A Reunion of Legends
On April 14, 2011 VMA 214 Black Sheep hosted a historic squadron reunion at MCAS Yuma. The reunion was attended by three of the five remaining original Black Sheep Squadron members (Ed Harper, Jim Hill, and Harry Johnson). In...
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Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Yuma2011
Yuma Arizona’s main airport is a joint-use facility that’s home to a busy Marine Corps base and an interesting mix of civilian operators. In fact, the Marines say that MCAS Yuma (on the south side of the main runways)...
Beale Air Force Base Open House 2011
Thousands came out to celebrate the annual Beale Air Force Base open house which brought out several of the top tier teams in the United States from The all Civilian Patriots team to the United States Air Force Ambassadors...
Chino 2011 Media flight
As I get older, it takes more to get me out of the house. It takes a lot more to get me and 150+ pounds of camera gear to move cross country 2200 miles to California. The Chino Airshow...
Sun n Fun 2011
Last year, the EAA show at Oshkosh was became known as “Sloshkosh” after some significant rainstorms. Well, this year Sun n Fun bested it by a few orders of magnitude. I’ve been going to SnF for 25 years and...
A-10 Simulators at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
On Friday March 4, 2011, Photorecon was invited to the A-10 flight simulator training facility at Davis Monthan Air Force Base outside Tucson, Arizona. The A-10 Thunderbolt II (later called the “Warthog” for it’s ugly appearance) was designed in...
Tornado at Sun n Fun 2011
Sun n Fun this year had some unusually bad weather. It was rare event, but people had some problems getting past weather to get to the show. Thus we were short some acts for the airshow on Opening Day...
Valiant Air Command Airshow 2011
The Valiant Air Command hosts an annual airshow in Titusville Florida each spring. In the past (20 years ago) it was one of the 3 or 4 top airshows in the country. It’s still a great show and has...
Centennial of Naval Aviation – Aircraft Bureau Numbers
We did attend the Friday media day but left with hardly a photo. Most of my shots were from Saturday before the crowds were let in. Below is a table of the planned heritage schemes. Aircraft Type BuNo Assignment...
Vapor Spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!
Whether you call it vapor, a contrail, condensation, or one of a number of other descriptions, the whitish mist that trails an aircraft is definitely an attention grabber. What causes it? Depending what you see, there are a few...
UH-1N Retirement – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
On March 18, 2011, a ceremonial event was held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to celebrate the final flight of the Marine Corps’ workhorse for the last 40 years – The UH-1N Huey. The UH-1N entered service...
F4U-4 Corsair “Korean War Hero”
At the Valiant Air Command’s TICO Airshow this spring a new Corsair debuted. The F4U-4 N713JT Bureau No. 97143 is owned by Jim Tobul of South Carolina and has been in the family for about 30 years. This is...
