The Geneseo Airshow 2025
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...
Category: Aviation History
The National Soaring Museum at Harris Hill, New York
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...
COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS OF AIRVENTURE 2025
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2025 also featured several unique and special livery commercial airliners which could be found around the grounds, with the larger aircraft parked on Boeing Plaza. The aircraft featured this year including aircraft...
Some of My Favorite Aviation Photographic Opportunities, Volume One
Andrews AFB Air Traffic Control Tower Access The static display ramp at an Armed Forces Day weekend air show at Maryland’s Andrews AFB. Photo was taken from the Andrews air traffic control tower. Stories and photos by Ken Kula....
Panavia Tornado Scrapbook
Italian Air Force Tornado IDS (A-200A) in 50th Anniversary colors Photos from Steve Lewis, Ken Middleton, Ken Kula, Don Linn, Del Laughery, Scott Zeno and Bob Finch; story by Ken Kula. A three-nation consortium partnered to form the Panavia...
VFA-146 “Blue Diamonds”: Precision at Sea Since 1956
Story and photos by Steve Lewis For nearly seven decades, the Blue Diamonds have fought wars, pioneered tactics, and flown five generations of Navy fighters. This is their story. When the U.S. Navy established Fighter Squadron 146 in 1956,...
Goodyear Blimps Celebrate Part of Their Centennial Year in Oshkosh
Wingfoot One and Wingfoot Two are pictured maneuvering in the sky over Oshkosh this year. Story by Ken Kula, photos by Ken Kula and Goodyear’s public relations team Aviation technology has a history of rapid advancement. Flight began with...
A Weekend with the “Fighting O’s”
Story and photos by Andrew Spry With the 175th Wing stepping down from a flying mission and transitioning to an expanded cyber mission, I decided to make the trip down to Martin State Airport for the 104th Fighter Squadron’s...
A Scrapbook of Boeing B-707 Photos
Arrow Air B-707-324C at Boston, Massachusetts Story and photos by Ken Kula Boeing Commercial Airplane’s B-707 jetliner design began as the Model 367-80 (later known as the “Dash 80”). Along with the de Havilland Comet, Convair 880/990 and Douglas...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Day 2
BETA’s CX300 during the Innovation Day celebration By Ken Kula Day two of the EAA’s Air Venture Oshkosh 2025 is in the books. Large crowds and pleasant weather made for a great day of aviation. Aviation innovations were featured...
128th AIR REFUELING WING HERITAGE JET UNVEILING
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski General Mitchell International Airport is home to the citizen airmen of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing flying the venerable Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker. The 128th has a storied past with...
THE 2025 TBM AVENGER REUNION AIRSHOW
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The city of Peru Illinois, incorporated in 1851, lies approximately one hour South of Rockford Illinois and is part of La Salle and Bureau counties. The city of Peru owns and operates the...
