Vapor Shots!
Almost any aviation photographer appreciates a good photo showing vapor coming off of an aircraft in flight. Vapor is formed when moisture is wrung out of the air due to a combination of humidity and air pressure… the more...
Category: military
Our A-10 Thunderbolt II Scrapbook
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods to the rear of the...
Special Military Color Schemes, Volume #2
This is the second of many volumes of specially painted military aircraft photos from our Photorecon.net photographer team. You can hover over each photo for an overview of the aircraft type, operator and/or special occasion.
Looking Back, the 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show
The 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show was a wide-ranging celebration of military and civilian aviation. Some of the highlights were: the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows were completing their North American Tour, and arrived with their nine-plus...
The Red Arrows: Ambassadors of the Royal Air Force & the United Kingdom
With a thundering roar, nine red and white jets streak overhead from behind the airshow crowd. The jets trail patriotic red, white, and blue smoke as they climb skyward with the crowd craning their necks as they look upward...
Ottawa, Ontario Photo Scrapbook
A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-137 tanker/transport departs during an Ottawa air show weekend. Ottawa’s Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW) serves Canada’s National Capital Region, sometimes known as Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area. The airport is serviced by all of the larger...
Hanscom AFB’s 1989 and 1991 Air Shows
42nd Bomb Wing KC-135R based at Loring AFB, Maine. The base in Maine is now closed Air Force Base due to the BRAC. The three year period between 1989 and 1991 saw a pair of air shows at Massachusetts’...
The Blue Angels’ 60th Birthday Bash at RNLAF Leeuwarden
Koninklijke Luchtmacht (RNLAF) Leeuwarden Open Dagen 2006 2021 is the Squadron’s 75 anniversary! As the Blue Angels have retired all of their Legacy Hornets and their KC-130T in 2020, let’s take a look back at their F/A-18A and B...
Our Military Aggressor Aircraft Scrapbook
The United States operates a number of military aviation aggressor squadrons. Branches that have aviation units dedicated as adversarial training assets include the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. There are a number of private contractors which are beginning...
Wings Over Houston 2020
With an unused airline ticket in my bank, I returned to the Wings Over Houston Airshow for a second year in a row after the official announcement that it was a go for October 9-11. In this Covid-19 year...
The 2020 Bell Fort Worth Alliance Airshow
The Bell Fort Worth Alliance Airshow celebrated its 30th year anniversary over the weekend of October 17th and 18th. With most airshows being cancelled at the beginning of the airshow season due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, Bell Fort...
First MC-130J Commando II is Delivered
On May 29, 2020, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that they have successfully delivered to the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) the first MC-130J (Tail Number 08-5697) Commando II equipped with the advanced Airborne Mission Networking...
