EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Four
Review and photos by Ken Kula Here’s a wrap up from the 2024 edition of the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh. I spent five days at the show grounds, Sunday’s arrival day and the first four show dates. There was an...
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EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Three
A very rare sight in this new millennium, two flying B-29 bombers in formation over the AirVenture 2024 crowds. Review and photos by Ken Kula Oshkosh was somewhat cloudy and cool for most of the day, but no weather...
EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Two
Story and photos by Ken Kula Tuesday July 23, 2024 was a stormy day in Oshkosh. A thundershower arrived around 4 AM, followed by a rain shower at 6 AM. Weather forecasts called for heavier thunderstorms later in the...
EAA AirVenture 2024: Opening Day Sights
Review and photos by Ken Kula The 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is off to a great start. Fair weather offered ample time for show attendees and performers to arrive at the airport. There was plenty of gawking as aviators...
Falcon Rejoin 50
Story and photos by Jacob Green 50th Birthdays are a very special celebration, and this one was no different. A perfectly sunny day in late January was the setting of the 50th birthday celebration for the F-16 Fighting Falcon....
Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon First Spread Its Wings 50 Years Ago!
USAF Thunderbirds F-16Cs Story and photos by Ken Kula The United States-designed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, more commonly called the “Viper”, first took to the skies by accident on January 20, 1974 some 50 years plus a few months...
The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Unveils New Retro 50th Anniversary Paint Scheme
Capt. Taylor Hiester is the United States Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Commander and Pilot stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. As the F-16 Demonstration Team Commander, he is responsible for representing Air Combat Command,...
Wings over Solano 2024
Article and photography by Jeff Serpa Fairfield, CA Travis Air Force Base The 2024 Air Show season is getting off to a good start. Wings over Solano 2024 took to the skies over Travis Air Force Base, March...
A-10 DEMO TEAM LAND’S AT PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT
Story and photography by William Ellison This past weekend the City of Buckeye held its annual Buckeye Air Fair February 17, And February 18. This year’s air fair featured the A-10 Demo team from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in...
Cleveland Rocks! The 2023 Cleveland National Airshow
Story and photography by Shawn Byers Cleveland has long been on my list to attend but I never committed to it until 2023. The kick in the pants was the scheduled performance by the Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier. Having...
THE 2023 NORTHERN ILLINOIS AIRSHOW
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The Waukegan National Airport covers 600 acres of land and is located approximately 40 miles to the North of Chicago, Illinois. The airport features two asphalt runways, those being runway 5/23 at 6,000...
Newcastle Williamtown Airshow 2023
Story and photos by David Campion The weekend of November 18th and 19th saw the return of the RAAF airshow to the Newcastle region. The program was split over the weekend, with a flying day on Saturday at Nobby’s...
