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18 Apr, 2020

Random Aviation Photos #1

Howard German caught this Royal Danish Air Force F-16 charging through Star Wars Canyon on a bright day in 2017. Good Day Everyone! Here’s a new feature that we’ll be running regularly in the...

Aviation History / Aviation slowdowns

18 Apr, 2020

The COVID-19 virus’ effects upon aviation look rather familiar to me. In fact, this is the fourth time that I’ve experienced a massive downturn and slowdown in the aviation industry during my lifetime....

Airshow / Base Visits / Marines / U.S. Marine Corps

11 Apr, 2020

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma 2020 The Airshow That Never Happened

When I made my travel plans for an epic, double airshow trip to Arizona in the fall of 2019, COVID-19, generally referred to as Corona Virus, was not news, it was not even a...

bombers / fighters / Royal Australian Air Force / U.S. Air Force / Viet Nam

11 Apr, 2020

F-111 Aardvark in USA and Austalia

On December 21, 1964, the first F-111 took off on its maiden flight. In June 1960, the United States issued Specific Operational Requirement 183 (SOR 183), calling for a tactical fighter plane for nuclear...

Aerobatics / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / USAF Thunderbirds

4 Apr, 2020

El Centro, California – 2020 Training Session

The US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team fly over 50 demonstrations a year across the country. At the end of the air show season, the team is already thinking about the following year’s...

Air Force Reserve / Book Review / post / warbirds

4 Apr, 2020

Book Review: So I Bought an Air Force…

Mustang #44-84634, N351BD, was one of the P-51 Mustangs imported from Nicaragua to the U.S. by Will Martin and MACO Sales Financial Corporation, originally in 1963. OK warbird fans, how many of you enjoy...

air force / Air Transports / Airshow / bombers / demo teams / Europe / fighters / Helicopters / Liasion Aircraft / military

28 Mar, 2020

RIAT at RAF Cottesmore

Ukrainian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber at RAF Cottesmore close to the turn of this century. The Royal International Air Tattoo is a yearly gathering of military aircraft, aircrews, and aviation history rolled into almost...

Aerobatics / demo teams / Helicopters / military / warbirds

28 Mar, 2020

The 2019 Atlantic City Airshow

The 2019 Atlantic City Airshow was held on Wednesday August 21st in the skies above the famed Atlantic City boardwalk. The airshow was re branded after sixteen years from Thunder Over The...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Airshow / Helicopters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

21 Mar, 2020

A Look Back: The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Lineup: Part 2

Editor: This is Part Two of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Ramp Lineup: Joint Base...

Air Transports / Airliners / Boeing

21 Mar, 2020

The Boeing 747

In the late 1960s, the Boeing Aircraft Company was developing an aircraft on a size and scale not seen before. Featuring a true widebody design and possessing four, new technology, high-bypass turbofan engines, it...

Aviation History / europe / fighters / museums / Special Color Schemes / warbirds

14 Mar, 2020

Bundeswehr Museum of Military History Berlin – Gatow

At the Bundeswehr Museum… an RF-4E, RF-84F and an SU-22M4, all capable of Photorecon missions!. The Bundeswehr Museum of Military History Berlin – Gatow in western Berlin Germany is a large impressive complex with...

Air National Guard / fighters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

14 Mar, 2020

Lockheed Martin Ready to Deliver the 500th F-35 Fighter

U.S Navy F-35C dwarfed by the C-5M in the background… don’t judge the F-35’s capabilities by its size though! The 158th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air National Guard, will soon welcome the 500th F-35 Lightning...