CVW-17 “Team Quicksand”
Story and photos by Steve Lewis This will begin a series of articles that covers one of the most important assets in the entire United States military’s arsenal, the power of the United States Navy Carrier Air Wing. While...
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142nd Wing Oregon Air National Guard Portland Air National Guard Base 9/10 October 2024
Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 142nd Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard is located at the Portland International Airport, near the city of Portland Oregon. It is the first operational unit to receive the new F-15EX...
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING AT AIRVENTURE 2024
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture, EAA, Oshkosh, whatever you chose to call it, it definitely has a little bit of everything and anything that the Aviation Enthusiast could ever look for or want to see. There is...
Some of Bert Rutan’s Aircraft Designs Were Featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2024
Beech 2000 Starship, Scaled Composites Model 115 Story and photos by Ken Kula “Burt” Rutan has been involved with several scores of distinctive and cutting-edged aircraft designs. Most recognizable are his line of homebuilt aircraft which feature canards and...
TOP GUN House
The TOP GUN House is in Oceanside California. It is located at 250 N Pacific St, Oceanside, CA 92054 I had the chance to visit the historic structure on a recent trip to Southern California. First week of January...
Hurricane Hunting… A New High and Low For Me
U. S. Air Force Reserve WC-130J and NOAA WP-3D Hurricane Hunters Story and photos by Ken Kula Hurricane Milton, which formed early in October, 2024 contained the lowest atmospheric pressure that I’ve ever seen. I was in the air...
NT-43A RAT 55
The Boeing T-43 is a retired modified Boeing 737-200 that was used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, known as USAF combat systems officers, from 1973 to 2010. A third aircraft 73-1115, was also transferred to...
NAS Oceana, VA 2024 Air Show
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Bob Finch and Howard German If you like military jet noise and flaming hot afterburners, you would have loved the 2024 NAS Oceana (NASO) Air Show. It was jets, jets and more...
Homebuilt, Kit Planes and Other Light Aircraft at the 2024 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh
Photos by Ken Kula and Anne Taylor Here are twenty-seven photos of home-built or “kit planes” we saw at AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. How many do you recognize? VIKING DRAGONFLY MK 2 ACRO SPORT II ARION LIGHTNING XS BREEZY RLU-2...
JET WARBIRDS OF AIRVENTURE 2024
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Jet Warbirds have gained a lot of popularity and also in quantity over the years and now plays a vital role in AirVenture just like their propeller powered counterparts. AirVenture always attracts several...
The Rochester International Airshow 2024
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong Typically, the Rochester Airshow is a bi-annual event. I attended my first show there in 2023, finally fulfilling the invite from my friend and show organizer,...
Exercise Northern Lightning 2024 Review
Northern Lightning, the two weeklong exercise hosted by the Wisconsin Air National Guard and held from August 5th to the 16th (no flying on weekends) at the Volk Air National Guard Base CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center) which is...
