The Photorecon.net team will be out in force again at this year’s AirVenture 2023, reporting on just some of the many highlights (at least, what we think are the highlights) of the world’s largest gathering of aviators and aircraft...
The first air to air refueling took place over Rockwell Field, San Diego, California on June 27, 2023. National Museum of the USAF photo Story by Ken Kula. Photos by Corey Beitler, Del Laughery, Dion Makowski, Don Linn, Dave...
U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock, pilot Matt Kiefer Story by Ken Kula, Photos by John Freedman, Howard German and Ken Kula except where noted. History The National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) began as...
Story and photos by Mike Colaner “We wanted something that just screamed America,” MSgt Landon Tompkins. Mission accomplished. I have come to Fresno, California, home of the 144th Fighter Wing (FW) of the California Air National Guard, as a...
Story and photos by Ken Kula Short Brothers plc (referred to as “Shorts” here) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The aircraft manufacturer was founded before World War I, and has made quite a name for itself over the...
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...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski This past October I spent a beautiful Sunday Fall afternoon spotting at the primary observation area at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. This viewing area is located at the end of Cargo...
Story by Scott Jankowski, photos by Howard German and Scott Jankowski The Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center once again held its annual Northern Lightning exercise from August 8th to August 19th. This year’s exercise included over 1,000 personnel...
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Daniel O. Myers and Gary Driscoll For each of nineteen years, more than 500,000 spectators have been drawn to the midweek beachfront Atlantic City Airshow. This year’s show took place on Wednesday,...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Back after a Covid induced break, my hometown welcomed the Milwaukee Air and Water show back to Downtown Milwaukee. This 2-day event held on July 23rd and 24th was once again held at...
Story and photos by Jeff Serpa The sound of freedom graced the windy city sky line on August 20th and 21st, with the first full airshow in Chicago since the pandemic. The Chicago Air and Water Show took shape...
Don’t miss the 2022 Atlantic City Airshow on Wednesday, August 24, featuring the US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Army Golden Knights, and returning for the first time in five years, the US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet “Rhino” team will...
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