds

16 Oct, 2021

The 40th Anniversary Geneseo Airshow – The Incomplete Story

Also known as The Greatest Show on Turf, The National Warplane Museum titled their 40th Anniversary airshow, “Operation Thanks from Above”, which took place on July 10th and 11th, 2021. This represented a carryover...

Aerobatics / Air to air photography / Airports of the World / Airshow / Aviation History / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / warbirds

18 Sep, 2021

The 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Decatur, Illinois Airport

The Decatur Illinois Airport celebrated its 75th anniversary by holding the first airshow in 25 years. I was asked to be the official photographer. It was a great show, with three and a half...

air force / Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Airshow / Aviation History / Boeing / demo teams / EAA / Formation Flying / military / Military Special Operations / oshkosh / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

21 Aug, 2021

AIRVENTURE 2021

EAA President Jack Pelton said it best, “The wait is over”, and indeed it was. It felt so good to be back “home” at AirVenture Oshkosh after last year’s cancellation due to the ongoing...

Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Airports of the World / Army National Guard / EAA / oshkosh / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Navy / warbirds

31 Jul, 2021

Quick Look – EAA AirVenture 2021 First Look

Here’s our first report from the EAA’s AirVenture 2021, in the form of photos. After a year off due to the COVID19 crisis, early estimates point to a resumption of the same levels of...