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Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

11 Jul, 2020

Looking Back at the 2002 Dover AFB Air Show

With no current air show activity taking place and nothing realistically happening in the foreseeable future, I could not think of a better time than now but to go through my archive of negatives...

Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Aviation slowdowns / Boeing / Civil aviation

4 Jul, 2020

COVID-19 Airlines and Airliner Casualties, Groundings and Retirements

Air Canada and its subsidiary Rouge will be retiring many of their Boeing B-767-300s due to the airline industry’s downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Call it what you will… the “COVID-19 pandemic” has...

U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

4 Jul, 2020

The 400th V-22 Osprey Has Been Delivered to the U.S. Military

The Bell Textron Boeing V-22 Osprey replaced a pair of military helicopters with a revolutionary capability. Operation Eagle Claw, the aborted rescue of Americans from Iran in 1980, showed that improvements in certain performance...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / bombers / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force

27 Jun, 2020

BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II

BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II She will never win a beauty contest, she is not loud, nor is she flashy. She is, however the best Close Air Support platform in the world and beloved...

Air National Guard / Aviation History / Special Aviation Events

27 Jun, 2020

“New Jersey Strong”

Inspired by the USN Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds nationwide city flyovers, the United Sates Air Force has been conducting individual state flybys of its own- saluting front-line health care workers and first responders...

Aviation History / Boeing / Book Review / military / U.S. Air Force

20 Jun, 2020

Voices From an Old Warrior – A Book Review

Boeing built eight hundred and twenty C-135 airframes including all variants, delivered to the U.S.A.F between 1957 and 1965. Voices From an Old Warrior, Why KC-135 Safety Matters by Christopher J. B. Hoctor (Copyright...

Base Visits / fighters / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

20 Jun, 2020

Master Base NAS Lemoore

Master Base NAS Lemoore NAS Lemoore is the largest U.S. Navy base, at approximately 12,000 hectares (or around 29,600 acres). Opened in 1961 it now a Master Jet Base of the U.S. Navy, one...

Boeing / U.S. Navy

13 Jun, 2020

The 100th Boeing P-8 Poseidon is Delivered to the U.S. Navy

The Boeing P-8A Poseidon can trace its heritage back to the commercial B-737-800. The U.S Navy received their 100th Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in May, 2020. Although six of these...

Aviation History / Blue Angels / Helicopters / Photorecon.net Random Aviation Photos / random Aviation Photos

13 Jun, 2020

Random Aviation Photos #3

McDonnell Douglas Helicopters MD-520 at Andrews AFB Here’s our next volume of Random Aircraft, enjoy! NASA Lockheed YO-3A at Edwards AFB. Extra 300 at Lakeland FL. Bearhawk at Oshkosh WI. Cassutt Racer IIIM...

Air Transports / Airliners / Photography and Spotting

6 Jun, 2020

A Day Trip to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

There I was, in Phoenix, Arizona on a pleasant Saturday in March with no airshow to attend. I had not planned on doing any spotting at Phoenix Sky Harbor during my trip but the...

Aviation History / Europe / warbirds / World War II

6 Jun, 2020

What Are Those Invasion Stripes All About?

Photos from our Photorecon.net staff and military photographers, as credited… Most World War II history buffs and experts know the reason behind those iconic black and white stripes found on many Allied military aircraft...

Aviation History / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / Special Aviation Events / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds

30 May, 2020

America Strong – My Timeline to the First Big Event in the Northeast

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” and U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” fly in formation together over the Eastern Seaboard, April 28, 2020. The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels performed...