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Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center

Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center 162nd Wing Arizona Air National Guard Story and photos by Ken Middleton The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) is located at Morris Air National Guard...

Radial Engine Round Up – Military Single Engined Aircraft

Photos by Tim Adams, Scott Jankowski, Del Laughery, Don Linn, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Radial aircraft engines have been around since the beginning of powered flight. Usually, air cooled cylinders are attached in a circular pattern around the...

Airline Special Color Schemes – Volume 1

Delta B-757 Breast Cancer Awareness colors Photos by Ken Kula, John Freedman Air Pacific B-747-400 US Airways A-319 in NFL football team colors US Airways’ Piedmont Airlines heritage colors QANTAS B-737-800 “Yananyi Dreaming” US Airways PSA heritage colors Jetstar...

Military Patrol and Anti-Submarine Aircraft Scrapbook

Photos by Bob Finch, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Ken Kula Since World War I, patrol aircraft have performed reconnaissance flights to help guard countries’ coastlines and sovereign airspace and seas. Patrol aircraft also performed...

Alton Bay, New Hampshire’s Ice Runway Opens Spectacularly in 2026

Story and photos by Ken Kula Alton Bay, New Hampshire is a village nestled at the end of an inlet of the much larger Lake Winnipesaukee. During three seasons, a seaplane base with the identifier of “B18” is active,...

High Desert Thunder: Sentry Eagle 2025 Marks the End of an Era at Kingsley Field

Story and photos by Steve Lewis The high desert of southern Oregon is known for its wide-open skies, crisp mornings, and a quiet that seems to stretch for miles. However, for several days this past July, the calm was...

Turboprop Airliners and Civilian Transports

Photos by Scott Jankowski, Ken Kula, Corey Beitler and Bob Finch  Fairchild SA-227 Metroliner  Fairchild SA227AT Merlin IV C Avro HS-748 ATR-42-320 ATR-42-300F ATR-42-500 ATR-72-212 BAe 3100 Jetstream BAe 4100 BAe ATP Beech 99 Beech 1900C Beech 1900D C-208...

A Look Back: Steve Lewis Visits RIAT 2024

Photos by Steve Lewis The long-running Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has attracted military aircraft from around the world since 1971. It is the world’s largest military air show, which features several hundred static and around two dozen flying...

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