Category: Aviation History

EWR back in the day!!

For many aviation enthusiasts, the Boeing 737-300 represents an important era in Continental Airlines’ history. Continental operated a substantial fleet of 65 Boeing 737-300s, making the type a familiar sight throughout the airline’s network. The 737-300 was part of...

Western Pacific Airlines “LogoJets”

In the mid-1990s, Western Pacific Airlines (WestPac), a low-cost carrier based in Colorado Springs that operated from 1995 to 1998, became legendary in the aviation world. The airline gained fame for its vibrant, full-body livery schemes known as “logojets,”...

Radial Engine Round Up – Civilian Single Engined Aircraft

Travel Air D-4-D Photos by Tim Adams, Ken Kula, Don Linn and Bob Finch Here’s a scrapbook containing photos of civilian aircraft all powered by a single radial piston engine, enjoy! A WACO biplane looking forward Antonov AN-2 Rare...

Airliners Special Color Schemes #3

Cape Air Cessna 402C Photos by Ken Kula and Scott Jankowski Airbus A-380 with Trent XWB97 colors Skywest CRJ-200 “Company Colors” Jetstar A-320 sports colors United Airlines B-737-900ER March of Dimes colors Republic Airlines ERJ-175LR in “Company Colors” Allegiant...

Sunset of the Harrier

Story and photos by Shawn Byers The United States Marine Corps retired the last of their world famous Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft on 3 June 2026. The primary mission of Marine Aviation is...

More Single Engined Radial Powered Aircraft From John Freedman

All photos by John Freedman Here are more aircraft photos by John Fedeedman, this time featuring single radial-engined airplanes. Yak 18 Antonov AN-2 Hudson, CAC Wirraway and pair of Harvards  Corsair Wildcat and Corsair Gee Bee QED replica Lavochkin...

The Convairliner

Mohawk Convair 240 at Las Vegas McCarran Airport, March 13, 1968 Story and Photos by Don Linn What many would say is a last-minute reprieve, as of this writing at least, the last Convairliner, a stretched CV-5800, C-GKFS, with...

Radial Engine Round Up – Civilian Multi Engined Aircraft

DC-6, Universal, N661TA, PHL Cargo City, Nov 1990 Photography by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Lockheed L-1649A-98 Starliner Originally a U. S. Army C-47, it was converted to a Douglas DC-3C after World War II...

American Business Jets: An Important Tool For Doing Business

Cessna’s (Textron Aviation) Citation CJ2+  Story and photos by Don Linn Business jets are an important tool for doing business in today’s increasingly competitive world for several reasons. Foremost, for many corporations and companies, especially those with multi-office locations,...

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