Tagged: North America

air force / Airshow / fighters / military / Royal Canadian Air Force

July 1, 2015

A Behind the Scenes Look at the 2015 RCAF CF-18 Demonstration Team

It’s one of the more anticipated acts of the air show. As the CF-188 leaves the chocks, pulls out of the ramp area and taxis to the runway, heads turn to admire the jets’ magnificent paint scheme- a mural...

Airshow / demo teams / europe / news / oshkosh / post

March 13, 2015

Breitling Jet Team To Tour North America in 2015

A bit of European panache will grace the skies of North America during the 2015 air show season, as the Breitling Jet Team will perform at 19 events across the USA and Canada. The world’s largest professional civilian jet...

assignments / featured / friends / legends / post / published

October 14, 2012

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished Austria’s Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an...

demo teams / fighters / military

August 17, 2012

50th Anniversary Abbotsford Air Show!

It was August 11th and 12th 1962 when the very first airplanes took to the skies at Abbotsford International for an airshow. Fifty years later the show goes on, attracting demo teams from around the world to perform at...

assignments

July 27, 2012

EAA’s 2012 AirVenture celebrates 75 years of the Piper J-3 Cub

If you’re involved in aviation to any extent, chances are you’ve heard the name of one of the most popular and successful general aviation aircraft in the world – the “Piper Cub”. Let’s put some things into perspective though…...

bombers / military / navy / post

January 17, 2012

The U.S. Navy’s Connection With Fixed Wing Air Tankers

After World War II ended, an abundance of surplus military aircraft found their way into the fledgling aerial firefighting industry. The combination of a large payload and the high performance of many bombers, attack aircraft, and transports allowed enterprising...

air force / fighters / military / post / warbirds

January 7, 2012

Aviation Nation 2011 – Review

Aviation Nation 2011 turned out to be the best show I have attend in many years. Being held the second week of November usually is hit or miss with the weather normally cold and wet. Having it on Veteran’s...

air force / assignments / bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / post

October 31, 2011

2011 Alliance Air Show Review

PhotoRecon.Net recently attended the 2011 Alliance Air Show located down in Ft. Worth Texas. The event is held at the Alliance Ft. Worth airport about 15 miles West of Dallas. The show, which was estimated as bringing in a...

air force / assignments / military / warbirds

October 13, 2011

Fort Worth Alliance Air Show – 2011

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (September 15, 2011) – The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will take
to the skies at the 2011 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Presented by Bell Helicopter on October 22 and 23