Airshow London’s Sky Drive 2021
The “Sky Drive” format, introduced by Airshow London in 2020, returned for another successful show on August 27-29, 2021. In 2020, when most of the airshows were canceled, those that were held typically featured...
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The Thunderbirds Are Back With Their First New Demonstration in Nearly Forty Years
The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds are back with their first new demonstration in nearly forty years. The Thunderbirds describe their 2021 demonstration as “Where Grace Meets Power.” According to...
Military Aircraft on Display at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
There were more military aircraft than normal displayed at Oshkosh this year. Some performed in the air, many more were parked as static displays on the grounds. After a strangely quiet year at...
Some Aircraft of Interest at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Gathering of All Things Aviation
Culver LCA Here’s a brief bit of coverage from the aviation festivities found in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the 2021 edition of AirVenture. Over 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of...
Our F-15 Eagle Scrapbook
The McDonnell Douglas, and later Boeing F-15 Eagle initial prototype first flew in 1972; a dozen prototypes were produced. Just shy of 1,200 airframes in several versions were built, with more expected in the...
World War II Weekend is Back
Written by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Don Linn, where noted. After a one year hiatus for 2020, The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II Weekend celebrated a 30 year anniversary, June...
Specially Marked Military Aircraft Volume 4
Grumman EA-6B Prowler Lockheed S-3 Viking Northrop F-5E Tiger II McDonnell Dougles F-4C McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle Northrop F-5A General Dynamics NF-16D Lockheed C-130E BAE Nimrod Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs McDonnell Douglas QF-4...
More MASDQ, AMARC, and AMARG Photos from Tucson, Arizona
Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is home to the United States military’s storage and regeneration center for warplanes. I was privileged to have the opportunity to visit the facility on multiple...
America’s Air Superiority Starts Here: Land of NO SLACK, Part 2
173rd Fighter Wing – Oregon Air National Guard Kingsley Field Klamath Falls, Oregon America’s Air Superiority Starts Here Land of NO SLACK Part 2: Operations On 4 May 2021, I had a fantastic visit...
America’s Air Superiority Starts Here: Land of NO SLACK
173rd Fighter Wing – Oregon Air National Guard Kingsley Field Klamath Falls, Oregon America’s Air Superiority Starts Here ; Land of NO SLACK...
Our F-16 Scrapbook – Aggressors and Special Use Versions
F-16 Fighting Falcons are found in the armed forces of over two dozen countries around the world. A handful are used for special missions, whether it be testing new equipment, electronics or armament. Others,...
Our F-16 Scrapbook – International Operators
Lockheed martin has opened a new F-16 Fighting Falcon production line in Greenville, South Carolina, three years after it closed its original line in Fort Worth Texas. New orders from international customers drove the...
Our F-16 Scrapbook Series, Part 1: U.S. Operators
The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be...
Our A-10 Thunderbolt II Scrapbook
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods...
