A Trip Down Memory Lane, Part 2
How many of these airlines do you remember, or have flown on? The airlines in this set of photos have not only ceased to operate as brands, but many of their aircraft pictured here are retired, or even don’t...
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New Hampshire’s Air National Guard Continues to Adapt to New Missions
Final NHANG KC-135R departs from Portsmouth NH (Scott Zeno photo) The New Hampshire Air National Guard’s (NHANG) 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), part of the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) has been in the air refueling business since 1975....
A LOOK BACK AT OCEANA – 2018’s Show With Planes and STEMS
Naval Air Station Oceana is a pretty secure place. Unless you have business here, you’re never going to get in……except for one weekend each year when Oceana opens up its Main Gate to the public for its annual big...
Chino’s 2019 Planes of Fame Air Show is Right Around the Corner!
The Planes of Fame Air Museum has two branches, one in Arizona, the other and oldest, is in Chino, California. On the weekend of May 4-5th, 2019, their annual air show, chock full of warbirds, will be presented once...
Gravelly Point, Washington D.C.’s Great Plane Watching Park
To be totally correct, Gravelly Point is in Virginia, just north of Crystal City and Reagan Washington National Airport. The small sliver of land sits upon the shores of the Potomac River, and is contained within the lands of...
HMS Queen Elizabeth Visits Norfolk VA
This past September I had the good fortune to see the Royal Navy’s newest and largest ship the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in Norfolk Virginia. Her visit to Norfolk coincided with my visit to the NAS Oceana airshow. The...
A Trip Down Airline Memory Lane, Part One
How many of these airlines do you remember, or have flown on? The airlines in this set of photos have not only ceased to operate as brands, but many of their aircraft pictured here are retired, or even don’t...
Viper Out -158th Fighter Wing – Vermont Air National Guard
Viper Out 158th Fighter Wing – Vermont Air National Guard Burlington International Airport 6 April 2019 Ken Middleton In December 2013, it was announced that the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard would be the first...
2018’s MCAS Miramar Airshow Reviewed, Less Than Six Months Until the 2019 Show
Less than six months remain until the U.S. Marine Corps present a seldom-seen exercise that tells the story of high-tech teamwork in action. The Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) presentation combines aviation and ground forces together on the...
D-Day Squadron Prepares for Epic Atlantic Ocean Crossing in May
An amazing recreation of World War II transport operations will be assembled in Connecticut in just a few weeks. The D-Day Squadron is the American contingent of a larger anniversary commemoration in Great Britain and France, to be held...
“Legends In Flight” – the 2019 Joint Base Andrews Air and Space Expo Preview
“Legends In Flight” is the theme for the 2019 Air and Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews, just off of the Capital Beltway in Camp Springs, Maryland. Andrews serves the Washington DC area, and is where the Air Force’s...
A Look Back to the New York Air Show of 2018, and a Preview of What’s Ahead
MISSION BRIEF: Stewart International Airport held its big Air Show for 2018 on Saturday and Sunday, September 15th and 16th. Officially called the “New York Air Show”, Stewart, located west of Newburgh, New York, in rural Orange County,...
