Ansett New Zealand BAe-146-300 Story by Ken Kula, photos by the Photorecon Team The United Kingdom’s Hawker Siddeley aircraft company launched a relatively small jetliner design in 1973. The HS-146 would be a high winged, 4-engined jet, originally planned...
Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Carl Kruse On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will be celebrating its Sesquicentennial. As America prepares to observe the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,...
Story by Daniel O. Myers. Photos by Carl Kruse, Howard German and Bob Finch With Air Boss Wayne Boggs controlling the flying and announcer Ric Peterson calling the action, the 2025 annual NASO show got underway live and on...
Photos by Scott Jankowski Adding to the first photo scrapbook of Boeing B-747-100 and -200 series jumbo jets, here are more photos from the collections of Scott Jankowski. Almost all of the early -100 and -200 series jets have...
Part 1 – 2007 to 2012 By Ken Middleton The 104th Fighter Wing, part of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. They recently retired their fleet of F-15C/D Eagles...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 2025 Northern Illinois Airshow was held on September 6th and 7th 2025 at the Waukegan National Airport, Waukegan Illinois. Waukegan National Airport is located just over the Wisconsin/Illinois border or approximately 40...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Jet Warbirds continue to gain popularity at AirVenture with several different types on display and flying in the afternoon airshows. The Warbirds, just like their propeller powered brother, played just as an important...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always brings together some very unique and rare aircraft, this year in conjunction with their 100th Anniversary Pratt & Whitney brought C-GTFF, a 1981 manufactured Boeing 747SP (Special Performance) test bed aircraft...
Story and photos by Bryan T. Mangan On 23 September 2025, Governor Wes Moore presided over the Inactivation Ceremony of the 175th Operations Group and the 175th Maintenance Group of the Maryland Air National Guard. During this ceremony, the...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport has been home to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, formerly the 128th Fighter Group since 1946 and is vital part of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. The 128th...
Story and photos by Steve Lewis For nearly forty years, Strike Fighter Squadron 137—the “Kestrels”—have called Naval Air Station Lemoore home. From their very first F/A-18A Hornets in the 1980s to today’s advanced F/A-18E Super Hornets, the Kestrels have...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 9th Reconnaissance Wing based at Beale Air Force Base California is located forty miles to the west of Sacramento California in Yuba County. In addition to being home to the U-2 fleet,...
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