Category: Royal Canadian Air Force

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...

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...

NAS Oceana, VA 2024 Air Show

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Bob Finch and Howard German If you like military jet noise and flaming hot afterburners, you would have loved the 2024 NAS Oceana (NASO) Air Show. It was jets, jets and more...

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...

A SALUTE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The Royal Canadian Air Force turned 100 years old this year with AirVenture celebrating its centenary all week long. The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed on April 1st, 1924, and currently flies...

RAF Fairford RIAT 2024

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 is in the books. This year RIAT promoted several themes for 2024 and welcomed its 58th participating nation to the airshow. RIAT 2024 attracted a sell out crowd...

The 2024 Quinte International Airshow

Story and photos by Shawn Byers On June 28-30, I traveled north of the border to Canada’s largest military base, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, for the Quinte International Airshow celebrating 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Airshows...

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...

NATO Turns 75 Years Old in 2024 – An Air Forces Review

One of NATO’s own E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft in its 50th Anniversary color scheme – 25 years ago. Story and Photos by Ken Kula On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed by twelve countries...

RCAF 100th Part 2 – The Most Recent Past Five Decades

BELL CH-146 GRIFFON 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 an incomplete look at...

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