1929 CURTISS ROBIN Photos and story by Ken Kula The above photo is of a restored 1929 Curtiss Robin, one of the oldest aircraft on the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds. There were plenty of fifty-plus year-old aircraft in...
Story and photos by Steve Lewis For nearly seven decades, the Blue Diamonds have fought wars, pioneered tactics, and flown five generations of Navy fighters. This is their story. When the U.S. Navy established Fighter Squadron 146 in 1956,...
Story and photos by Del Laughery When you navigate to www.photorecon.net, you are typically greeted with coverage of large aviation events and significant aviation subjects. But recently I had the opportunity to attend a much more intimate (spelled: s-m-a-l-l-e-r)...
Photos by Ken Kula The EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 is almost underway, and the day prior to Monday’s beginning chapter saw hundreds of aircraft arrive at Wittman regional Airport. Active military, warbirds and General Aviation planes of all types...
Story and Photos by Shawn Byers The Mid Atlantic Air Museum held their 34th annual World War II Weekend at Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania on June 6, 7 and 8. Weather was…a factor. Temperatures were warm and the...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The city of Peru Illinois, incorporated in 1851, lies approximately one hour South of Rockford Illinois and is part of La Salle and Bureau counties. The city of Peru owns and operates the...
The Douglas AD Skyraider design will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025 EAA Press Releases with added notes and photos by Ken Kula EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 promises to be filled with dozens of examples of aviation innovations, all...
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...
Story and photos by Steve Lewis This will begin a series of articles that covers one of the most important assets in the entire United States military’s arsenal, the power of the United States Navy Carrier Air Wing. While...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture, EAA, Oshkosh, whatever you chose to call it, it definitely has a little bit of everything and anything that the Aviation Enthusiast could ever look for or want to see. There is...
Captions by Ken Kula, Photos by Photorecon.net’s Photography Team Many of the U. S.’s military aircraft are approaching or have exceeded 50 years of use. As such, the military branches are replacing older airframes with new ones; there are...
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Cessna C-182S on floats at the EAA AirVenture Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago Story by Ken Kula, photos by Anne Taylor and Ken Kula An amphibious airplane can operate from water or land. There are several...
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