TROJAN TRIUMPH
Story and photos by Roland Dansereau This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the T-28 Trojan. It has a long and impressive history and can still be seen flying today whether as a large 12-ship formation (like at Oshkosh,...
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PREVIEWING AIRVENTURE 2024
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2024 is in the history books now and once again records were broken this year. AirVenture 2024 was held from July 22nd to July 28th at the Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin....
Worldwide Aircraft Registration Guide: Part Three
N701AU LOCKHEED P2V-7 AT FOX FIELD CALIFORNIA: UNITED STATES Photography by Ken Kula The Annex Seven of the International Civil Aviation Organization specifies nationality markings for every country’s registered aircraft. Many of these markings begin with a single letter...
The Return of the Genny We Know
The National Warbird Museum held their 43rd annual Airshow on July 12-14, 2024 in Geneseo, New York. Also known as The Greatest Show on Turf, the place I call “Genny” returned to the traditional second weekend in July time...
Jones Beach Bethpage Air Show 2024
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Kevin Burke Since 2004, the Bethpage Federal Credit Union has sponsored all seventeen Memorial Day weekend air shows at Jones Beach State Park, NY. Broadcast on local 104.7 FM radio, the 2024...
Dwindling Numbers: U. S. Marine Corps is Retiring the AV-8B Harrier
Story by Ken Kula, Photos from the Photorecon.net Photographer Team The U. S. Marine Corps, the only branch of America’s military to operate the Hawker Siddeley AV-8A/C Harrier and the British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, is set to...
Dover AFB Air Show 2024
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photography by Howard German It was only appropriate that the first major air show in the mid-Atlantic U.S. should be held in Delaware, the nation’s first state. Weather wise, the weekend of May 17...
Dwindling Numbers; More American Military Aircraft Heading Towards Retirement
Captions by Ken Kula, Photos by Photorecon.net’s Photography Team Many of the U. S.’s military aircraft are approaching or have exceeded 50 years of use. As such, the military branches are replacing older airframes with new ones; there are...
Oshkosh Flying Formations… Dissimilar and Otherwise
Cirrus aircraft mass arrival formations… a pair on Runway 36 Left and one on Runway 36 Right (in the background) Photos by Ken Kula and Anne Taylor Formation flying takes plenty of practice and perfection to arrange a group...
RED FLAG 24-3 NELLIS AFB, NEVADA
Story and photos by William Ellison Well, it was that time of the year again to brave the Las Vegas 110+ degree heat out at Las Vegas Motor speedway for Red-Flag 24-3. 24-3 is the last red flag of...
Vintage Aircraft at the 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
1938 WACO YKS-7 – the Reserve Grand Champion Silver Lindy Award winner in 2024 Story by Ken Kula, photos by Anne Taylor and Ken Kula The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Vintage Aircraft Association is dedicated to civilian aircraft designs...
RAF Fairford RIAT 2024
Story and photos by Jeff Serpa Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 is in the books. This year RIAT promoted several themes for 2024 and welcomed its 58th participating nation to the airshow. RIAT 2024 attracted a sell out crowd...
