Story and photography by Peter Boschert The Flying Eagles were formed in January 1999 as Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122), the first squadron to use the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The squadron has a long history, formed in May 1950...
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard suited up for space flight – NASA photograph The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, located on the east side of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, recently marked what would have been the 100th birthday of an...
Westland Wessex HC2, Royal Air Force, retired in 1998 Photos by Ken Kula Here are sixteen photos of non-U.S. military helicopter types that have been retired from service over the past half century, with captions containing the country and...
Story and photos by Corey Beitler, first published in “Distelfink Airlines” – An Online Aviation Newsletter The Aichi M6A1 Seiran was designed to fulfill a requirement for a bomber that could operate exclusively from a submarine. During World War...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The Waukegan National Airport covers 600 acres of land and is located approximately 40 miles to the North of Chicago, Illinois. The airport features two asphalt runways, those being runway 5/23 at 6,000...
Lessons from the Dambusters By George A. Haloulakos, CFA Copyright 2023 © George A. Haloulakos, CFA All rights reserved. This material may not be copied or transmitted in any form without written permission from the author. A Special...
Story and photos by William Ellison After years of preparation and saying goodbye to the F-16 in April of 2023 after 35 years of operations, the 187th Fighter Wing has received its first F-35 Lightning II fighter jets at...
Story and photos by David Campion The weekend of November 18th and 19th saw the return of the RAAF airshow to the Newcastle region. The program was split over the weekend, with a flying day on Saturday at Nobby’s...
Lockheed SR-71A Story and photos by Corey Beitler (Originally published in Corey’s “Distelfink Airlines” magazine, December 2023 edition – photo selection altered from original) When its doors open to the public each day, the National Air and Space Museum’s...
Story by Daniel O. Myers. Photos by Scott Zeno, Kevin Burke and Bob Finch And finally, what the crowd had long anticipated and waited for, the F-35A Demo, and the timing could have not been better! It was just...
Story and photos by Shawn Byers This will be the third report in our pages for the Airshow at NAS Oceana. What more can I possibly say about it? Let’s get personal with a long-time attendee. It is...
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