A Trip Down Memory Lane, Part 2
How many of these airlines do you remember, or have flown on? The airlines in this set of photos have not only ceased to operate as brands, but many of their aircraft pictured here are retired, or even don’t...
How many of these airlines do you remember, or have flown on? The airlines in this set of photos have not only ceased to operate as brands, but many of their aircraft pictured here are retired, or even don’t...
Final NHANG KC-135R departs from Portsmouth NH (Scott Zeno photo) The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s (NHANG) 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), part of the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) has been in the air refueling business since 1975....
The Planes of Fame Air Museum has two branches, one in Arizona, the other and oldest, is in Chino, California. On the weekend of May 4-5th, 2019, their annual air show, chock full of warbirds, will be presented once...
To be totally correct, Gravelly Point is in Virginia, just north of Crystal City and Reagan Washington National Airport. The small sliver of land sits upon the shores of the Potomac River, and is contained within the lands of...
How many of these airlines do you remember, or have flown on? The airlines in this set of photos have not only ceased to operate as brands, but many of their aircraft pictured here are retired, or even don’t...
An amazing recreation of World War II transport operations will be assembled in Connecticut in just a few weeks. The D-Day Squadron is the American contingent of a larger anniversary commemoration in Great Britain and France, to be held...
“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 is where the Air Force’s...
Last pass of a 157th ARW KC-135R over the runway at Pease ANGB on March 24, 2019 at 1419 military time! At various times in history, the phrase “going west” has meant to die, or being finished, or as...
This feature first appeared in our sister warbird magazine – http://ClassicWarbirds.net North American Aviation’s P-51 Mustang changed the course of World War II, the Korean War, and quite possibly a few other conflicts. The type served in front...
First Published in our sister journal, CivilAviationWorld.com The Vernal Equinox, otherwise known as the first day of astronomical Spring in the Northern hemisphere, occurs on March 20th of every year. In America, the transition from a New England...
This past week marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of a Concorde SST prototype. A technological marvel half a century ago, it still is one of aviation’s most important accomplishments. A while back I was an air...
The prototype Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King made its’ first flight on March 11, 1959. There are still some later-built versions in use today, some sixty years ago, attesting to the design’s usefulness and reliability. Sikorsky Aircraft began manufacturing the...