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...
Category: Air National Guard
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,...
Looking Back, the 2007 Otis ANGB Air Show
The 2007 air show at the Otis Air National Guard Base (located near Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod) was the last of its kind. The following year, the tenant 102nd Fighter Wing of the...
Looking Back, the 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show
The 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show was a wide-ranging celebration of military and civilian aviation. Some of the highlights were: the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows were completing their North American Tour,...
Our C-135, C-137 and Military Boeing B-707 Scrapbook
As the Boeing 707 and 717 models of the 1950s matured, the shorter 717 was renamed as the C-135 for the U.S. Air Force. Numerous versions of the C-135 were used as aerial tankers,...
Random Aviation Photos #7
A Northwest Airlines Boeing B-757-200 series jetliner approaches Washington D. C. ‘s Reagan National Airport. Grumman A-6E TRAM at Manchester, New Hampshire. Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, ready to be mothballed at AMARC. F-15A Eagle...
Looking Back: The 2002 NAS Norfolk Air Show
Continuing on a theme introduced a month ago; this is the second installment of photographs from airshows that I attended prior to the age of digital photography. I am not proceeding in any particular...
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2020
There is a tremendous amount of scheduling and logistics that goes into planning for the now annual Northern Lightning exercise held at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness and Training Center) and Hardwood Firing...
Remembering Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004
Looking Back at Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004, Eielson AFB, Alaska For the first time, Indian Air Force aircraft participated in this large force exercise within the expansive ranges of Alaska. The Cooperative Cope Thunder...
2020 Salute to America and The Great Cities of the American Revolution
The Great Cities of the American Revolution Flyover 2020 marked the nation’s 244th birthday. Due to nationwide Covid-19 virus concerns, most activities normally associated with the holiday (fireworks, parades, concerts, etc.) were canceled. In...
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...
“New Jersey Strong”
Inspired by the USN Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds nationwide city flyovers, the United Sates Air Force has been conducting individual state flybys of its own- saluting front-line health care workers and first responders...
