Air Show ROCKS Fort Wayne Skies!!!
There’s just something so familiar and comforting about a hometown air show. I can’t really tell you if it’s the faces you already know or the ease of moving about the grounds. For me, it was a little of...
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Boeing’s First Century
On July 15, 2016, the Boeing Company marked its 100th birthday. The aircraft manufacturer’s “Founders Day” event at Boeing Field, Seattle was the high point of a celebration that had been going on all year. Boeing was officially founded...
An Air Show in Africa- or 5eme Salon International de l´Aeronautique et du Spatial
When I read about a planned Air Show in Morocco in April 2016, I searched the web about previous ones and it looked very promising. There was a small international participation on those shows, but lots of their own...
Pitch Black 2016, Part 2 – Operations
Run over the first three weeks of August, Exercise Pitch Black 2016 ran a “Media Embed Program” for the benefit of local and international media organisations, during the exercise. PHOTORECON was privileged to be invited to participate. Briefings were...
74th Fighter Squadron “World Famous Flying Tigers”
74th Fighter Squadron A-10C Warthogs “World Famous Flying Tigers” Moody Air Force Base and Grand Bay Weapons Range, Georgia 18 August 2016 I travelled to Moody AFB on 18 August 2016, for a visit with the 74th Fighter Squadron...
Rockford 1966 to AirVenture 2016
A few months short of age seven, I knew I loved aviation. I’d flown with dad many times and had seen my first P-51D (N51KB… Then N988C) fly. As best I can remember, I’d been to a local airshow...
Passing of a legend: Ed Maloney
Sad news in the aviation world tonight, Planes of Fame Air Museum Founder Mr. Ed Maloney passed away Friday at age 88. Mr. Maloney was a giant in the air museum community and a legend in warbird restoration. In...
2016 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Scrapbook
Another EAA AirVenture has come and gone, and it’s time to take stock of what we saw. There were headlines, and behind-the-scenes stories that made splashes across social media sites and web sites around the world. Rather than reiterate old...
Pitch Black 2016, Part 1
“PITCHING IN” Air Operations during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 This story begins in a secluded bush block near Darwin Airport – DRW/YPDN (Northern Territory, Australia) with barely a puff of breeze caressing the long, dry yellow straw-like grass through...
2016 Annual Leapfest Competition
2016 Annual Leapfest Competition 1 to 9 August 2016 I attended the annual Leapfest competition, held at the University of Rhode Island, on 6 August 2016. This was my 3rd time attending, and is such a first class event....
China’s General Aviation Presence at Oshkosh
The Chinese General Aviation community was well represented at this year’s 2016 EAA AirVenture. China considers General Aviation to be a “golden industry” for the 21st century, raising its priority to strategic status. In order to facilitate the accomplishment...
Anniversaries Abound at 2016’s EAA AirVenture
The yearly EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh recognized a number of aircraft models and organizations for their milestones of longevity, during the 2016 show, like the Mustang II, a variant of the Midget Mustang, which turned 50 this year....
