The First State Air Show 2024
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Dover Air Force Base held an air show over the weekend of May 18th and 19th, 2024. Due to a family event in Western New York, I could only attend the Friday practice...
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Farewell to the USAF’s KC-10 Extender
Farewell flyer for the KC-10 retirement at McGuire AFB in June, 2024. Story by Don Linn, photos by Don Linn and other attributed photographers It was a grey and cloudy day as KC-10A 84-0188, the last example of the...
REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER JONES BEACH AIRSHOW
Story and photos by Bill Sarama The Jones Beach Airshow for 2024, also known as the Bethpage Airshow, was an “Over the Beach” Airshow held at Jones Beach State Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 25th and 26th, as...
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum Night-Engine-Run Photo Shoot
Story and photos by Corey Beitler The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum held its 33rd annual World War II Weekend living history event and airshow on June 7, 8, and 9 at the Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum’s...
Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon First Spread Its Wings 50 Years Ago!
USAF Thunderbirds F-16Cs Story and photos by Ken Kula The United States-designed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, more commonly called the “Viper”, first took to the skies by accident on January 20, 1974 some 50 years plus a few months...
Ultimate Harrier: The 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Bryan T. Mangan I would have been here anyway, but the 2024 edition of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show was not to be missed. Among the...
“Doc” Visits Allentown
Story and photos by Corey Beitler, except where noted Ideally located in the center of the Lehigh Valley, the Lehigh Valley International Airport serves the travel needs of residents of the surrounding communities and the major population centers of...
Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC 24) commences for the Royal Australian Air Force – Part Two
Story and photos by David Campion Diamond Shield 2024 The primary aim of the exercise was Defensive Counter Air (DCA) of Australia’s airspace. The exercise was conducted over coastal training ranges between RAAF Amberley and RAAF Williamtown, an area...
The Airports Which Facilitated Our Pacific Cruise
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre from the top deck of our cruise ship Story and photos by Ken Kula After the frosty and white winter of 2023 – 2024 in New England, we were ready for a change from those...
The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Unveils New Retro 50th Anniversary Paint Scheme
Capt. Taylor Hiester is the United States Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Commander and Pilot stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. As the F-16 Demonstration Team Commander, he is responsible for representing Air Combat Command,...
Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC 24) commences for the Royal Australian Air Force – Part One
Photos and story by David Campion The fourth biannual AWIC is well underway for 2024. The six-month course will comprise the following Diamond series of exercises: • Diamond Shield 14th March to 27th March • Diamond Spear 14th May...
Fantasy of Flight
Article and photography by Del Laughery Powered heavier-than-air flight became part of human collective consciousness when, on December 17, 1903, Ohio-native Orville Wright flew the 600-pound “Flyer” a distance of 850 feet in 59 seconds at a location just...
