EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Three
A very rare sight in this new millennium, two flying B-29 bombers in formation over the AirVenture 2024 crowds. Review and photos by Ken Kula Oshkosh was somewhat cloudy and cool for most of the day, but no weather...
Category: Helicopters
The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association – a. k. a. The River Rats
Story by Ken Kula, with plenty of help from the “River Rats” Association U. S. military aircraft began bombing targets in North Vietnam in March 1965 and completed their campaigns by December 1972. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine...
Ultimate Harrier: The 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Bryan T. Mangan I would have been here anyway, but the 2024 edition of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show was not to be missed. Among the...
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...
A Refueling And Rest Stop-The Combat Aviation Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division Visits Lehigh Valley International Airport
Story and photography by Corey Beitler The Lehigh Valley International Airport is ideally located in the center of the Lehigh Valley, serving travelers in the surrounding communities and the region’s major population centers of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton....
NATO Turns 75 Years Old in 2024 – An Air Forces Review
One of NATO’s own E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft in its 50th Anniversary color scheme – 25 years ago. Story and Photos by Ken Kula On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed by twelve countries...
Unfinished Business: The Yuma Airshow 2024
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The last time I was Yuma, it was March 2020. The Airshow was canceled two days before it was supposed to occur in line with the rapid onset of the Covid-19 shutdowns. I...
Heli-Expo 2024 Report
Story and photographs by Jeff Serpa Anaheim, Ca The world’s leading Manufacturers of Rotary Aircraft gathered at the 35th annual Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. Heli-Expo—the show’s 35th-anniversary edition and final under that branding—set a new record attendance, attracting 15,000...
U. S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard Retired Helicopter Types Scrapbook
Navy HUK-1 or HH-43C Husky, the type was retired from naval service by the mid-1960s. Kaman HOK and HUK helicopters like the one in this lead photo were all retired in the 1970s. Photos by Del Laughery, Anne Taylor,...
U. S. Army and Air Force Retired Helicopter Types Scrapbook
Photos by Del Laughery, Anne Taylor, Andrew Spry and Ken Kula Here are twenty-four photos of U.S. Army, National Guard, and Air Force helicopter types that have been retired from service over the past half century, with captions containing...
USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 (Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications)
Story and photos by Peter Boschert USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Like most aircraft carriers, it was named after a United States president. The vessel was ordered on December 27, 1982, keel laid on...
Cleveland Rocks! The 2023 Cleveland National Airshow
Story and photography by Shawn Byers Cleveland has long been on my list to attend but I never committed to it until 2023. The kick in the pants was the scheduled performance by the Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier. Having...
