Reno-The Last Lap
Story and photos by Steve Lewis I’ve had the pleasure of attending multiple air races at both Stead Field in Reno, Nevada, and both years at Williams Gateway Airport in Chandler, Arizona. Nowhere near as many as I would’ve...
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A SALUTE TO AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND AT AIRVENTURE 2023
Story and Photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always centers their events around certain themes with 2023 dedicated to the U.S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) AETC was established in July of 1993 and is currently headquartered...
WARBIRDS OF AIRVENTURE 2023
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture has always been known for assembling a fine collection of prop and jet warbirds, 2023 was no exception. Most of these warbirds can be found primarily up on the far North end...
The Curtiss “Jenny”: The Airplane That Introduced America To Aviation
Story and photos by Corey Beitler When Golden Age Air Museum President Paul Dougherty Jr. brings the museum’s 1918 Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” in for a landing during one of the museum’s public events, there is a collective sense of...
SINGLE SHIP MILITARY DEMOS OF AIRVENTURE 2023
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski EAA has always enjoyed a very strong relationship and partnership with the U.S. Military and 2023 was no different. No less than four different Single Ship Demo Teams were part of this year’s...
Houston Howl
Article by Roland Dansereau, photos by Bryan Mangan and Roland Dansereau The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, were the featured performer during the 2023 Wings Over Houston (WHO) airshow held at Ellington Field/Spaceport/Airport in southeast Houston, Texas during...
The Return of William Tell
Article and photos by Shawn Byers After a 19-year hiatus, Air Combat Command brought back the William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Meet from the 11th to the 15th of September, 2023 at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia. The...
Maple Flag Exercises and Open House
Photos and story by Ken Kula Cold Lake, Alberta is home to a large Canadian Forces air base, aptly named CFB Cold Lake. Adjacent to the air base is the expansive CLAWR (Cold Lake Air Weapons Range), which provides...
MODERN MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF AIRVENTURE 2023
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The US military and EAA have always enjoyed a close partnership with all branches typically providing assets for the static and flying display. 2023 was no different with air assets present from the...
EAA AIRVENTURE 2023: A Little Bit of Everything for Everyone.
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2023 is in the record books after celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. This year’s 6-day celebration was held from July 24th to July 30th, 2023, for those who have never attended...
The 2023 Simsbury Connecticut Fly-In, Car Show and Food Festival Review
Story by Ken Kula, photos by Scott Zeno, Alice Leong and Ken Kula Connecticut’s Simsbury Airport has a history dating back to before World War II. It is a private airfield located a few miles west of the bustling...
Ken Kula’s Favorite 15
Convair QF-106As being assembled as QF-106A Full Scale Aerial Targets (FSATs) at Tucson’s Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC). Photos by Ken Kula From time to time, most of our contributors will share a group (some more than one)...
