Category: Aviation History

Airline Special Color Schemes – Volume 1

Delta B-757 Breast Cancer Awareness colors Photos by Ken Kula, John Freedman Air Pacific B-747-400 US Airways A-319 in NFL football team colors US Airways’ Piedmont Airlines heritage colors QANTAS B-737-800 “Yananyi Dreaming” US Airways PSA heritage colors Jetstar...

Military Patrol and Anti-Submarine Aircraft Scrapbook

Photos by Bob Finch, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Ken Kula Since World War I, patrol aircraft have performed reconnaissance flights to help guard countries’ coastlines and sovereign airspace and seas. Patrol aircraft also performed...

Alton Bay, New Hampshire’s Ice Runway Opens Spectacularly in 2026

Story and photos by Ken Kula Alton Bay, New Hampshire is a village nestled at the end of an inlet of the much larger Lake Winnipesaukee. During three seasons, a seaplane base with the identifier of “B18” is active,...

Turboprop Airliners and Civilian Transports

Photos by Scott Jankowski, Ken Kula, Corey Beitler and Bob Finch  Fairchild SA-227 Metroliner  Fairchild SA227AT Merlin IV C Avro HS-748 ATR-42-320 ATR-42-300F ATR-42-500 ATR-72-212 BAe 3100 Jetstream BAe 4100 BAe ATP Beech 99 Beech 1900C Beech 1900D C-208...

A Look Back: Steve Lewis Visits RIAT 2024

Photos by Steve Lewis The long-running Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has attracted military aircraft from around the world since 1971. It is the world’s largest military air show, which features several hundred static and around two dozen flying...

A Look Back at the Quonset Point Air Show of 2012

U. S. Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk Story and photos by Del Laughery Now that we’re in the midst of the coldest part of Winter 2025/26, I thought it might be a good time to look back – really...

A Look at Some of NASA’s Aircraft Over the Years

Story by Ken Kula, Photos by John Freedman and Ken Kula The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can trace its’ roots back to the 1915 creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The NACA...

Bob Finch’s Look at Cold War Airshows at Stewart AFB

Cold War interceptor – a Convair F-102A Delta Dagger at Stewart Air Force Base Photos by Bob Finch Here’s a collection of photos from several open houses and air shows at New York’s Stewart Air Force Base during the...

104th Fighter Wing F-15C/D Eagle Legacy (2007 – 2025) Part 3 – 2019 to 2025

Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 104th Fighter Wing, part of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. They recently retired their fleet of F-15C/D Eagles in October 2025,...

Pratt and Whitney Just Celebrated Its First Century in Business

Pratt & Whitney just celebrated 100 years in the aviation engine business – “Dependable Engines” are a big reason for its longevity  Story and photos by Ken Kula Pratt & Whitney Aircraft was formed in April 1925 – just...

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