Category: U.S. Air Force

Air National Guard / Boeing / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / U.S. Air Force

November 3, 2024

144th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles

Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 144th Fighter Wing / 194th Fighter Squadron, of the California Air National Guard, is the US Air Force’s last F-15C Eagle unit to form and is based at the Fresno / Yosemite...

Aerobatics / Airshow / demo teams / featured / Marines / Trainers / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / warbirds

October 16, 2024

TROJAN TRIUMPH

Story and photos by Roland Dansereau This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the T-28 Trojan. It has a long and impressive history and can still be seen flying today whether as a large 12-ship formation (like at Oshkosh,...

Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Air Transports / Airshow / Blue Angels / EAA / EAA Oshkosh / featured / fighters / Formation Flying / General Aviation / military / RCAF Snowbirds / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

October 13, 2024

PREVIEWING AIRVENTURE 2024

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2024 is in the history books now and once again records were broken this year. AirVenture 2024 was held from July 22nd to July 28th at the Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin....

Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Airshow / Blue Angels / demo teams / featured / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

October 3, 2024

Jones Beach Bethpage Air Show 2024

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Kevin Burke Since 2004, the Bethpage Federal Credit Union has sponsored all seventeen Memorial Day weekend air shows at Jones Beach State Park, NY. Broadcast on local 104.7 FM radio, the 2024...

Aerial Refueling / Aerobatics / Air Transports / Airshow / featured / fighters / military / NORAD / U. S. Air National Guard / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / warbirds

September 27, 2024

Dover AFB Air Show 2024

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photography by Howard German It was only appropriate that the first major air show in the mid-Atlantic U.S. should be held in Delaware, the nation’s first state. Weather wise, the weekend of May 17...

Air National Guard / Aviation Photography / Base Visits / Europe / Exercises / featured / military / Royal Australian Air Force / U.S. Air Force

September 15, 2024

RED FLAG 24-3 NELLIS AFB, NEVADA

Story and photos by William Ellison Well, it was that time of the year again to brave the Las Vegas 110+ degree heat out at Las Vegas Motor speedway for Red-Flag 24-3. 24-3 is the last red flag of...

Aerobatics / Airshow / Cessna / Civil aviation / demo teams / EAA Oshkosh / featured / Fly-In / Formation Flying / General Aviation / military / oshkosh / Royal Canadian Air Force / U.S. Air Force

July 26, 2024

EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Four

Review and photos by Ken Kula Here’s a wrap up from the 2024 edition of the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh. I spent five days at the show grounds, Sunday’s arrival day and the first four show dates. There was an...

Airports of the World / Airshow / Aviation Themes / EAA Oshkosh / F-15 Eagle / featured / Fly-In / Formation Flying / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

July 22, 2024

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: Arrival Day Sunday 2024

With over 1,000 aircraft on the ground already at Oshkosh, I guessed that Sunday would bring a rather orderly, steady stream of general aviation aircraft to watch. A quartering headwind for arrivals on runways 36 Left and Right was...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Aviation History / Davis Monthan AFB / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force

July 21, 2024

Dwindling Numbers: The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10A, 78-697, 75th FS, 23 FW, London, 3 June 1995 Story by Ken Kula, photos by Don Linn, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Dwindling Numbers is our series of articles showcasing aircraft types in the U. S. inventory being...

Aviation History / bombers / featured / fighters / Helicopters / Marines / museums / U.S. Air Force / warbirds

July 17, 2024

The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association – a. k. a. The River Rats

Story by Ken Kula, with plenty of help from the “River Rats” Association U. S. military aircraft began bombing targets in North Vietnam in March 1965 and completed their campaigns by December 1972. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Aviation History / demo teams / featured / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds

July 9, 2024

Falcon Rejoin 50

Story and photos by Jacob Green 50th Birthdays are a very special celebration, and this one was no different. A perfectly sunny day in late January was the setting of the 50th birthday celebration for the F-16 Fighting Falcon....

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / EAA Oshkosh / F-15 Eagle / featured / Flight Test / military / museums / RCAF Snowbirds / Royal Canadian Air Force / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

July 5, 2024

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...