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Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / fighters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

May 16, 2021

Our F-16 Scrapbook Series, Part 1: U.S. Operators

The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be told later. Originally designed as...

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February 20, 2021

Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing? Part 2

Throughout aviation history, there are many examples of civilian aircraft being adapted for military use. On the other hand, there are many situations where a military aircraft design has seen civilian success too. Here are a number of airframes...

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February 14, 2021

Sheep in Wolves Clothing? Part #1

Air Transports / Airliners / Airports of the World / Spotting

November 7, 2020

Mid-Summer Spotting Part #3 A Recent Look at Narrow Body Air Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.

As we wrap up our look into a recent spotting trip to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, we take a closer look at the narrow body and regional traffic. Chicago O’Hare International Airport is an important hub for both American...

Air Transports / Airliners / Airports of the World / Spotting

October 24, 2020

Mid-Summer Spotting Part #2 A Recent Look at the Freighter Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.

We continue our look into a recent spotting trip to Chicago O’Hare International Airport with a closer look at pure freighter traffic. The downturn in traffic on the passenger side has been very evident since the Covid-19 Pandemic began,...

Air Transports / Airliners / Airports of the World

October 17, 2020

Mid-Summer Spotting Part #1: A Recent Look at the Widebody Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect air traffic and the airline industry globally. Air Travel is slowly recovering with most airlines adding flights and putting aircraft back into service, but there is a very long way to go...

Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Airports of the World / Aviation History / Boeing

October 17, 2020

Retired and Vanished Airlines and Airliners, Part 2

Here’s a second collection of older airliners, liveries and companies that no longer exist. Airliners have been retired, color schemes changes, and companies either merged or ceased operations. Sometimes, all three conditions have been met… how much of their...

Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Aviation History / Boeing / Transports

August 29, 2020

Retired and Vanished Airlines and Airliners, Part 1

Here’s a collection of older airliners, liveries and companies that no longer exist. Airliners have been retired, color schemes changes, and companies either merged or ceased operations. Sometimes, all three conditions have been met… how much of their history...

Air Transports / Aviation History / Civil aviation

August 1, 2020

The “Mad Dog”, A Tribute to a Workhorse, Part 2

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family of airliners has served the world’s airlines for 41 years , but is now rapidly fading from the skies. The two largest operators of the MD-80 series just recently retired the type, those being...

Air Transports / Airliners / Aviation History / Civil aviation

July 18, 2020

The “Mad Dog”, A salute to the MD-80 family of Jetliners, Part 1

The MD-80 series of aircraft once a workhorse of the world’s airlines is rapidly slipping into aviation history with the recent retirement of the type by Delta Airlines. The MD-80 series has become a victim to more fuel-efficient types...

Aircraft carrier / military / U.S. Navy

February 16, 2020

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...

Aerial Firefighters / Air Transports / warbirds

February 5, 2020

Aerial Firefighting, Part 2 – Some Older Airframes

P-2V Neptune at Alamogordo New Mexico Aerial Firefighting has changed in many ways during the past 90 years or so, since its inception here in the U.S.. In other ways it hasn’t changed very much. Coulson’s Martin Mars unloads...