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Part 2: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Departures

Story and photos by Del Laughery Editor’s note: This is the second part of Del Laughery’s coverage of the 2024 Air Tattoo. I will conclude my coverage with a separate submission with photos focused on the departure day, which...

Part 1: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Arrivals

Story and photos by Del Laughery Every year, over 100,000 people, 1,500 exhibitors, and nearly 100 civil and military aircraft descend on RAF Fairford to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo air show. It’s touted as the largest...

The Last Ten Standing

Had Michael Buffer been the Master of Ceremonies on September 26 at Travis Air Force Base, I imagine he would have introduced the guest of honor like this. Hailing from Long Beach, California, at age forty-five, and weighing in...

Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow 2024

Story and photos by Shawn Byers September is synonymous with a planned trip to Virginia Beach and the annual airshow at Naval Air Station Oceana. Being an annual airshow is just one reason why Oceana is one of my...

The Rochester International Airshow 2024

Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong Typically, the Rochester Airshow is a bi-annual event. I attended my first show there in 2023, finally fulfilling the invite from my friend and show organizer,...

Exercise Northern Lightning 2024 Review

Northern Lightning, the two weeklong exercise hosted by the Wisconsin Air National Guard and held from August 5th to the 16th (no flying on weekends) at the Volk Air National Guard Base CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center) which is...

The Farnborough International Airshow in 2024

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa The Aviation and Aerospace Industry descended on the United Kingdom for the Farnborough International Airshow. Over five days in July, the bi-annual airshow hosted 100,000 spectators, 1500 exhibitors from over 60 countries and...

FORMATION JET TEAMS OF AIRVENTURE 2024

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski In another AirVenture first, 2024 featured appearances by 4 formation jet teams, the United States Navy Blue Angels, The United States Air Force Thunderbirds, the Italian Aerobatic Team the Freece Tricolori, and the...

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