144th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles
Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 144th Fighter Wing / 194th Fighter Squadron, of the California Air National Guard, is the US Air Force’s last F-15C Eagle unit to form and is based at the Fresno / Yosemite...
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PREVIEWING AIRVENTURE 2024
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2024 is in the history books now and once again records were broken this year. AirVenture 2024 was held from July 22nd to July 28th at the Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin....
Jones Beach Bethpage Air Show 2024
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Kevin Burke Since 2004, the Bethpage Federal Credit Union has sponsored all seventeen Memorial Day weekend air shows at Jones Beach State Park, NY. Broadcast on local 104.7 FM radio, the 2024...
RED FLAG 24-3 NELLIS AFB, NEVADA
Story and photos by William Ellison Well, it was that time of the year again to brave the Las Vegas 110+ degree heat out at Las Vegas Motor speedway for Red-Flag 24-3. 24-3 is the last red flag of...
Dwindling Numbers: The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
A-10A, 78-697, 75th FS, 23 FW, London, 3 June 1995 Story by Ken Kula, photos by Don Linn, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Dwindling Numbers is our series of articles showcasing aircraft types in the U. S. inventory being...
Falcon Rejoin 50
Story and photos by Jacob Green 50th Birthdays are a very special celebration, and this one was no different. A perfectly sunny day in late January was the setting of the 50th birthday celebration for the F-16 Fighting Falcon....
Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon First Spread Its Wings 50 Years Ago!
USAF Thunderbirds F-16Cs Story and photos by Ken Kula The United States-designed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, more commonly called the “Viper”, first took to the skies by accident on January 20, 1974 some 50 years plus a few months...
MKE SPOTTING PART 2
Story and photographs by Scott Jankowski We continue our look into the variety of unusual and unique visitors to my hometown airport, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. As seen in part 1 of this article, Mitchell does get a...
MKE SPOTTING PART 1
Story and Photographs by Scott Jankowski Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is my hometown airport, living just 9 miles to the west. Mitchell is currently served by 28 passenger and cargo airlines, please note that this number includes multiple regional...
A-10 DEMO TEAM LAND’S AT PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT
Story and photography by William Ellison This past weekend the City of Buckeye held its annual Buckeye Air Fair February 17, And February 18. This year’s air fair featured the A-10 Demo team from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in...
116th Air Refueling Squadron and the 100th Anniversary Tail Flash
Not sure which I like better!!? All reproduced with Shayne’s and Steve’s permission. https://www.facebook.com/141ARW https://www.facebook.com/flygirlpainter Special Thanks to Steve Grime/Radial Designs..logo design and retired 116th member. Newest Livery on the KC-135
Cleveland Rocks! The 2023 Cleveland National Airshow
Story and photography by Shawn Byers Cleveland has long been on my list to attend but I never committed to it until 2023. The kick in the pants was the scheduled performance by the Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier. Having...
