Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Show 2026
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Air shows at NAS “Pax River” are few and far between so when they come every 3 to 5 years or more, you put it on the calendar. The 2026 air show was...
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Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2026
Story and photos by Del Laughery Saturday, July 11, 2026, dawned brilliantly over Duluth International Airport. Skies were clear, visibility reasonable for a mid-summer day (unlike last year’s show which was heavily fogged in through late morning), and expectations...
More Multi-Engined Radial Powered Aircraft From John Freedman
Avro Anson All photos by John Freedman John shares part of his collection of multi-radial engined aircraft photos here, enjoy! Look for another group of his photos here at Photorecon.net soon… next time it’ll be single engined radial-powered aircraft. ...
A Military Electronic Warfare, Communications and Reconnaissance Aircraft Scrapbook
The last three Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in U. S. service performing their final fly-by at MCAS Cherry Point in 2019 Photos by Shawn Byers, Scott Jankowski, Scott Zeno, William Ellison, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Within this article are...
Colors! Military Aircraft Wearing Special Color Schemes – Volume 2
VFA-122 F/A-18F B-1B EP-3 F-15EX RNLAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT TURKISH AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT USAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT GEORGIA ANG F-15B SOUTH DAKOTA ANG F-16 BELGIAN AIR FORCE 349 SQD F-16...
Radial Engine Round Up – Civilian Multi Engined Aircraft
DC-6, Universal, N661TA, PHL Cargo City, Nov 1990 Photography by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Lockheed L-1649A-98 Starliner Originally a U. S. Army C-47, it was converted to a Douglas DC-3C after World War II...
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Scrapbook
The F-16 Fighting Falcon was earned the nickname of “Viper” over time; the first flight of the type occurred in 1974. Photos by William Ellison, Tim Adams, Bob Finch, Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Scott Zeno and Ken Kula Lockheed...
Radial Engine Round Up – Military Multi Engined Aircraft
Florida Air National Guard Convair C-131D Samaritan Photos by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Del Laughery, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Here’s a scrapbook of military multi radial-engined aircraft… including transports, bombers, fighters and patrol planes. A few...
U. S. Navy and Marines “CAG” Aircraft Scrapbook
“AA-100” is a Grumman F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Navy’s VF-11 fighter squadron. One or two aircraft in a Navy or Marine Corps squadron wear what has been called CAG (Carrier Air Group) colors, … special markings denoting a...
SPOTTING MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski My hometown airport of General Mitchell International does see a good number of military movements with the FBO (Fixed Base Operator) Avflight handling the majority of traffic. Milwaukee is also home to the...
Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft Scrapbook
A U. S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based AWACS Story and photos by Ken Kula Airborne early warning and control systems can trace their origins to the World War II era. Ground-based radars became operational by the early 1940s...
Military Patrol and Anti-Submarine Aircraft Scrapbook
Photos by Bob Finch, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Ken Kula Since World War I, patrol aircraft have performed reconnaissance flights to help guard countries’ coastlines and sovereign airspace and seas. Patrol aircraft also performed...
