Tagged: Mark Murphy

September 15, 2017

The Hidden Gem of the Narragansett Beach RI Air Show

The 2017 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show was held during the weekend of May 20-21st – a Saturday and Sunday event. A lesser-known preamble to the show is a gem of a presentation at nearby Narragansett...

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...

Airshow / bombers / fighters / Formation Flying / museums / warbirds

August 14, 2015

The 2015 Rally at the Owls Head Transportation Museum

Tucked away on a closed runway that dates back to World War II, the Owls Head Transportation Museum resides in Rockland, Maine at the Knox County Regional Airport. Its mission “is to collect, preserve, exhibit and operate pre-1940 aircraft,...

Airshow / demo teams / featured / fighters / Formation Flying

July 26, 2015

Greatest Show On Turf 2015

Article and Photographs by Bruce Vinal Ask me which airshow I will not miss and the answer is simple……. Geneseo. Is it because they have more warbirds than any other show in the country? Not typically. Is it because...

fighters / Formation Flying / Trainers / warbirds

July 4, 2015

The Murphy’s Memorial Day Weekend 2015 Formation Clinic

Over the Memorial Day weekend I had the good fortune of being invited out to Murphy’s Landing Strip in Upstate New York for a formation clinic. The event was hosted by Dave, Lois, and Mark Murphy owner/operators of the...

bombers / fighters / Liasion Aircraft / news / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

May 13, 2015

The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover

An amazing salute to a rapidly disappearing group of living military veterans occurred on Friday May 8, 2015, when the world witnessed the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover (henceforth known here as the “Flyover”). As...

Airshow / military / navy

June 5, 2014

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...