Tagged: F-18 Super Hornet

fighters / military / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

January 18, 2019

McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18A and B Hornet

This is Part 1 of a multi-part history of the F/A-18 Hornet by Peter Boschert Originally, this model was developed for the USAF, the roots of the F / A-18 lie in a study begun in 1966 by Northrop...

Airshow / Blue Angels / fighters / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

November 24, 2017

Photographic Highlights From NAS Oceana’s 2017 Air Show

All Photography by Howard German The weekend of September 16th and 17th, 2017 was surely a noisy one for the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The annual air show at NAS Oceana roared through the skies, with a mix...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / Helicopters / military / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

May 25, 2016

2016 Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show

The nation’s only tri-service military base, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, held its biennial Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show during the weekend of May 14th and 15th, 2016. The sprawling 42,000 acre base was...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / military / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

October 3, 2015

The Inaugural New York Air Show

Last minute changes forced show promoter Brian Lilly Co. to find a new venue for the 2015 New York Air Show. Originally scheduled for Coney Island Brooklyn NY, the promoters had just seventy-one days to manage all of the...

bombers / chino / demo teams / featured / fighters / military / museums / navy / post

May 17, 2011

Planes of Fame – Chino Air Show 2011

The County of San Bernardino Planes of Fame Airshow is an annual event and one NEVER to be missed. Joe and I have been making this trip for the past three years and it just keeps getting better....