New York Air Show; August 2019
MISSION BRIEF: Stewart International Airport held its big Air Show for 2019 on Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th. Officially called the “NEW YORK AIR SHOW”, Stewart, located west of Newburgh, New...
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“Legends In Flight” – the 2019 Joint Base Andrews Air and Space Expo Preview
“Legends In Flight” is the theme for the 2019 Air and Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews, just off of the Capital Beltway in Camp Springs, Maryland. Andrews serves the Washington DC area, and...
USAF Thunderbirds’ Hometown Hero Flight in Wichita
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are known for their mission to recruit, retain and inspire future airmen. It is also their goal to honor local heroes at each air show they attend. On...
A USAF Thunderbirds Mystery Solved!
Story and photo by Mike Colaner If you have ever attended a performance by United States Air Force Thunderbirds you have seen their F-16’s and comm cart adorned in the unique Thunderbird paint....
The Patrouille de France’s 2017 North American Tour is Complete!
After almost seven weeks, the Armee de l’Air (French Air Force) flight demonstration team, the Patrouille de France, has arrived back at their home base of Salon-de-Provence after an ambitious and enlightening North American...
My 2015 Air Show Finale Weekend
The distance “as the crow flies” between NAS Pensacola and Moody AFB is just 280 miles. What a coincidence that this pair of military air bases would host the final large events of the...
New Hampshire Air National Guard Training Mission with Thunderbirds
Not Just a Routine Training Mission… PACK61 and 62 Heavy flight departed the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease shortly after nine o’clock in the morning. The pair of New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135R...
