Category: warbirds

What We Expect to See at the EAA’s AirVenture 2025 at Oshkosh

The Douglas AD Skyraider design will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025 EAA Press Releases with added notes and photos by Ken Kula EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 promises to be filled with dozens of examples of aviation innovations, all...

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...

More Photos of Non-U. S. Military Hawker Siddeley/BAE/McDonnell Douglas Harriers

Royal Air Force Harrier GR.9 Photos by Scott Zeno, Steve Lewis and Ken Kula Harrier GR.9s at a 2009 Nellis AFB Red Flag Exercise Spanish Air Force EAV-8B Harrier Departing after the 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo. Art Nalls...

Book Review: U. S. ANG Phantoms: The F-4D/E in Service with the New Jersey Air National Guard 1980 – 1991

Book Review: U. S. ANG Phantoms: The F-4D/E in Service with the New Jersey Air National Guard 1980 – 1991 ISBN 978-3-935687-38-6 © 2024 DoubleUglyBooks & Decals, this is the sixth edition of the Fox Two Camo Aircraft Finish...

March Air Reserve Base’s – Southern California Airshow

March Air Reserve Base Riverside, California Thousands of spectators were drawn to the March Air Reserve Base for the Southern California Airshow, April 12th and 13th. The airshow featured military and civilian performances, accompanied by static displays including Military,...

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...

Part 2: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Departures

Story and photos by Del Laughery Editor’s note: This is the second part of Del Laughery’s coverage of the 2024 Air Tattoo. I will conclude my coverage with a separate submission with photos focused on the departure day, which...

Part 1: 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo – Arrivals

Story and photos by Del Laughery Every year, over 100,000 people, 1,500 exhibitors, and nearly 100 civil and military aircraft descend on RAF Fairford to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo air show. It’s touted as the largest...

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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