The Robert A. “Bob” Hoover Celebration of Life Ceremony
A pair of F-86s, Hoover’s favorite aircraft, fly formation with an F-22 Report and Photography by Bob Shane October 25, 2016 marked the passing of R.A. “Bob” Hoover at age 94. He was...
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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...
CROP-DUSTING IN IDAHO
By John Bigelow By early summer, 1959, my friend, Murray, an ex-F-86 fighter jock fresh from the Royal Canadian Air Force, and I, a furloughed Canadian C-46 copilot, were newly graduated crop-dusters. Murray had...
The Bremont Horsemen at Chino 2014
The Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino is without a doubt the finest Warbird show in the country. This year they managed to attract one if the few F-22 Raptor flight demonstrations. But there...
Buzz Aldrin at Sun N Fun 2014
It’s just another day here at Sun N Fun, in the nicest weather we’ve had for years. Of course to offset it I’m the sickest I’ve been in my life, can’t breathe, no sleep, turns...
Luke Days 2014
As has been a tradition for many years, Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona once again hosted is bi-annual Luke Days open house. And as has been traditionally one of the finest airshows produced,...
Westover Airport: A Living Time Capsule
If you found a 70 year old time capsule, how much do you think things would have changed from 1942 to today? During a recent air show and open house at the Westover Air...
Oshkosh 2012
Oshkosh isn’t about airplanes, it’s about people. Think abstractly; people created (not invented mind you) the need to fly,, then airplanes were invented so men could become aviators. Without people there would be no...
A Visit to Valiant Air Command
Vacations are to unwind and relax; nothing can relax me more than being in the company of great people and historic aircraft. This is why I always perform an online search for any museums...
The Jet Warbirds at Oshkosh 2010
Going to the annual EAA Convention at Oshkosh has become a part of every summer for a lot of us. I’ve been taking my son since he was four years old. My father went...
