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Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Blue Angels / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

23 Feb, 2020

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2019 CHICAGO AIRSHOW

The 2019 and 61st annual Chicago Airshow was held on August 17th and 18th 2019 over the North Avenue Beach, Downtown Chicago. This annual free event draws an estimated 2 million people to the...

Air Transports / Airliners / military

23 Feb, 2020

Military and Government T-Tailed Aircraft Scrapbook

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has one of the largest T-tails in the world. A readily recognizable spotting trait for aircraft all over the world is the tail configuration. In particular, the T-tail design brings...

Aircraft carrier / military / U.S. Navy

16 Feb, 2020

Grumman F-14 Tomcat History Part 2

Service The US Navy put the F-14A Tomcat into service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2. The F-14 took off on its maiden flight in December 1970 and was introduced to the group just...

Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Airshow / Aviation History / Boeing / Civil aviation / Europe / General Aviation / Helicopters / military / Special Aviation Events / Trainers / Transports

16 Feb, 2020

The Millennial Farnborough International Air Shows

ATR-42-500 soon to be delivered to Cuban airline Aerogaviota, at the 2002 Farnborough trade show. Here are a number of aircraft photos featuring the aircraft from the 2000 and 2002 Farnborough International Air...

Aerobatics / Airliners / Airshow / Blue Angels / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Navy

12 Feb, 2020

San Francisco Fleet Week 2019

Each year during Columbus Day weekend, San Francisco hosts the Blue Angels at its annual Fleet Week celebration. In recent years, Fleet Week evolved from just a parade of ships and an airshow to...

Airliners / Aviation History / Civil aviation / Photography and Spotting

12 Feb, 2020

TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy Airport

Having grown up within miles from John F. Kennedy Airport, I eagerly awaited the opportunity to visit and stay at the newly renovated TWA Hotel on location at JFK airport. The TWA Hotel opened...

Air National Guard / Base Visits / Exercises / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

9 Feb, 2020

NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2019

The 21st edition of Northern Lightning was held from August 12th to the 23rd 2019 at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center). Volk Field is located in Juneau County Wisconsin near the...

Air Transports / Aircraft carrier / Transports / U.S. Navy

9 Feb, 2020

Grumman’s Long-Serving C-2A Greyhound To Be Replaced This Decade

About to catch a wire, a C-2A arrives aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Dion Makowski photo The Grumman C-2A Greyhound was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye AWACS during the 1960s. More than...

air racing / Civil aviation / military / Trainers / warbirds

5 Feb, 2020

Aero L-39 Updated

Civilianized L-39 in flight Aero Vodochody, the Czechoslovakian/Czech Republic aircraft manufacturer celebrated their 100th anniversary of existence in 2019, making it one of the oldest surviving aircraft manufacturers in the world. The company boasts...

Aerial Firefighters / Air Transports / warbirds

5 Feb, 2020

Aerial Firefighting, Part 2 – Some Older Airframes

P-2V Neptune at Alamogordo New Mexico Aerial Firefighting has changed in many ways during the past 90 years or so, since its inception here in the U.S.. In other ways it hasn’t changed very...