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Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Airshow / Aviation History / demo teams / Europe / military / museums / Rhode Island Army National Guard / Royal Air Force / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

April 24, 2021

Looking Back, the 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show

The 2008 Rhode Island International Air Show was a wide-ranging celebration of military and civilian aviation. Some of the highlights were: the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows were completing their North American Tour, and arrived with their nine-plus...

NASA / Rocket Launch

January 26, 2019

Wallops Island, Virginia – Cygnus Launch Event

Recently, I was intrigued by an offer on my social media feed that I could not refuse. It read, have you ever attended a night launch before? Now’s your chance! Today is the last day to apply to attend...

Airshow / favorite / military / museums / warbirds

June 6, 2018

REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER LONG ISLAND AIR SHOW!

Jones Beach, on the Ocean in Long Island near New York City, just had its big Memorial Day Weekend Air Show on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th, 2018. The Jones Beach air show was officially called the...

Airshow

May 25, 2017

Trains to Planes in Rhode Island

The 2017 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show offered a “Trains to Planes” rail service to the air show venue, from a trio of easily accessible commuter rail stations. I took the train on the first...

Air National Guard / Airshow / demo teams / Helicopters / museums / New England / post / U.S. Army / warbirds

June 30, 2016

Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show 2016

When the featured performer of the 2016 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air show cancelled their appearance, a few people commented on social media sites that they were going to skip the annual event at Quonset State Airport. The USAF Thunderbirds’ stand...

air force / Airshow / demo teams / europe / fighters / military / Trainers

June 11, 2015

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...