Story and photos by Ken Kula The Douglas DC-3/C-47 line has been modified and improved over many decades of use. A series of nicknames have been bestowed upon the design, some official and others whimsical… call it the Douglas...
Ansett New Zealand BAe-146-300 Story by Ken Kula, photos by the Photorecon Team The United Kingdom’s Hawker Siddeley aircraft company launched a relatively small jetliner design in 1973. The HS-146 would be a high winged, 4-engined jet, originally planned...
Photos by Scott Jankowski Adding to the first photo scrapbook of Boeing B-747-100 and -200 series jumbo jets, here are more photos from the collections of Scott Jankowski. Almost all of the early -100 and -200 series jets have...
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Andrews held what has become a bi-annual air show on September 13th and 14th 2025. I was thankful that it was not in conflict with Naval Air Station Oceana as has...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture and the EAA have always understood the importance of having Warbirds as a key part of the annual airshow and they vital part they continue to play in the history of Aviation...
Story and photos by Andrew Spry From demo teams and static displays to unexpected guests, Oshkosh has some of the most unique military aircraft that visit every year. This year most notably, VMA-223, the 175th Wing, VRC-40, and the...
This Boeing B-747-151 (N603US) was the 45th airframe of the type built. Note the windows on the upper deck… one story mentions that all B-747-100 versions, and a few -200 versions began life with only three windows, as upper...
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Mike Colaner Leaping from one of Joint Base McGuire’s (JBM) own 305th AW C-17s, the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Jump Team opened the 2025 show by bringing the...
The RCAF’s Snowbirds performed at the Airshow London during the “golden hour” sunset lighting Photos by Shawn Byers and Ken Kula, story by Ken Kula According to Airshow London, it has been named “the Best Air Show in North...
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York held their annual airshow on July 12th and 13th. Also known as the Greatest Show on Turf, my previous working title of this article was...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture and the EAA have always had a close relationship with our Armed Forces, which was very evident with 8 demo teams present at AirVenture 2025. The United States Air Force had the...
The 2025 interaition of the annual Waterstone Bank Milwaukee Air and Water show was held on July 19th and 20th 2025 at the Milwaukee Wisconsin lakefront, adjacent to Bradford Beach. This year’s show featured several military performers which included...
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