A Golden Anniversary
On February 9th, 1969 a legendary aircraft that would become known as the “Queen” of the skies took to the air for the first time. Boeing Aircraft’s Billion dollar gamble would pay off in a big way, as one...
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The “Thunder” in the 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow
The 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow held as usual at the famed Willow Run International Airport just outside of Ypsilanti Michigan celebrated its 20th birthday. This annual airshow never fails to impress, the 2018 event brought together several different...
FREEDOM’S THUNDER A LOOK AT OUR MODERN MILITARY AT AIRVENTURE 2018
Every year AirVenture always pulls together a fascinating array of modern military aircraft and 2018 was no different. There were aircraft representing the United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Army, United States...
More Photography From the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show
The name is rather long – The 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. The aerial presentations during the show were visually stunning and sounded thunderous, with plenty of jets and high performance piston-engined aircraft flying in...
Frisian Flag April 2018, Leeuwarden AB/Netherlands and EART 2018
The 2018 edition of Frisian Flag was conducted between April 9th to April 20th, 2018 at Leeuwarden AB in the North of the Netherlands. The participating refueling aircraft were stationed at the NATO Base Eindhoven and belonged to...
U.S. Military Aviation’s Half Century Club
There are a handful of aircraft designs that are approaching, or have already surpassed fifty years of service with various U.S. military users. Half a century of service speaks praises of the design’s utility and adaptability, as many designs...
What do Floyd Bennett, A Boeing C-97, and The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Have in Common?
On November 7, 2017, Floyd Bennett Field (KNOP) in Brooklyn, New York witnessed its last scheduled fixed wing flight departure fly off into history. Floyd Bennett Field has seen the likes of famous aviators such as Howard Hughes, Amelia...
The USAF Weapons School Integration Phase – WSINT
Twice a year, the very prestigious Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base comes to an end with the large-scale capstone phase known as the Weapons School Integration phase. WSINT was held from November 20th through December 13th,...
Thunder Over Dover Air Show and Open House 2017
Story by Bill Sarama, photos by Bill Sarama, Howard German and Mike Colaner. Dover Delaware, 45 minutes south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, on US Route 13, is noted for two events that get huge crowds: The first is...
The U.S. Air Force is Seventy Years Old
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird The United States Air Force will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of its founding on September 18, 2017. Seventy years of aviation history is hard to imagine, there is no way we could portray all of the individual...
A Salute to Air Mobility Heritage
Like many other Military Bases across the country, Scott Air Force Base also has a Heritage Park to honor its rich history. Scott’s is located at 763 Siebert Road, which is directly outside of the main base entrance, and...
Scott AFB: One Hundred Years in the Making
The time period is June 1917, the location Belleville Illinois, located roughly 25 miles to the East of St. Louis Missouri. Construction begins on the then-known Scott Field, named after Corporal Frank Scott, the first enlisted person killed in...
