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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...

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...

Modern Military Aircraft Present at the 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Story by Scott Jankowski, photos by Scott Jankowski and John Freedman Every Year the U.S. Military plays a vital and important role in AirVenture and 2024 was no different. AirVenture featured static displays and airshow support from all 5...

The 2024 Green Mountain Aviation Field Days

Story and photos by Ken Kula, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong  Editor’s note: Photos of each of the 51 aircraft on the grounds are contained in the Galleries.  With today’s security concerns, the opportunity to leisurely stroll among more...

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 Classic Aircraft Scrap Yard of Greybull, WY

Article and photos by Charisse Laughery and Del Laughery. Every-once-in-a-while people like us – those with both a love and an eye for aircraft – will be travelling down the road and out of the corner of the eye...

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