Tagged: Mig-17

Aerial Firefighters / Aerobatics / Airshow / Helicopters / military / museums / warbirds

January 4, 2020

2019’s Wings over Camarillo

Wings Over Camarillo continued to step it up again this year as they introduced pyrotechnics to this year’s event. The show was held under beautiful skies and amazing temperatures on August 17th and 18th, 2019. The day prior to...

Airliners / Airshow / Yearly Review

December 29, 2018

WHAT A YEAR IT WAS. A look back at 2018

My Favorite time of year (other than Airshow Season) is almost upon us. As we prepare to say farewell to 2018 and ring in 2019 we stop and reflect on the past year and review all of the...

Airshow / New England / Special Events

September 15, 2017

The Hidden Gem of the Narragansett Beach RI Air Show

The 2017 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show was held during the weekend of May 20-21st – a Saturday and Sunday event. A lesser-known preamble to the show is a gem of a presentation at nearby Narragansett...

Air National Guard / Airshow / Helicopters / museums / New England / Rhode Island Army National Guard

June 23, 2017

Quonset Point RI 2017, and a Whole Lot More!

Quonset Point had an air show on May 20th and 21st in Rhode Island right on Narragansett Bay, and just a short drive from Newport. Some people will say it only had seven airplanes. That’s actually true if you...

Air National Guard / Airshow / demo teams / Helicopters / New England / Rhode Island Army National Guard

February 5, 2017

Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show

Air shows are a driving force behind the public’s interest in aviation. I’ve chosen a handful of long-running events to preview in 2017, and offer some of the venues’ history too. On May 20 – 21, 2017, the Rhode...

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October 26, 2014

Death of a Mig Killer

Reatil 21 was a flight of three F-4d’s that took off from Nellis AFB on 28 August, 1979. The three ship formation was on a training mission doing Air Combat Maneuverings. The 435th FS Lt. Col Clayton Squier...

fighters / friends / museums

May 14, 2014

Dr.Sky Interviews Rich Grinnell / Western Sky Aviation Museum, St. George, Utah

One of my passions, is to interview many of those that run or help to promote the many aviation museums in the nation. I had the honor of having as my special guest on the Dr.Sky Show, Rich Grinnell,...

fighters / military / navy

November 23, 2013

Topgun in the Mid-1980s: Building on the Legacy – Part Two

PART 2: Topgun’s Early Years: the Foundation (Navy Fighter Weapons School F-5E Tiger II gets close for a photo.) When considering why Topgun flourished, much credit must go to the enduring culture established by the earliest instructors and handed...

air force / europe / fighters / military

May 1, 2013

Pieter Stroobach Visits Albania Airbases

Albania is a not so lucky nation in terms of aviation history. For that matter Albania was not so lucky on being in the USSR sphere of influence after WOII but that is another story. Although they ordered their...

meetings / post

July 28, 2012

Colonel (Ret.) Gaillard “Evil” Peck – Bio

Colonel Gail Peck was born at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the 1st son of Air Corps Lt Gaillard and Lois Peck. He was raised in the military attending school in occupied Japan and the...

air force / bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / navy / warbirds

June 22, 2011

Thunder Over Michigan 2011 – Preview

Thunder over Michigan is the best “themed” airshow in the country as well as one of the biggest. Most airshows follow a pattern of “try to get airplanes” so people will come and watch it (hence raising money for...