Old Gems from Bob Finch
Aeronca 7AC floatplane Bob Finch has some very old slides. He has reproduced a dozen images here as scans from slides in the late 1950s, from Teterboro, NJ and Idlewild Airport, NY. WACO RNF, note the Meteor Air Transport...
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More MASDQ, AMARC, and AMARG Photos from Tucson, Arizona
Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is home to the United States military’s storage and regeneration center for warplanes. I was privileged to have the opportunity to visit the facility on multiple occasions during the 1980s, 1990s,...
Voices From an Old Warrior – A Book Review
Boeing built eight hundred and twenty C-135 airframes including all variants, delivered to the U.S.A.F between 1957 and 1965. Voices From an Old Warrior, Why KC-135 Safety Matters by Christopher J. B. Hoctor (Copyright 2013 by Galleon’s Lap –...
Warhawks Return from Cold Response 2020
Six F-16’s of the 195th Fighter Squadron , 62nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard arrived stateside from Bodø Air Station, Norway at Joint Base McGuire – Dix – Lakehurst on March 18th. The ‘Warhawks’ where were participating...
Thoughts From Your Editor…
The COVID-19 virus’ effects upon aviation look rather familiar to me. In fact, this is the fourth time that I’ve experienced a massive downturn and slowdown in the aviation industry during my lifetime. I’m calling it a “forced...
Our First Look From 2019’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Here’s a first look at some of the great aircraft and events that took place at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This year, among the many aviation-related celebrations during the convention, the 50th year of the EAA’s Convention in...
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...
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...
Mirage 2000 family in France from Peter Boschert
France is well versed with the technology of modern combat aircraft; lately they’ve produced delta-winged jets, very often with only one engine. If you look at accident statistics, then you’ll agree how well this concept works. The Mirage 2000 was a further development...
Peter Boschert – Air Refueling F-15E From RAF Mildenhall
Air to Air refueling of Lakenheath’s F-15E of 48th FW/494th FS with KC-135R. In the early hours on 24th April 2014 I walked into the briefing room of 100th ARW at RAF Mildenhall to participate in the briefing of...
The Jetman: From EAA Oshkosh to the Reno Air Races
Brave? The Right Stuff? That doesn’t even start to cover it somedays. Yves Rossy is an amazing pilot, if you want to call him that. He clearly breaks into my list of the greatest pilots in the world; ranking...
Dusty from “Planes” At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013
Coming to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a great experience. Sometimes you even get to sort out things you see on the internet that make you wonder if they exist or not. Take Dusty for instance.Dusty is the star...
