THIS IS NO ORDINARY MD-10-30
On March 27th, 1973, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF, MSN 46800/Line number 96 and registered N101TV of Trans International Airlines took to the sky for the first time. This would be the 96th DC-10 to roll...
Category: Air Transports
MISSIONS OF MERCY
One of the main themes of AirVenture 2021 was a salute to humanitarian aviation, and this 1969 vintage Douglas DC-8-72, Serial Number 46013/Line Number 427, fits the bill perfectly. This almost 54-year-old DC-8 was...
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...
Cessna Shows Off Their C-408 Skycourier at EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021
One of the attractions at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show was the initial appearance of one of the newest Textron aircraft models, the Cessna C-408 Skycourier turboprop. Designed as a commercial 19-passenger version...
Some Aircraft of Interest at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Gathering of All Things Aviation
Culver LCA Here’s a brief bit of coverage from the aviation festivities found in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the 2021 edition of AirVenture. Over 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of...
Our Boeing 727 Scrapbook
Boeing’s 727 jetliner prototype first took to the skies in early 1963. More than half a century later, the type is still in use, although not nearly as widespread as it was in the...
Our Boeing 777 Scrapbook
A Korean Air Boeing B-777 about to touch down after a long-haul flight. A Boeing B-777 prototype first flew in 1994. The standard -200 series jetliner, capable of a gross takeoff weight of 660,000...
Looking Back to my 2001 Australia Trip
I took a trip to Australia to see the 2001 Avalon Air Show, which celebrated the Centenary of Federation of that country. There were many aircraft types that I’d never seen before, and there...
World War II Weekend is Back
Written by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Don Linn, where noted. After a one year hiatus for 2020, The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II Weekend celebrated a 30 year anniversary, June...
Fokker Civil Jet Transport Scrapbook
Anthony Fokker built and flew his first aircraft before World War I, in 1910. The Dutch citizen later moved to Germany and started his namesake – aircraft building company in 1912. His company was...
A Mid-Year Look at How 2021 is Shaping up
Business and General Aviation aircraft flight numbers rebounded faster than airline flights since the Covid-19 restrictions began Mid-Term Report For the Year 2021 By your Assignment and Content Editor We, the combined groups...
More MASDQ, AMARC, and AMARG Photos from Tucson, Arizona
Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is home to the United States military’s storage and regeneration center for warplanes. I was privileged to have the opportunity to visit the facility on multiple...
