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air racing / Airshow

20 May, 2015

Great New England Airshow 2015 GEICO Skytypers Flight

I had the great honor and priviledge of having a flight with the GEICO Skytypers on May 14, 2015 at The Great New England Airshow at Westover ARB. It was arranged by the terrific...

favorite / military / navy / photocalls

15 May, 2015

Photorecon Visits The U.S.S. John C. Stennis – CVN 74

It’s often called “Four acres of American Sovereignty”, an American Aircraft Carrier can brings many different emotions to many different people and governments around the world, when one shows up offshore of a foreign...

bombers / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / news / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

13 May, 2015

The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover

An amazing salute to a rapidly disappearing group of living military veterans occurred on Friday May 8, 2015, when the world witnessed the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover (henceforth known...

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Airshow / bombers / chino / POF

10 May, 2015

Planes Of Fame Airshow 2015

I was checking into the hotel and the pretty lady behind the counter asked what I was doing in town? I told her I was here for the airshow. She had no clue there...

air force / military / nasa / tribute

5 May, 2015

Setting the Record Straight…55th Anniversary of the U-2 Incident

Setting the Record Straight By Francis Gary Powers, Jr. May 1, 2015 55th Anniversary of the U-2 Incident 55 years after my father was shot down over the former Soviet Union I still find...

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fighters / military / navy / post / tribute

5 May, 2015

Last Tomcats at NAS Oceana

The movie “Top Gun” made the F-14 Tomcat famous to most everyone. In 1997, after Naval Air Station Miramar was transferred to the United States Marine Corps, all F-14 Tomcats were moved to the...

europe / news / post

29 Apr, 2015

Solar Impulse 2 is Half Way Home

A pair of audacious explorers are redefining some long-held assumptions about the efficiency and endurance of airplanes. Swiss entrepreneurs Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have reached the midpoint of the first “around the world...

air force / tribute

27 Apr, 2015

Remembering Robert Sieker and the first U-2, Article 341

On 7 Jan 2015 we met up with Joerg Arnu in Rachel, NV. He met us at the A Le Inn and we followed him to his place. As good little Beer Commandos, we...

Airshow / demo teams / europe

26 Apr, 2015

Breitling Jet Team at Sun N Fun 2015

Yannick Diry is an “Engineer”, who watches his jets carefully. In America he would be a simple “A&P Mechanic”, when you are from Europe, you are an “Engineer”. As he explains it, it’s something...

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fighters / Marines / military

22 Apr, 2015

VMFAT-101 SHARPSHOOTERS – “Fighter Attack starts here”

Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) was established at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California on January 3rd 1969. The squadron trained naval aviators and naval flight officers for the McDonnell Douglas...