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...
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March Air Reserve Base’s – Southern California Airshow
March Air Reserve Base Riverside, California Thousands of spectators were drawn to the March Air Reserve Base for the Southern California Airshow, April 12th and 13th. The airshow featured military and civilian performances, accompanied by static displays including Military,...
VFA-22 FIGHTING REDCOCKS
Story and photos by Steve Lewis Following up to the series opener which looked at Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) as a whole, I will now look into each of the respective squadrons within Team Quicksand, starting with VFA-22, the...
Retired Military Jets – Do You Remember These?
A-7E Corsair II Photos by Ken Kula Here’s an assortment of photos depicting many retired military jet-powered aircraft, while they were active with their respective air arms. Unless noted, these photos are of U. S. military aircraft. How many...
VISITING THE FAGEN FIGHTERS WWII MUSEUM
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Granite Falls Minnesota is located about 130 miles due West of the Twin Cities, with the Granite Falls Municipal Airport better known as Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Field situated 4 nautical miles from downtown. This...
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...
Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow 2024
Story and photos by Shawn Byers September is synonymous with a planned trip to Virginia Beach and the annual airshow at Naval Air Station Oceana. Being an annual airshow is just one reason why Oceana is one of my...
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...
NAS Oceana, VA 2024 Air Show
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Bob Finch and Howard German If you like military jet noise and flaming hot afterburners, you would have loved the 2024 NAS Oceana (NASO) Air Show. It was jets, jets and more...
JET WARBIRDS OF AIRVENTURE 2024
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Jet Warbirds have gained a lot of popularity and also in quantity over the years and now plays a vital role in AirVenture just like their propeller powered counterparts. AirVenture always attracts several...
The Rochester International Airshow 2024
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong Typically, the Rochester Airshow is a bi-annual event. I attended my first show there in 2023, finally fulfilling the invite from my friend and show organizer,...
