Story and photos by Steve Lewis For nearly forty years, Strike Fighter Squadron 137—the “Kestrels”—have called Naval Air Station Lemoore home. From their very first F/A-18A Hornets in the 1980s to today’s advanced F/A-18E Super Hornets, the Kestrels have...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 9th Reconnaissance Wing based at Beale Air Force Base California is located forty miles to the west of Sacramento California in Yuba County. In addition to being home to the U-2 fleet,...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Nearly 70 years ago the United States Air Force decided to solicit designs from smaller aircraft manufacturers under the code name “Bald Eagle”, it would give contracts for a new reconnaissance aircraft. This...
Story and photos by Corey Beitler When its doors open to the public daily, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, tells the story of aviation and space exploration with over 170 aircraft,...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture and the EAA have always understood the importance of having Warbirds as a key part of the annual airshow and they vital part they continue to play in the history of Aviation...
Story and photos by Del Laughery When I think of aircraft museums, my mind quickly notes that, as a rule, most are a fairly stagnant collection of old airframes which must endure to the worst that mother nature can...
A French Air Force Mirage F.1CT taxies outbound during a rainstorm at CFB Cold Lake Alberta during a Maple Flag exercise. Story by Ken Kula, photos by Ken Kula and Steve Lewis French aircraft designer and builder Avions Marcel...
Story and photos by Steve Lewis Klamath The roar of afterburners echoed across the Klamath Basin this past July as the Wings and Eagles Airshow filled the skies once again with some familiar sights and sounds. Under warm sunshine...
Commemorative Air Force’s North American Aviation P-51C wears the red tail markings of the 332nd Fighter Group of World War II Story and photos by Ken Kula A memento in the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire from the old...
1929 CURTISS ROBIN Photos and story by Ken Kula The above photo is of a restored 1929 Curtiss Robin, one of the oldest aircraft on the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds. There were plenty of fifty-plus year-old aircraft in...
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York held their annual airshow on July 12th and 13th. Also known as the Greatest Show on Turf, my previous working title of this article was...
Story and photo by Corey Beitler Located on historic Harris Hill near the town of Elmira, New York, the National Soaring Museum is a transportation museum dedicated to preserving the history of soaring and the design and development of...
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