And another iconic aircraft disappears out of the European skies. Like the Harrier, the Tornado ADF, Mirage F-1M and the A-10C before the McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II was withdrawn from use by the Luftwaffe after forty years of...
Let’s me start with the bad news and frustrations. This is the show aviation enthusiasts love to hate. That is off course the result of the hollow pompous humbug which surrounds the show nowadays. This all in the name...
It was around noon on July 30, 2013, and several F/A-18’s from Marine squadrons, VMFA 314 “The Black Knights” and VMFA(AW) 225 “The Vikings” were taking off from the runways at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, just northeast of...
It’s Sunday evening, we just got to Oshkosh for the 2013 EAA Convention. AirVenture is ready to start in the morning. People have been here for months setting up the show. Campers have been coming in for weeks. Airplanes...
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...
There have been few events in sports that manage to last 50 years. Fortunately the National Championship Air Races at Reno are one of them. This year will mark the 50th running of this race during September 11th-15th...
Another sad day in the 2013 airshow season happened on June 22nd in Dayton. Jane Wicker was sitting on the “top” of the left bottom wing of her Stearman while Charlie Schwenker made a low inverted pass. Instead of...
“Ratch 2, you’re cleared for take-off”. The dark grey Strike Eagle thunders down the runway only seconds after we got the take-off clearance from the tower in RAF Lakenheath. The acceleration is amazing after my pilot Chris “Skull” Bridges...
Our very own Drsky conducted an audio interview with Col Ole C. Griffith USAF (Ret). The story of a life in the air and a fascination with flight. Please visit the links below to find out more about this world...
As we celebrate the 237th birthday of our nation we must never forget the sacrifices of those brave individuals who have served and continue to serve the greatest nation on the face of the earth. Every American should find...
One of the longest and largest military exercises to take place in Southern California. Along with the US Navy and Marine Corps, Canada sent several Royal Canadian Naval vessels, as well as a Infantry unit from Quebec. New Zealand...
It’s was a bright typical summer day at Camp Pendleton in sunny Southern California. The Dawn Blitz 2013 Exercise has been taking place since early June. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational exercise that the Navy and Marine Corps...
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