Looking Over The Edge
by Keith “Rosey” Rosenkranz Aviators who’ve been to “the edge of the envelope” definitely know the name “Chuck Yeager.” On Oct. 14, 1947, the legendary test pilot became the first person to fly supersonic,...
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T-BIRD BOMB BURST
BY GEN. MERRILL A. (TONY) MCPEAK , Del Rio could be the movie set of a West Texas border town. It’s windy, and the weather tends toward seasonal extremes. A large U.S. Air Force...
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KILLING TRAINS
By Ed Rasimus (Excerpted from When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam) Our target for the day was a bridge at Bac Ninh on the northeast railroad. Ingress could be along the...
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FAREWELL FLIGHT
FAREWELL FLIGHT by Capt. William R. Tymczyszyn I hoped we’d fly together again someday, but I didn’t know just when. Then a sense of something special came over me, as I released the brakes...
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GORILLA – THE FIRST JET-POWERED PRIMATE
by William B.Scott At the dawn of the jet age, a small group of test pilots, engineers, technicians and maintenance troops secretly evaluated the Bell XP-59A, America’s first military jet, at the remote Materiel...
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B-52 STRIKE ON IRAQ
January 16, 1991; 1900 Hours: “We’re going!” That simple announcement from “Moondog,” our radar navigator, triggered a flurry of activity. We were going to war with Iraq. Jamming last-minute gear into our helmet bags...
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THE FIRST NIGHTHAWKS
by William B. Scott Depicting a symbolic nighthawk in flight and worn on a man’s suit lapel, it’s just a small, innocuous silver pin. But a red ruby in the hawk’s eye silently...
Pearl Harbor Survivor: Collings Foundation’s Curtiss P-40B Warhawk
The American Heritage Museum in Stow, Massachusetts, is a must-stop visit for any military enthusiast. The museum operated by the Collings Foundation has an incredible display of military vehicles and equipment. The vehicles and...
Fokker Turboprop Airliners
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer which operated in various forms from 1912 through 1996. Anthony Fokker’s company began its life in Germany before World War I, and ended up in The Netherlands, headquartered...
Yellow Turbine Powered Aircraft
All of these photos have one thing in common… all of the aircraft have a preponderance of yellow in their livery. From time to time, we’ll feature random aircraft types with a specific color...
Special Military Aircraft Colors Collection #8
Here’s our eighth scrapbook of special military aircraft color schemes. Enjoy!
Australian International Air Show 2001
Miles M3A Falcon Major I was very fortunate to be able to attend the 2001 Australian International Air Show… some twenty years ago. It was as much a trade show as it was an...
Our Air Show Preview for 2022
Night photography, Thunder Over Michigan 2021 by Shawn Byers We’re planning our 2022 event campaign as the year changes on our wall calendars. Already, a pair of hoped-for military air shows have been cancelled...
Afterburners!!
Afterburners – sometimes called “augmentation” – is a process within a jet engine, which creates additional thrust (which creates more speed) for the jet aircraft that they’re contained within. The process of “afterburning” involves...
Last Year and Next Year – Where We’ve Been and What We See Ahead
British Airways Boeing B-787-10 arrives at Boston with resumption of international travel. Our three digital aviation magazines Photorecon.net, ClassicWarbirds.net and CivilAviationWorld.com cover a lot of ground where history is concerned. Through our lenses and keyboards,...
Fokker Jet Airliners
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer which operated in various forms from 1912 through 1996. Anthony Fokker’s company began its life in Germany before World War I, and ended up in The Netherlands, headquartered...
BLUE AIRPLANES – A PHOTO COLLECTION
How well do you know your aircraft types? Well, here’s an assortment of civil, military, and oddballs all thrown together. There’s just a pair of common threads here… they’re aircraft, and they’ve all got...
199th Fighter Squadron / Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickham / Daniel Inouye Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, HI
On 20 October 2021, I had the great privilege of getting up close to a launch of 8 Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors, using the infamous runway 8, better known as Reef Runway....
California’s Hansen Dam Recreational Area: The 2021 American Heroes Air Show
November 13, 2021 Lake View Terrace, Ca Hansen Dam The American Heroes Air Show returned to the Hansen Dam Recreation Area on November 13th to close out the California Airshow Season for 2021. After...
