Power In The Pines Air Show 2023
Story and photos by Don Linn I haven’t been to a McGuire AFB air show in more than twenty years. I think my last visit to the sprawling air base in central New Jersey was before 9/11. After 9/11...
Category: Air Force Reserve
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom Scrapbook
Story and photos by Ken Kula The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II entered service with the U. S. Navy in 1961. Later, the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force adopted the supersonic fighter-bomber as one of the main weapons...
REPORT FROM THE DOVER AIR MUSEUM:
Story and photos by Bill Sarama Friday, August 26th — Well, I’m on my way down US-13 to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, OBX, for a short vacation prior to the Oceana trip later in September. Of course...
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 this year. Undoubtedly there will...
The Human(-itarian) Side of 2021’s AirVenture
The EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 presented the theme of humanitarian-based aviation in a big way. There were a surprising number of aircraft and organizations present at the July event. The aircraft types ranged from heavy jet transports to a...
AIRVENTURE 2021
EAA President Jack Pelton said it best, “The wait is over”, and indeed it was. It felt so good to be back “home” at AirVenture Oshkosh after last year’s cancellation due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic. AirVenture this year...
Our F-16 Scrapbook Series, Part 1: U.S. Operators
The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be told later. Originally designed as...
Our A-10 Thunderbolt II Scrapbook
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods to the rear of the...
Our Special Use Lockheed C-130 Photo Scrapbook
The original YC-130 prototype first flew on August 23, 1954… that means we’re coming up on the 67th anniversary of the event. Originally designed as a cargo and troop transport with medivac mission capabilities, the basic C-130 airframe has...
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II She will never win a beauty contest, she is not loud, nor is she flashy. She is, however the best Close Air Support platform in the world and beloved by those she protects. So...
Book Review: So I Bought an Air Force…
Mustang #44-84634, N351BD, was one of the P-51 Mustangs imported from Nicaragua to the U.S. by Will Martin and MACO Sales Financial Corporation, originally in 1963. OK warbird fans, how many of you enjoy a good flyby by a...
A Look Back: The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Lineup: Part 2
Editor: This is Part Two of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Ramp Lineup: Joint Base Andrews, in 2019 last summer,...
