Walt Ray Memorial install
With some recent inquiries — and after seeing more people visiting the site where Walt Ray lost his life — I dug through some old hard drives and pulled together a small set of photos from the day we...
Category: Aviation History
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...
Grumman F-14 Tomcat Scrapbook Volume 1
Photos by Don Linn, Corey Beitler, Shawn Byers, Scott Jankowski and Ken Kula Grumman’s F-14 Tomcat was a U. S. Navy shipborne fighter and ultimately an attack jet which first flew on December 21, 1970. A total of 712...
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...
Airbus A-340 Scrapbook
SAS A-340-313X on approach Story by Ken Kula, photos by Corey Beitler and Ken Kula The Airbus Industries A-340 airliner was designed as a long-ranged, four engined transport in the early 1980s. Although new twin-engined ETOPS-capable international jetliners (Boeing...
“The Wild Weasels at 60”
“The Wild Weasels at 60” refers to the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force’s specialized Wild Weasel mission, dedicated to Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), which began in 1965. With modified F-100F Super Sabres hunting Surface-to-Air...
