TOP GUN House
The TOP GUN House is in Oceanside California. It is located at 250 N Pacific St, Oceanside, CA 92054 I had the chance to visit the historic structure on a recent trip to Southern California. First week of January...
Category: museums
Pacific Airshow Project with the Aviation PhotoCrew
Story and photos by David Campion In October 2023, I decided to tick off a bucket list item and sign up for an air-to-air project with the Aviation Photo Crew after the chance to photograph aerial refueling during Pitch...
The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum And The Life Of An American Aviation Pioneer
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny trainer Story and photos by Corey Beitler Located in the scenic Finger Lakes Region of Western New York near the town of Hammondsport, the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum is a transportation museum that honors the life...
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...
Preview: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024
Story and photos, except where noted, by Ken Kula There’s a saying that I’ve heard many times in my life… and it happens “Only in Oshkosh!”. This year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 has a few of these moments in...
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum Night-Engine-Run Photo Shoot
Story and photos by Corey Beitler The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum held its 33rd annual World War II Weekend living history event and airshow on June 7, 8, and 9 at the Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum’s...
Fantasy of Flight
Article and photography by Del Laughery Powered heavier-than-air flight became part of human collective consciousness when, on December 17, 1903, Ohio-native Orville Wright flew the 600-pound “Flyer” a distance of 850 feet in 59 seconds at a location just...
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...
55 Years Ago Concorde Made Its First Flight
G-BOAC at Miami International Airport Photos and story by Ken Kula March 2, 1969 was the day the first Anglo-French Concorde SST (Super Sonic Transport) took to the sky for the first time from Toulouse, France. A total of...
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...
“America’s Hangar” Celebrates 20 Years
Lockheed SR-71A Story and photos by Corey Beitler (Originally published in Corey’s “Distelfink Airlines” magazine, December 2023 edition – photo selection altered from original) When its doors open to the public each day, the National Air and Space Museum’s...
The Ford Tri-Motor: The Tin Goose
Story and photos by Corey Beitler When the Liberty Aviation Museum’s 1928 Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor comes in for a landing during one of its ride flights at one of its “Fly The Ford” tour stops in the United States,...
