1941 Interstate S-1A-65F, one of Kent Pietsch’s air show aircraft. Here’s the last of our three-volume collection of Antique and Classic aircraft. Some of these are former military aircraft, others were built for the civilian market in the first...
The United States operates a number of military aviation aggressor squadrons. Branches that have aviation units dedicated as adversarial training assets include the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. There are a number of private contractors which are beginning...
Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager died in Los Angeles on Monday, December 7, 2020 at age 97. The famous pilot served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force for decades, becoming an ace fighter pilot in World...
On December 29, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast a radio fireside chat from the White House stating, “We must be the great arsenal of democracy. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same...
One of the larger attractions of the 2020 “Arsenal of Democracy” flyover were the only two flying B-29 Superfortresses, “Doc” and “FiFi”, joined in flight for just the fourth time since their restorations. On practice day Thursday, the two...
There are many examples in aviation history where an aircraft model has served similar roles in both military and civilian use. Especially during the early years of World War II, many civilian aircraft were either modified for, or impressed...
Lockheed Skunk Works’ YF-117A Nighthawk prototype first flew on June 18, 1981. Evidently it became operational in 1983, and was publically displayed for the first time on April 21, 1990 at a small event at Las Vegas, Nevada’s Nellis...
Originally designed as a single seat fighter with a secondary bomber role, the French Dassault Mirage family of aircraft was expanded to include advanced fighter-interceptors and pure bomber variants. A pair of these bomber versions could employ nuclear weapons...
Here’s a second collection of older airliners, liveries and companies that no longer exist. Airliners have been retired, color schemes changes, and companies either merged or ceased operations. Sometimes, all three conditions have been met… how much of their...
Ask yourself, how many times have you been through Orlando International Airport (KMCO)? Now, how many of you have seen or visited the B-52 Memorial Park? Next time you are heading into or out of Orlando International Airport, set...
Continuing on a theme introduced a month ago; this is the second installment of photographs from airshows that I attended prior to the age of digital photography. I am not proceeding in any particular chronological order from my collection....
air force / fighters / Formation Flying / Joe and Dave / U.S. Air Force
August 29, 2022
assignments / favorite / friends / Joe and Dave / military / navy / post
D.V. Embarkation aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
August 24, 2010
Aerobatics / Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Airshow / Aviation History / Aviation Record Setters / Boeing / Civil aviation / demo teams / EAA / General Aviation / Ken / military / museums / warbirds
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2022 – FACTS AND FIGURES FOR A RECORD-SETTING YEAR
August 6, 2022
air force / fighters / Ken / military / U.S. Air Force
The USAF’s 2016 Phinal Phantom II Tour
March 10, 2017
Airliners / Airshow / Ken / Yearly Review
A Look Back… Ken Kula’s 2016 Year In Review
January 16, 2017
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air racing / Aviation Art / Aviation History / meetings
Photorecon attends the 2023 Reno Races
September 19, 2023
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Skip Holm attends last Reno Air Race
September 19, 2023
