2016 TICO Warbird Air Show
Story by Ken Kula As part of a group of aviation photographers in the 1980s, we used to have a saying that if it’s TICO, it must be Spring! After all, that top-notch warbird air show occurred at the...
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Tampa Bay AirFest, 2016
Photos by Bob Finch, story by Bob Finch with Ken Kula The year 2016 marks three quarters of a century after the United States began its buildup of armed forces, when its’ leaders saw that the country would most...
Les Neistat’s View: Tyabb, Australian Air Show
The biennial Tyabb Airshow took place this year, and while always well attended, this year saw it exceed expectations with a crowd of approximately 15,000. A clear highlight of the show was Graham Hosking’s Chance Vought F4U-5N (VH-III) Honduran...
Seventy Years Strong: The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels
On April 24, 1946, shortly after the Second World War ended, Admiral Chester Nimitz, then Chief of Naval Operations, directed that a “flight demonstration team be organized within the Naval Advanced Training Command to represent the Navy at air...
PCA’s Shortcut To The World From Pease
The fixed base operator at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (identifier KPSM) displays an interesting phrase on the side of their fuel trucks… observing that Pease is a “shortcut to the world”. Port City Air (PCA) is the...
Planes of Fame Airshow 2016
Planes of Fame Air Museum is proud to present Planes of Fame Airshow 2016, April 29 – May 1: commemorating the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. This year’s airshow will feature nearly 50 historic aircraft, performing for your enjoyment...
KILLING TRAINS
By Ed Rasimus (Excerpted from When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam) Our target for the day was a bridge at Bac Ninh on the northeast railroad. Ingress could be along the mountainous coast, and the only...
A Tradition Of Training, The 2016 Heritage Flight Conference
Creating a Heritage: In 1997, during the 50th anniversary of the USAF celebrations, a most unique formation took to the skies. That formation included the latest aircraft in the USAF arsenal wing tip to wing tip with vintage warbirds....
104th Fighter Wing – Red Flag 16-1
The 104th Fighter Wing (104th FW) of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is located at Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), at Westfield Barnes Regional Airport, Westfield MA. It currently operates a single fighter squadron of F-15C/D Eagles with...
Red Flag 16-1 Is “In the Books”
In 1975, the United States Air Force established an elite combat training exercise for all of its warfighters. Its purpose was to teach advanced tactics to maximize lethality, combat readiness, and survivability, and to ensure that the air crews...
Luke pilot flies 500th hour in F-35
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona – Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, 56th Fighter Wing chief of safety and pilot attached to the 61st Fighter Squadron, made history as the first Thunderbolt to achieve 500 flight hours in an F-35 Lightning...
Final Flight, Test Pilot James D. Eastham
The staff of the Roadrunners Internationale association regrets having to inform the aviation community of the final flight of Dutch 52, James D. “Jim” Eastham. Jim Eastham, known in aviation circles under the Codename Dutch 52, was a legendary...
