Tagged: Flight

“Legends In Flight” – the 2019 Joint Base Andrews Air and Space Expo Preview

“Legends In Flight” is the theme for the 2019 Air and Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews, just off of the Capital Beltway in Camp Springs, Maryland. Andrews serves the Washington DC area, and is where the Air Force’s...

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...

FAREWELL FLIGHT

FAREWELL FLIGHT by Capt. William R. Tymczyszyn I hoped we’d fly together again someday, but I didn’t know just when. Then a sense of something special came over me, as I released the brakes on our venerable DC-10 and...

Dietmar’s Passion for Flight

Air to Air Photography by Dietmar Schreiber I went to Alaska in June to take photos of military aircraft during an exercise, and of civilian aircraft during my “off air base” time. While photographing airliners from the back side of Anchorage’s Ted...

The Red Flag Tanker Flight 14-1

As anyone who is into Military Aviation knows, the Red Flag exercise is held several times a year at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, NV. It is probably the most media covered exercise each and...

Roger Peterson’s Last Flight… 55 Years Ago

Every pilot has a last flight. Some will know this is THE last flight before takeoff and others simply will not. Roger Peterson’s last flight was on February 3, 1959 and when he took off, he had no idea...

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