Story and photos by Steve Lewis Following up to the series opener which looked at Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) as a whole, I will now look into each of the respective squadrons within Team Quicksand, starting with VFA-22, the...
U. S. Navy E-6B Mercury design has been operational for 36 years. Story and photos by Ken Kula, except for photos attributed to other companies or DOD employees. Some of the U. S. military’s aircraft are approaching or have...
Story and photos by Jeff Serpa Verticon 2025 brought together the global vertical aviation industry for four days of education, discussion, and connection in Dallas, Texas. The world’s largest vertical aviation trade show and conference, concluded its 2025 show...
BETA Technologies ALIA CX300 BETA Technologies ALIA A250 VTOL Story and photos by Ken Kula, unless otherwise noted Burlington, Vermont’s BETA Technologies is “an aerospace company manufacturing electric flight”. The company describes itself as “pilots who build planes” and...
A-7E Corsair II Photos by Ken Kula Here’s an assortment of photos depicting many retired military jet-powered aircraft, while they were active with their respective air arms. Unless noted, these photos are of U. S. military aircraft. How many...
Blue Bell Inc. Canadair CL-44 swingtail was used to transport denim material and finished blue jeans between BDL and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. On New Years morning 1984, this aircraft made an emergency landing at Boston’s Logan Intenational Airport due...
Story and photos by Corey Beitler A trip to the Golden Age Air Museum located near the town of Bethel in scenic Berks County, Pennsylvania takes museum visitors back to the early days of aviation. Located at the Grimes...
Story and photos by Ken Kula Airplanes and ice normally don’t mix very well. There are issues like carburetor icing, airframe icing, and contaminated (read: icy – adverse breaking action reports of “medium”,” poor” or “nil”) runways that lend...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski Granite Falls Minnesota is located about 130 miles due West of the Twin Cities, with the Granite Falls Municipal Airport better known as Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Field situated 4 nautical miles from downtown. This...
Story by Ken Kula; photos by Scott Jankowski (where noted) or otherwise by Ken Kula The Royal Canadian Air Force has announced a huge change to their training process and aircraft lineup. Most of the current airframes used for...
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski This past October, I had a chance to do some spotting and photography up at the Minneapolis St-Paul Minnesota International Airport. KMSP is a major hub for Delta and Delta Connection Airlines as...
Story and photos by Del Laughery Editor’s note: This is the second part of Del Laughery’s coverage of the 2024 Air Tattoo. I will conclude my coverage with a separate submission with photos focused on the departure day, which...
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The USAF’s 2016 Phinal Phantom II Tour
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