2018 NAS Oceana Airshow
Naval Air Station Oceana held their annual airshow on the 22nd and 23rd of September. This was also the 75th Anniversary of the East Coast Master Jet Base. For me, it is approximately 20 years of making the trip...
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A Review of the 2018 MacDill AirFest
All photos by Bob Finch Tampa Florida’s MacDill AFB held the AirFest 2018 amid warm and somewhat hazy conditions during mid-May. A wide variety of military and civilian-owned aircraft were on display, from the cutting edge F-22 Raptor to...
The Centennial of Poland’s Air Force Celebrated
The Second Republic of Poland was founded in 1918, after the end of the First World War. Except for the few years’ interruption during the Second World War, the Republic of Poland has since stood sovereign, though with different...
Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association’s Annual Seaplane Splash-In.
Pokagon State Park, situated on Lake James in northeast Indiana, is where families go to gather, hike, and play. On one special weekend, Pokagon becomes home to the Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association and their annual Seaplane Splash-In. This event...
Airshow London 2018
Airshow London 2018 7-8 September 2018 London International Airport, Ontario, Canada I attended Airshow London 2018 at London International Airport, in Ontario Canada, on 7 & 8 September 2018. For reference – London is about 116 miles/186 km...
OSH Warbirds in Review Part #1 80 Years Young, North American’s Texan
All photos by Scott Jankowski – mainly from the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 event, with additional file photos – Ed. On September 18th 1938 the first of an eventual 15,495 North American Aviation Texans took to the sky. The...
Red Flag 18-3 Report
Red Flag 18-3 concluded August 3rd after 2 weeks of intense aerial combat training. Red Flag is the U. S. Air Force’s premier training exercise integrating all areas of air, space, and cyberspace. Several milestones and achievements were completed during...
USAF Thunderbirds’ Hometown Hero Flight in Wichita
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are known for their mission to recruit, retain and inspire future airmen. It is also their goal to honor local heroes at each air show they attend. On September 8th, 2018 at the...
OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE 2018
5th Generation F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets’ return to European Skies Beginning August, 2018, the United States Air Force deployed thirteen of its F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Jets to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany to conduct air training with other...
More Photography From the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show
The name is rather long – The 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. The aerial presentations during the show were visually stunning and sounded thunderous, with plenty of jets and high performance piston-engined aircraft flying in...
Vintage AirVenture Adventure 2018
This article was first run in our sister digital aviation magazine CivilAviationWorld.com The 2018 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh attracted hundreds of “old” airplanes; many gravitated towards the EAA’s Vintage Aircraft Association, located just south of the Boeing Plaza on the...
Leapfest 2018
All photos by Philip P. Giordano/PhilGPhoto.com, who filed this report for Photorecon.net… I spent part of my Sunday morning in the back seat of a Black Hawk helicopter shooting air-to-air photographs at Leapfest, the largest, longest standing, international static...
