Bomb Town Genny
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York held its annual “Greatest Show on Turf” air show on the 11th and 12th of July 2026. Although I live out of state, this is...
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The RAF’s Red Arrows Perform at AirVenture for the First Time
Story and photos by Ken Kula The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows military flight demonstration team made an extraordinary North American appearance in 2026, timed to coincide with the American 250th birthday celebrations at several East Coast air shows...
Del Laughery’s Wide-Ranging Look at the 2026 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Celebration
Skip Stewart and Melissa Burns during an afternoon AirVenture air show Photos by Del Laughery Del Laughery roamed the Oshkosh airport all week during AirVenture; here are some of his views of the spectacular aviation celebration. Melissa Burns awaits...
World War II Weekend 2026
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted its 36th Annual World War II Weekend on June 4, 5 and 6 at Reading Regional Airport. This is one of the three annual air shows I...
USAF Flying Unit Markings Scrapbook
T-37 of the 89th Flying Training Squadron Photos by Scott Zeno, Scott Jankowski, Bob Finch and Ken Kula There’s a tradition in the US Air Force that one of each unit’s aircraft can be specially marked with the owning...
Military Tail Art Photo Collection
VF-11 “Red Rippers” F-14 Tomcat tail art on display, the CAG Bird is in the foreground. Photos by Scott Zeno and Ken Kula VF-41 F-14A Tomcat Tomcat tail… Fighter Wing Atlantic Tomcat Tail, pride of the Swordsmen, VF-32 F-14...
Military Nose Art Photo Collection
Nose art on a F-15E Strike Eagle. Photos by Scott Zeno and Ken Kula Personalization of an aircraft can represent aircrew, maintenance personnel, or an entire Squadron, Group or Wing. Some artwork is purely ceremonial, but many examples can...
Colors! Military Aircraft Wearing Special Color Schemes – Volume 2
VFA-122 F/A-18F B-1B EP-3 F-15EX RNLAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT TURKISH AIR FORCE F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT USAF F-16 DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT GEORGIA ANG F-15B SOUTH DAKOTA ANG F-16 BELGIAN AIR FORCE 349 SQD F-16...
Radial Engine Round Up – Military Multi Engined Aircraft
Florida Air National Guard Convair C-131D Samaritan Photos by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Del Laughery, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Here’s a scrapbook of military multi radial-engined aircraft… including transports, bombers, fighters and patrol planes. A few...
Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar
Story and photos by Steve Lewis Oshkosh Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar For as long as I can remember, one aviation pilgrimage sat at the very top of my bucket list — the...
SPOTTING MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski My hometown airport of General Mitchell International does see a good number of military movements with the FBO (Fixed Base Operator) Avflight handling the majority of traffic. Milwaukee is also home to the...
Colors! Military Aircraft Wearing Special Color Schemes – Volume 1
RNLAF J-002 F-16AM – 65 Years 323 (Diana) Squadron Photos by: Ken Kula, Tim Adams, Scott Jankowski, Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Bob Finch US Navy Grumman KA-6D USMC EA-6B Prowler – VMAQ-1 USAF F-15E Strike Eagle – 334th...
