World War II Weekend 2026
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted its 36th Annual World War II Weekend on June 4, 5 and 6 at Reading Regional Airport. This is one of the three annual air shows I...
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Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Show 2026
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Air shows at NAS “Pax River” are few and far between so when they come every 3 to 5 years or more, you put it on the calendar. The 2026 air show was...
Special Military Aircraft Color Schemes Vol #3
VRC-40 Grumman C-2A Photos by Scott Zeno and Scott Jankowski Iowa Air National Guard F-16C Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16C Texas Air National Guard F-16C Vermont Air National Guard F-16C Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Oregon Air National Guard...
Report: Sunday Arrival Day at the 2026 EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh
Grumman F8F Bearcat Photos by Ken Kula Here we are, on the day before AirVenture 2026 begins… just a sampling of the awesome collectionn of aircraft present in Oshkosh, Wisconsin: PBY Catalina National Airplane and Motor Company Bluebird Sikorsky...
Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2026
Story and photos by Del Laughery Saturday, July 11, 2026, dawned brilliantly over Duluth International Airport. Skies were clear, visibility reasonable for a mid-summer day (unlike last year’s show which was heavily fogged in through late morning), and expectations...
USAF Flying Unit Markings Scrapbook
T-37 of the 89th Flying Training Squadron Photos by Scott Zeno, Scott Jankowski, Bob Finch and Ken Kula There’s a tradition in the US Air Force that one of each unit’s aircraft can be specially marked with the owning...
Sunset of the Harrier
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The United States Marine Corps retired the last of their world famous Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft on 3 June 2026. The primary mission of Marine Aviation is...
More Single Engined Radial Powered Aircraft From John Freedman
All photos by John Freedman Here are more aircraft photos by John Fedeedman, this time featuring single radial-engined airplanes. Yak 18 Antonov AN-2 Hudson, CAC Wirraway and pair of Harvards Corsair Wildcat and Corsair Gee Bee QED replica Lavochkin...
F-35A Lightning II Arrival at the 104th Fighter Wing
F-35A Lightning II Arrival at the 104th Fighter Wing 11 June 2026 1:04 PM Story and photos by Ken Middleton At exactly 1:04 PM on 11 June 2026, 4 F-35A Lightning II’s in formation roared over Barnes Air National...
NATO Tiger Meet 2026
Story and photo by Shawn Byers “Hard to be Humble” is the moniker of the NATO Tigers. The NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise held in a NATO country of Europe and attended by North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
Colors! Military Aircraft Wearing Special Color Schemes – Volume 2
VFA-122 F/A-18F B-1B EP-3 F-15EX RNLAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT TURKISH AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT USAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT GEORGIA ANG F-15B SOUTH DAKOTA ANG F-16 BELGIAN AIR FORCE 349 SQD F-16...
Luke Days 2026 Wrap-Up: Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, and Fifth-Generation Fighters Dominate Arizona Skies
Story by Joe Kates, photos by William Ellison The roar of afterburners once again echoed across the Sonoran Desert as Luke Days 2026 returned to Luke Air Force Base on March 21–22, 2026. The biennial airshow drew an estimated...
