Tagged: C-47

Air National Guard / Air Transports / Aviation History / Base Visits / military / Special Aviation Events

4 May, 2019

New Hampshire’s Air National Guard Continues to Adapt to New Missions

Final NHANG KC-135R departs from Portsmouth NH (Scott Zeno photo) The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s (NHANG) 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), part of the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) has been in the...

Airshow / Blue Angels / museums / warbirds / World War II

14 Nov, 2017

Thunder Over Michigan 2017

You never know what you will see or hear in the skies around Detroit’s Willow Run International Airport located in Ypsilanti MI. Willow Run has a little of everything from locally based USA Jet...

Airshow / bombers / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Army / warbirds / World War II

20 Sep, 2016

Reading Pennsylvania World War II Weekend 2016

For twenty-six years the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum located at the Reading, Pa Regional Airport has conducted its World War II Weekend. Consistently attracting a large audience to any venue constantly requires something new and...

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 / fighters / Formation Flying / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

11 May, 2016

Wings over Illawarra 2016 – A Parade of Allies!

The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society operates its museum, dominated by the B747-400 VH-OJA, at Illawarra regional Airport, Albion Park, New South Wales. In Cooperation with the museum, Bright Events have managed Wings over Illawarra...

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

3 Oct, 2015

The Inaugural New York Air Show

Last minute changes forced show promoter Brian Lilly Co. to find a new venue for the 2015 New York Air Show. Originally scheduled for Coney Island Brooklyn NY, the promoters had just seventy-one days...

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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23 Oct, 2014

Simsbury Airport Opens Its Doors

Airports don’t seem to be as accessible nor as enticing as they once were. Now, the wonder of flight is often contained behind tall chain link fences that feature “No Trespassing” signs every few...

Airshow / fighters / museums / warbirds

5 Sep, 2014

2014 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow

“Wings Over Camarillo” was held at the Commemorative Air Force’s Southern California Wing Headquarters from August 23rd through August 24th. With a great back drop, excellent lighting, and outstanding weather, Camarillo’s annual airshow is...