Grumman F-14 Tomcat History Part 2
Service The US Navy put the F-14A Tomcat into service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2. The F-14 took off on its maiden flight in December 1970 and was introduced to the group just three years later! If you...
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The Millennial Farnborough International Air Shows
ATR-42-500 soon to be delivered to Cuban airline Aerogaviota, at the 2002 Farnborough trade show. Here are a number of aircraft photos featuring the aircraft from the 2000 and 2002 Farnborough International Air Show. In reality, the shows...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2019
Each year during Columbus Day weekend, San Francisco hosts the Blue Angels at its annual Fleet Week celebration. In recent years, Fleet Week evolved from just a parade of ships and an airshow to a weeklong exercise in emergency...
TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy Airport
Having grown up within miles from John F. Kennedy Airport, I eagerly awaited the opportunity to visit and stay at the newly renovated TWA Hotel on location at JFK airport. The TWA Hotel opened in May of 2019 following...
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2019
The 21st edition of Northern Lightning was held from August 12th to the 23rd 2019 at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center). Volk Field is located in Juneau County Wisconsin near the city of Tomah or 34...
Grumman’s Long-Serving C-2A Greyhound To Be Replaced This Decade
About to catch a wire, a C-2A arrives aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Dion Makowski photo The Grumman C-2A Greyhound was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye AWACS during the 1960s. More than five decades later, the final...
Aero L-39 Updated
Civilianized L-39 in flight Aero Vodochody, the Czechoslovakian/Czech Republic aircraft manufacturer celebrated their 100th anniversary of existence in 2019, making it one of the oldest surviving aircraft manufacturers in the world. The company boasts that they’ve built some 11,000...
Aerial Firefighting, Part 2 – Some Older Airframes
P-2V Neptune at Alamogordo New Mexico Aerial Firefighting has changed in many ways during the past 90 years or so, since its inception here in the U.S.. In other ways it hasn’t changed very much. Coulson’s Martin Mars unloads...
OPERATION BUSHFIRE ASSIST – AERIAL CONTINGENTS
The Australian Defence Force is providing direct support to the current Australian bushfire crisis. ADF support will continue for as long as needed. Around 6,400 ADF personnel are supporting Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST. The ADF’s efforts are being co-ordinated through...
VINTAGE JETS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WARBIRDS PRESENT AT AIRVENTURE 2019
Jet warbirds are gaining in popularity with growing numbers ending up in the hands of civilian owners. AirVenture always assembles a fine selection of vintage jets from all era’s, types, and country of manufacture. Jet warbirds have become popular...
A Salute to Aerial Firefighters, Part 1
Aerial firefighting is a crucial asset and a dangerous job; a recent event in Australia showed the worst case during an already tragic bushfire season in that country. A Coulson Aviation C-130 aerial tanker crashed while on a firefighting...
WARBIRDS: A Look at the Other Vintage Propeller Powered Warbirds of AirVenture 2019
Warbirds and the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) have walked hand in hand since the early days, long before the name was changed to AirVenture. Warbirds play a vital role in the continued success of AirVenture and never fails...
