World War I Aces Keep Flying
When the Patrouille de France travelled to North America in early 2017, they brought along a slice of French military aviation history with each of their Alpha Jets. All eleven of the trainers were...
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Alton Bay’s Other Flying Season
New Hampshire’s winter of 2014-2015 will stand out as one of the more severe seasons in recent memory. After a relatively warm and quiet beginning, a brutal cold snap and copious amounts of snow arrived...
Flying F-15E Mission Training in the U.K.
“Ratch 2, you’re cleared for take-off”. The dark grey Strike Eagle thunders down the runway only seconds after we got the take-off clearance from the tower in RAF Lakenheath. The acceleration is amazing after...
Tanker Crews Keep ‘Em Flying at Red Flag
An exceptional array of aircraft contribute during each Red Flag exercise. Participation runs the gamut from mighty USAF B-2 stealth bombers to visiting allied aircraft like the Colombian Air Force’s Kfir C2s, which attended...
Historic Marine VMO-6 Flying Unit Gone, Not Forgotten
Marine Observation Squadron Six (VMO-6) can trace its’ origins back to the formative years of Marine Aviation. Active for slightly less than half of the century of Marine Corps aviation, the squadron served during...
The Flying Leatherneck Museum
It all started on May 22, 1912, when Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham reported for flight training at the Naval Academy at Annaplois, it wasn’t until August 20, at Marblehead, Massachusetts, that Cunningham soloed in...
Flying FIFI at Tico 2012
TICO is the annual fundraising airshow for the Valiant Air Command down in Titusville, Florida. The airport is literally in the shadows of the Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida. Since...
Amanda Franklin…. A Flying legend
As we all know Amanda and Kyle were involved in a tragic fire and forced landing several months ago in Texas. Tragic is a word that is overused in our language, but it really...
Historic Flight Foundation Mig-29 resumes flying
The Mig-29 and its pilots were ready to resume test flights as soon as the weather improved. The test flights require visual conditions and the pilots require better than visual minimums as the aircraft...
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum’s “Lady Ace 09”
Photos and story by West Coast contributing editor : Phil Myers On April 30, 2010 MCAS Miramar hosted a dedication of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum’s newest addition, the “Lady Ace 09.” Approximately 150...
