Author: Ken Kula

Air Transports / Aviation History / Formation Flying / museums / Special Aviation Events / Transports / U.S. Army / warbirds

April 7, 2019

D-Day Squadron Prepares for Epic Atlantic Ocean Crossing in May

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...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Blue Angels / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

March 30, 2019

“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 is where the Air Force’s...

Base Visits / New England / Special Aviation Events / Transports / U.S. Air Force

March 25, 2019

Stratotanker 57-1419 “Goes West”, But That’s a Good Thing!

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...

air force / Aviation History / fighters / warbirds / World War II

March 23, 2019

P-51 Mustang Scrapbook

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...

General Aviation / Special Events

March 16, 2019

Alton Bay, New Hampshire’s 2019 Ice Runway Season Is Finished

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...

Airliners / Europe / Special Aviation Events

March 9, 2019

I Was Fortunate to Have Worked the Concorde

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...

Helicopters / Marines / NASA / Search and Rescue / U.S. Navy

March 2, 2019

Sikorsky’s Sea Kings No Longer Rule the Waves

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...

bombers / Europe / fighters / military

February 23, 2019

Royal Air Force Tornadoes Are Retired From Service

Panavia GR.4 of the Royal Air Force By the time you read this article, the RAF’s workhorse Tornado GR.4/GR.4A attack jets will have flown all but their final few hours of their forty year service.. Having a lineage that...

Air Transports / Airliners / Airshow / Aviation History / EAA / General Aviation / Photography and Spotting

February 9, 2019

My 2018 Memories

Aviation is alive and well, as I witnessed during my travels in 2018. Innovations are still forthcoming, history is still revered, and air shows and other presentations still draw large crowds. I traveled outside the U.S. for a pair...

Civil aviation / General Aviation / Helicopters / Special Aviation Events / Yearly Review

November 25, 2018

NBAA BACE 2018, Business Aviation Shines in Florida

The saying “Time is Money…” is popularly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, although the phrase can be traced back before the American Revolution. A different type of revolution is in the air nowadays; business aviation has definitely taken this adage...

Air National Guard / Air Transports / featured / U.S. Air Force

November 18, 2018

The “Dynasty”

The Dynasty… a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard, wears special NFL New England Patriots colors. It was unveiled at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show in...

military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

November 5, 2018

HUREVAC!

All Photos are Nicole Cloutier’s coverage of Hurevac arrivals at Pease ahead of Hurricane Michael, except where noted. The United States has built a formidable network of air bases around the perimeter of the country. Originally, military air bases...