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...
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DOVER AMC MUSEUM AIRCRAFT RESTORATION UPDATE
Photos and article by Bill Sarama It was a cold, dreary, cloudy late morning on December 7th 2023, of all dates, and I was heading south down US-13 in Delaware on track for OBX, to stay for a week...
RCAF 100th Part 1 – The First Five Decades
CANADAIR CE-133 SILVER STAR 1953 – 2005 Photographers include: Bob Finch, William Ellison, Ken Middleton, Scott Jankowski, Scott Zeno, Corey Beitler, Don Linn and Ken Kula The Royal Canadian Air Force celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. Here is...
Aviation Cadet William Looney
William Looney – an Air Force Aviation Cadet pilot. Story by Ken Kula. Photography by William Looney via Scott Looney People are drawn to the call of aviation by a myriad of impressions and opportunities. I’ve had the opportunity...
Royal Canadian Air Force Special Color Schemes – A 100th Anniversary Salute
Photographers include: Bob Finch, William Ellison, Ken Middleton, Scott Jankowski, Scott Zeno, Corey Beitler, Don Linn and Ken Kula The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) came into being on April 1, 1924. One hundred years later, the military aviation...
Red Flag 24-1 Report
Article and photographs by Del Laughery Most everyone acquainted with military aviation in the United States is familiar with the Red Flag exercises that occur periodically – typically three times each year – at Nellis AFB, Nevada, a military...
Nyutabaru Air Festival 2023
Article and photographs by Howard German One week after attending the very entertaining Tsuiki Air Festival, the Nyutabaru Air Festival 2023 was next up on the busy end of year Japan Air Show schedule. The Nyutabaru Air Festival was...
A Look at Waterbury – Oxford Airport in Connecticut
Story and photos by Andrew Spry Waterbury-Oxford Airport is the largest General Aviation airport in the state of Connecticut with a 5,801-foot runway. It houses multiple charter companies that operate regular flights down the eastern seaboard but we do...
WALKING THE RAMP AT OCEANA 23
Story and photos by Bill Sarama Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, had their big Air Show and Open House on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 15th, 16th and 17th, last year in 2023. The annual Air...
A Look Back at Reading World War 2 Weekend 2023 By Don Linn
The Commemorative Air Force SBD-5 climbs to altitude as it departs Reading Airport to begin the Friday afternoon show. Photos and article by Don Linn The Reading World War 2 Weekend shows are one of the best warbirds displays...
Tsuiki Air Festival 2023
Story and photography by Howard German The Japan airshow schedule runs deep into the year allowing airshow fans to extend their viewing season well beyond the North American airshow calendar. The subject of this first installment of a two-part...
A Visit to the Flying Eagles… Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122
Story and photography by Peter Boschert The Flying Eagles were formed in January 1999 as Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122), the first squadron to use the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The squadron has a long history, formed in May 1950...
