Tagged: Aviation Historian

December 20, 2013

Topgun in the Mid-1980s: Building on the Legacy – Part Four

(Sporty F-5E joins on his flight lead seconds after takeoff from NAS Miramar.) PART 4: The Only Constant Is Change All organizations either evolve or expire, and NFWS is no exception. In the years and decades after I left,...

Airshow

December 16, 2013

Catalina Air Show 2013

Catalina Island hosted its second annual Air Show on the weekend of October 26th and 27th. Sponsored by Scheyden Glasses, the show boasted aerobatic air show performances by “Super Dave” Mathieson in his customized Scheyden MX2, John Collver’s AT-6,...

fighters / POF

August 6, 2013

WHISTLING DEATH – Solomon Islands & The Vought F4U Corsair

Living History Day On the first Saturday of every month, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California holds a ‘Living History Day’. The Air Museum focuses on a specific event or a specific aircraft, and honors those...

demo teams / fighters / military

August 17, 2012

50th Anniversary Abbotsford Air Show!

It was August 11th and 12th 1962 when the very first airplanes took to the skies at Abbotsford International for an airshow. Fifty years later the show goes on, attracting demo teams from around the world to perform at...