TF-51D Galveston Gal Lost
About noon on October 23, 2013, TF-51D N4151D Serial 44-73458 of the Lone Star Flight Museum crashed into a bay near Houston Texas. It had been on a pleasure flight taking a British tourist for a ride. Both the...
Category: warbirds
CAF “Celebrating America’s Aviation Heritage” 2013
On August 17th and 18th, the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force held their annual air show at their Headquarters in Camarillo, California. With the lack of military air shows due to the on going fiscal budget...
Willow Run Bomber Plant Needs Your Help
There is an effort at the Yankee Air Museum to save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Their currently trying to raise funds to save a portion of the old Ford plant that produced B-24 bombers during World...
Dusty from “Planes” At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013
Coming to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a great experience. Sometimes you even get to sort out things you see on the internet that make you wonder if they exist or not. Take Dusty for instance.Dusty is the star...
Half a Lifetime Ago at Oshkosh 1986….
How did I get to writing this? I was scanning all these P-51s. I started to write the history and “where they are now” on each of them. I saw the family pictures and figured and decided that maybe...
Wings Over Gillespie Airshow 2013
It’s year Eighteen for the Annual Wings Over Gillespie Airshow, nestled in the valley between El Cajon and Santee, California, it’s on site of a former WWII United States Marine Airfield and Parachutist School. This is a small show,...
Golden Hill
Mark Hrutkay People love to look inside things, inside a locked closet. In the attic. Inside a locked safe. For fliers and aviation historians for some reason closed hangars are more interesting than open ones. I was fortunate growing...
Aaron Tippin at Sun n Fun
Sun n Fun is a great air show. I’m spending the day wandering the grounds, taking pictures and talking. When I go to a show, I rarely know what I’m going to write about, I get there and start...
Valiant Air Command Show 2013
The Valiant Air Command kicks off the warbird season with a great show every spring. For well over 30 years they have gathered enthusiasts and warplanes to Titusville Florida for one of the longest running events in aviation. This...
Hawaii’s Military Aviation Heritage on Display
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is located aboard Ford Island, at Pearl Harbor. Within its’ pair of hangars and ramp area, a wide-ranging collection of aircraft and artifacts presents aviation heritage with a mainly military, decidedly Hawaiian flavor...
Apple Valley Airshow 2012
The Morning Line Up The Apple Valley airshow calls KAPV in the high desert of Southern California home. A small airport near Victorville falls under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Department of Airports, same as Chino airport. ...
Freedom of Flight Celebration Honoring Heroes, Legends and Reno air Racers
On the evening of September 6th 2012 Photorecon was on hand to cover the Freedom of Flight Celebration Honoring Heroes, Legends and Reno air Racers. This special tribute celebration was hosted by Atlantic Aviation DVT. The event honored the...
