Culpeper Air Fest 2018
I attended the 2018 Culpeper Air Fest on October 13th for the first time. Although I had known about this show, I never made arrangements to attend as it is just over 100 miles from my home and a...
I attended the 2018 Culpeper Air Fest on October 13th for the first time. Although I had known about this show, I never made arrangements to attend as it is just over 100 miles from my home and a...
Located on the north end of the Knox County/Rockland Maine airport, the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Wings and Wheels Spectacular, held on the first full weekend in August this year, featured aircraft designs that spanned a full century...
Another EAA AirVenture has come and gone, and it’s time to take stock of what we saw. There were headlines, and behind-the-scenes stories that made splashes across social media sites and web sites around the world. Rather than reiterate old...
There’s an oft-used quote that you should “…never forget where you came from”. As The Boeing Company turns 100 years, the rich tapestry of people and corporate entities that became parts of the Boeing company are worthy of a...
As many shows as I go to each year, there are none I look forward to more than the Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California. The POF museum boasts an incredible collection of flyable aircraft. During their annual...
The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society operates its museum, dominated by the B747-400 VH-OJA, at Illawarra regional Airport, Albion Park, New South Wales. In Cooperation with the museum, Bright Events have managed Wings over Illawarra air show for some years....
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,...
Subject to inclement weather, heightened security concerns or performer cancellations, putting on an air show can be a risky venture. In 2011, without a presenting sponsor, The Millville Army Air Field Museum took on the financial responsibility of putting...
Aerobatic performer Vicky Benzing flying her 1940 Boeing Stearman at the 2014 Hangar 24 AirFest at Redlands Airport. Courtesy of Airshowvid.com