The First State Air Show 2024
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Dover Air Force Base held an air show over the weekend of May 18th and 19th, 2024. Due to a family event in Western New York, I could only attend the Friday practice...
Category: U.S. Air Force
Farewell to the USAF’s KC-10 Extender
Farewell flyer for the KC-10 retirement at McGuire AFB in June, 2024. Story by Don Linn, photos by Don Linn and other attributed photographers It was a grey and cloudy day as KC-10A 84-0188, the last example of the...
Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon First Spread Its Wings 50 Years Ago!
USAF Thunderbirds F-16Cs Story and photos by Ken Kula The United States-designed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, more commonly called the “Viper”, first took to the skies by accident on January 20, 1974 some 50 years plus a few months...
Ultimate Harrier: The 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Bryan T. Mangan I would have been here anyway, but the 2024 edition of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show was not to be missed. Among the...
Bullhead City, AZ Air Show
Story and Photographs by Jeff Serpa The Laughlin Bullhead Airshow wrapped up its second air show on April 6th, 2024. This airshow is an exciting event that showcases incredible aerial displays by skilled pilots and impressive aircraft. It is...
Wings over Solano 2024
Article and photography by Jeff Serpa Fairfield, CA Travis Air Force Base The 2024 Air Show season is getting off to a good start. Wings over Solano 2024 took to the skies over Travis Air Force Base, March...
DOVER AMC MUSEUM AIRCRAFT RESTORATION UPDATE
Photos and article by Bill Sarama It was a cold, dreary, cloudy late morning on December 7th 2023, of all dates, and I was heading south down US-13 in Delaware on track for OBX, to stay for a week...
Aviation Cadet William Looney
William Looney – an Air Force Aviation Cadet pilot. Story by Ken Kula. Photography by William Looney via Scott Looney People are drawn to the call of aviation by a myriad of impressions and opportunities. I’ve had the opportunity...
Red Flag 24-1 Report
Article and photographs by Del Laughery Most everyone acquainted with military aviation in the United States is familiar with the Red Flag exercises that occur periodically – typically three times each year – at Nellis AFB, Nevada, a military...
A-10 DEMO TEAM LAND’S AT PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT
Story and photography by William Ellison This past weekend the City of Buckeye held its annual Buckeye Air Fair February 17, And February 18. This year’s air fair featured the A-10 Demo team from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in...
A Look at Waterbury – Oxford Airport in Connecticut
Story and photos by Andrew Spry Waterbury-Oxford Airport is the largest General Aviation airport in the state of Connecticut with a 5,801-foot runway. It houses multiple charter companies that operate regular flights down the eastern seaboard but we do...
U. S. Army and Air Force Retired Helicopter Types Scrapbook
Photos by Del Laughery, Anne Taylor, Andrew Spry and Ken Kula Here are twenty-four photos of U.S. Army, National Guard, and Air Force helicopter types that have been retired from service over the past half century, with captions containing...
