Grumman F-14 Tomcat History Part 2
Service The US Navy put the F-14A Tomcat into service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2. The F-14 took off on its maiden flight in December 1970 and was introduced to the group just three years later! If you...
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat History, Part 1
First F-14A 159607 in IRIAF camouflage Story and photos by Peter Boschert – this was written during the Tomcat’s final operational days. Development The Hughes (Raytheon) AWG-9 was a weapon system for which an aircraft was sought! The Navy was...
Boeing EA-18G Growler
The Grumman EA-6B Prowler, predecessor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler, was taken out of service with the US Navy at the end of 2015. She had her maiden flight on 25 May 1968 and was put into service after...
Rhode Island Air Show Hits Jet Team Trifecta
The on-line dictionary Encarta defines the word trifecta like this: “1. bet on first 3 in race …a bet… that involves selecting the competitors that will come in the first three places in the correct order. 2. set of...
Photorecon.net visits the USS Nimitz and the F-35C.
It’s been almost 8 years since the first F-35 Lightning II (a.k.a. the Joint Strike Fighter) took flight, but after many delays and massive cost overruns the F-35 is finally nearing the end of initial testing. Soon, it will...
2014 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow
“Wings Over Camarillo” was held at the Commemorative Air Force’s Southern California Wing Headquarters from August 23rd through August 24th. With a great back drop, excellent lighting, and outstanding weather, Camarillo’s annual airshow is a must for aviation photographers....
2014 Reno Air Races – Heritage Invitational Preview Video
Here are some of the planes entered in this year’s National Aviation Heritage Invitational, held during the Reno Air Races at Stead Field. Check out these amazing restorations and very unique aircraft. By LiveAirShowTV 2014 National Aviation Heritage...
Quonset Point’s Air Show in Top Form After Hiatus
After taking an uncharacteristic year off in 2013, the (almost annual) Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show roared back to life in mid-May, 2014 with an entertaining combination of past favorite and first-time performers. The organizers...
Peter Boschert onboard USS Enterprise Final Cruise
On the 11th of March 2012, the USS Enterprise starts its last cruise, the next seven months she will be serving with the 5th and 6th US-fleet. After that she will be taken out of service and promptly scrapped....
National Championship Air Races 2013
The period beginning in the early 1930’s and culminating in the late 1940’s saw the most dramatic advancement of the aircraft in history. At the hands of designers and engineers such as Dutch Kindelberger, Lee Atwood, Don Berlin, Howard...
Wings Over Gillespie Airshow 2013
It’s year Eighteen for the Annual Wings Over Gillespie Airshow, nestled in the valley between El Cajon and Santee, California, it’s on site of a former WWII United States Marine Airfield and Parachutist School. This is a small show,...
Dissimilar Formations: Not Quite an Oxymoron
They make it look so simple, those pilots flying different types of aircraft in formation at an air show. Two of my favorite acts are an Air Force Heritage Flight, or a Navy Legacy Formation made up of different...
