Category: U.S. Navy

Dream Flights: Giving back to those who have given

Story and photos by Shawn Byers (Editor’s note: Unfortunately, we couldn’t publish Shawn’s article ahead of the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Airshow but present it now with our wishes for great success!). It is a real pleasure to bring you...

Looking Back: Thunder Over Michigan 2016

Story and photos by Del Laughery From its humble beginnings as a mere symposium in 1999, the Thunder Over Michigan air show at the Ypsilanti Airport near Detroit, has offered an extraordinary view of current and past military aircraft,...

Martin Mars Makes Its Last Delivery Flight

Photos by Keith Charlot, story by Ken Kula There have been plenty of historic “final flights” of a last airworthy example of an aircraft type. A much-followed example of this was the final flights of the last airworthy Martin...

Air Power Over Hampton Roads 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Langley-Eustis held their 2025 airshow on April 26th and 27th. The weekend started with tragedy as World Champion Aerobatic Pilot, Rob Holland, crashed upon arrival on Thursday and perished. Having seen...

Retired Military Jets – Do You Remember These?

A-7E Corsair II Photos by Ken Kula Here’s an assortment of photos depicting many retired military jet-powered aircraft, while they were active with their respective air arms. Unless noted, these photos are of U. S. military aircraft. How many...

VISITING THE FAGEN FIGHTERS WWII MUSEUM

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Granite Falls Minnesota is located about 130 miles due West of the Twin Cities, with the Granite Falls Municipal Airport better known as Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Field situated 4 nautical miles from downtown. This...

Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow 2024

Story and photos by Shawn Byers September is synonymous with a planned trip to Virginia Beach and the annual airshow at Naval Air Station Oceana. Being an annual airshow is just one reason why Oceana is one of my...

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