Category: Hawaii

Amphibians / Aviation History / featured / Hawaii / museums / Seaplanes / Search and Rescue / Sikorsky / U S Army Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

December 3, 2025

National Air and Space Museum’s Sikorsky JRS-1: Pearl Harbor Survivor & A Witness To History

Story and photos by Corey Beitler When its doors open to the public daily, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, tells the story of aviation and space exploration with over 170 aircraft,...

Airports of the World / Airshow / Aviation History / Aviation Themes / Centennial celebration / featured / fighters / Hawaii / Royal Australian Air Force / warbirds

July 13, 2024

Air Show T-Shirts From My Past

The Kansas Air National Guard operated ten B-1B Lancers from 1994 to 2002. They participated in the Royal International Air Tattoo in 1997, where I got this great shirt. Collecting aviation memorabilia has been a hobby of mine for...

Air Transports / Airliners / Airports of the World / Aviation Photography / Civil aviation / featured / Hawaii / Helicopters / Photography and Spotting

May 29, 2024

The Airports Which Facilitated Our Pacific Cruise

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre from the top deck of our cruise ship Story and photos by Ken Kula After the frosty and white winter of 2023 – 2024 in New England, we were ready for a change from those...

Aviation History / fighters / Hawaii / military / museums / U.S. Army / warbirds / World War II

January 23, 2022

Pearl Harbor Survivor: Collings Foundation’s Curtiss P-40B Warhawk

The American Heritage Museum in Stow, Massachusetts, is a must-stop visit for any military enthusiast. The museum operated by the Collings Foundation has an incredible display of military vehicles and equipment. The vehicles and equipment are displayed in 20...

Air National Guard / Base Visits / Hawaii / military

December 18, 2021

199th Fighter Squadron / Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickham / Daniel Inouye Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, HI

On 20 October 2021, I had the great privilege of getting up close to a launch of 8 Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors, using the infamous runway 8, better known as Reef Runway. The 12,000 foot runway was...