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November 30, 2024

Modern Military Aircraft Present at the 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Story by Scott Jankowski, photos by Scott Jankowski and John Freedman Every Year the U.S. Military plays a vital and important role in AirVenture and 2024 was no different. AirVenture featured static displays and airshow support from all 5...

Aerial Firefighters / Air Transports / Base Visits / CAL FIRE / Tankers / U.S. Coast Guard

December 3, 2024

The CAL FIRE C-130H FireHerc

Story and photos by Mike Colaner/ACES HIGH California’s recent acquisition and successful deployment of its own C-130H large air tanker (LAT), a first in the nation, is a testament to its unwavering commitment to combating wildfires. Nevertheless, more than...

Air National Guard / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force

November 27, 2024

The F-15EX Eagle II, the 4th+ Generation Fighter the USAF Needs

Story and photos by Mike Colaner No other Raptor compares to the ultimate Apex Predator, the Eagle. The same holds for the F-15EX Eagle II. Boeing has manufactured an aircraft that exposes the US Air Force’s need for a...

Air National Guard / Aircrew Retirement (Fini) Flights / Aviation History / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / Special Color Schemes / Special Events / U. S. Air National Guard

November 24, 2024

F-15C Eagle 85-0104 – MiG Killer and Special Schemes

Story and photos by Ken Middleton This article covers F-15C Eagle 85-0104 during its last days of service. It finished with the 104th Fighter Wing / 131st Fighter Squadron, after arriving from Kadena Airbase in early 2023. The jet...

Civil aviation / featured / Fly-In / General Aviation / Helicopters / New England

November 21, 2024

Connecticut’s Mount Toberfest Fly-In, Autumn 2024

Story and photos by Ken Kula Connecticut’s original Waterbury Airport (FAA ID KN41), known as Mount Tobe Airport, was built during the mid-1930s. The airport is uncontrolled, and offers twin turf runways surrounded by trees and rolling hills. For...

Air to air photography / Aviation Photography / Aviation Themes / bombers / featured / fighters / General Aviation / Heritage Flight / military / museums / Photography and Spotting / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

November 18, 2024

Pacific Airshow Project with the Aviation PhotoCrew

Story and photos by David Campion In October 2023, I decided to tick off a bucket list item and sign up for an air-to-air project with the Aviation Photo Crew after the chance to photograph aerial refueling during Pitch...

Aerobatics / Airshow / demo teams / EAA Oshkosh / featured / fighters / U.S. Air Force

November 15, 2024

AIR COMBAT COMMAND DEMO TEAMS FLOCK TO AIRVENTURE 2024

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture and the United States Military have long enjoyed a close relationship with the United States Air Force providing numerous static display and airshow aircraft year after year. 2024 was a very unique...

Aerobatics / Airports of the World / Airshow / Aviation Photography / Civil aviation / EAA Oshkosh / featured / fighters / Fly-In / Formation Flying / friends / General Aviation / Passion for Aviation / Special Color Schemes / warbirds

November 12, 2024

Anne’s Point Of View of the 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Photography by Anne Taylor Anne Taylor spent a few days at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh last summer; here are forty different views of what she saw while roaming the grounds. Thanks for sharing Anne, enjoy! ...

Aerobatics / Airshow / demo teams / Europe / featured / Formation Flying

November 9, 2024

NEW YORK Air Show 2024

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Bob Finch, Kevin Burke, Alice Leong and Scott Zeno With Hurricane Debbie moving north and morphing into a tropical storm, lots of rain was predicted leading up to and for the weekend...

Air Transports / Airshow / Aviation History / bombers / D-Day Squadron / featured / fighters / Special Aviation Events / Trainers / Transports / U S Army Air Force / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / Viet Nam / warbirds / World War II

November 6, 2024

PROPELLER POWERED WARBIRDS OF AIRVENTURE 2024

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always puts together a fantastic gathering of both Prop and Jet powered Warbirds, 2024 saw a total of 337 Warbirds in attendance. Once again, this year there was a fantastic mix of...

Air National Guard / Boeing / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / U.S. Air Force

November 3, 2024

144th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles

Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 144th Fighter Wing / 194th Fighter Squadron, of the California Air National Guard, is the US Air Force’s last F-15C Eagle unit to form and is based at the Fresno / Yosemite...

Airshow / Boeing / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / military

October 30, 2024

Boeing Reveals Advanced F-15 Eagles

Story and Photos by Mike Colaner Boeing Defense shocked the world of aviation with an unexpected announcement on their social media platform on May 24th when they posted, “Our F-15 demo team is back and better than ever with...

Amphibians / Aviation History / Aviation Themes / Cessna / Civil aviation / featured / General Aviation / Helicopters / military / New England / NORAD / Search and Rescue / Special Aviation Events / Tankers / U. S. Air National Guard / U. S. Army National Guard / warbirds

October 26, 2024

The 2024 Green Mountain Aviation Field Days

Story and photos by Ken Kula, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong Editor’s note: Photos of each of the 51 aircraft on the grounds are contained in the Galleries. With today’s security concerns, the opportunity to leisurely stroll among more...