Tagged: Commemorative Air Force

Aerial Firefighters / Aerobatics / Airshow / Helicopters / military / museums / warbirds

January 4, 2020

2019’s Wings over Camarillo

Wings Over Camarillo continued to step it up again this year as they introduced pyrotechnics to this year’s event. The show was held under beautiful skies and amazing temperatures on August 17th and 18th, 2019. The day prior to...

Aerobatics / Airliners / Airshow / military / warbirds

August 3, 2019

Westmoreland County Airshow 2019

The annual Shop & Save Westmoreland County Airshow took place on May 25th and 26th at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. This was my first time attending although I had known about this airshow for a couple...

Airshow / EAA / Helicopters / Marines / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

October 10, 2017

2017’s Wings Over Camarillo Air Show

Every August, a wonderful air show takes place at the Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California. With beautiful blue skies, moderate temperatures, a nice cool sea breeze, and sunlight that stays behind you the entire show, this air show draws...

Airshow / museums / warbirds

July 11, 2017

Waukesha’s Gathering of Warbirds, 2017

Waukesha County Airport (KUES), better known as Crites Field, lies approximately 26 miles to the West of General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) and adjacent to I-94. It covers 543 acres and has two runways, one of which (Runway 18-26)...

Airshow / chino / favorite / museums / warbirds

July 6, 2017

Remembering Ed Maloney’s Legacy at Chino, 2017

Legacy. Everyone leaves one and every person has a choice in how theirs will be defined. By a person’s actions, they determine how they are to be remembered. While everyone experiences some degree of success in this endeavor, some...

fighters / Fly-In / military / warbirds

June 21, 2017

Waukesha’s Gathering of Warbirds 2017

bombers / museums / New England / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

June 22, 2016

Nashua, NH Offers A Cozy Fit For “FIFI”, CAF

Nashua is the second most populated city in the state of New Hampshire, and within an hour’s drive from the larger cities of Manchester and Boston, Massachusetts. Boire Field, Nashua’s municipal airport, is categorized by the FAA as a...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Helicopters / military / museums / POF / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

April 23, 2016

LA County Airshow 2016

The Los Angeles County Airshow sprang back to life on March 19th and 20th at William J. Fox Field in Lancaster, California. Lancaster is approximately 75 miles north of Los Angeles in the Mojave desert, and is home...

Airshow / demo teams / fighters / Marines / navy

November 16, 2015

Ventura County Air Show 2015

This year marked the return of the Ventura County Air Show at Point Mugu after a 2 year hiatus, and the show did not disappoint. There was an excellent showing of military aircraft on static. Many were from Point...

Airshow / fighters / museums / warbirds

September 21, 2015

Camarillo Air Show 2015

The Wings over Camarillo Airshow had something for everyone of all ages…just as billed. For those that showed up early, the Ventura County 99s cooked an amazing pancake breakfast, an annual treat of the show. For the kids in...

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May 25, 2015

A National Treasure – Memorial Day, 2015

There exists a multitude of ways to measure the wealth of a nation. Gross domestic product is probably the most common. Land mass and area could be another. Perhaps even the gold a country keeps. However, of all the...

bombers / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / news / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

May 13, 2015

The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover

An amazing salute to a rapidly disappearing group of living military veterans occurred on Friday May 8, 2015, when the world witnessed the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover (henceforth known here as the “Flyover”). As...