Joint Base Andrews Air Show 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Andrews held what has become a bi-annual air show on September 13th and 14th 2025. I was thankful that it was not in conflict with Naval Air Station Oceana as has...
Category: F-15 Eagle
Andrews AFB -Joint Base Andrews- Air Show 2025
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Howard German and Bryan T. Mangan From September 12 to 14, 2025 the 316th Wing hosted the Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Air Show and open house Located in the National Capital Region,...
Friday Night’s SkyDrive London 2025
The RCAF’s Snowbirds performed at the Airshow London during the “golden hour” sunset lighting Photos by Shawn Byers and Ken Kula, story by Ken Kula According to Airshow London, it has been named “the Best Air Show in North...
Wings Over Wayne Air & Space Expo 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The bi-annual Wings Over Wayne (WOW) Airshow was hosted by Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on May 3rd and 4th, 2025. Welcome to Eagle Country. Seymour Johnson is the largest F-15E Strike Eagle...
Air Power Over Hampton Roads 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Langley-Eustis held their 2025 airshow on April 26th and 27th. The weekend started with tragedy as World Champion Aerobatic Pilot, Rob Holland, crashed upon arrival on Thursday and perished. Having seen...
AVIATION NATION 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Nellis Air Force Base held their 2025 airshow, “Aviation Nation” on April 5th and 6th. This was my first airshow of the season, a “fly and drive” birthday present to myself. Although I...
Part 2: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Departures
Story and photos by Del Laughery Editor’s note: This is the second part of Del Laughery’s coverage of the 2024 Air Tattoo. I will conclude my coverage with a separate submission with photos focused on the departure day, which...
Part 1: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Arrivals
Story and photos by Del Laughery Every year, over 100,000 people, 1,500 exhibitors, and nearly 100 civil and military aircraft descend on RAF Fairford to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo air show. It’s touted as the largest...
142nd Wing Oregon Air National Guard Portland Air National Guard Base 9/10 October 2024
Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 142nd Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard is located at the Portland International Airport, near the city of Portland Oregon. It is the first operational unit to receive the new F-15EX...
173rd Fighter Wing – Oregon Air National Guard, Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Story and photos by Ken Middleton On 8 October 2024, I had my 3rd visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing, of the Oregon Air National Guard. Situated in beautiful southern Oregon in Klamath Falls, the 173rd FW trains F-15...
The F-15EX Eagle II, the 4th+ Generation Fighter the USAF Needs
Story and photos by Mike Colaner No other Raptor compares to the ultimate Apex Predator, the Eagle. The same holds for the F-15EX Eagle II. Boeing has manufactured an aircraft that exposes the US Air Force’s need for a...
F-15C Eagle 85-0104 – MiG Killer and Special Schemes
Story and photos by Ken Middleton This article covers F-15C Eagle 85-0104 during its last days of service. It finished with the 104th Fighter Wing / 131st Fighter Squadron, after arriving from Kadena Airbase in early 2023. The jet...
