Tagged: the Heritage

chino / fighters / museums / POF / warbirds

April 12, 2012

Riverside Air Show 2012

Riverside Airport is packed into the middle of suburban Riverside, surrounded by houses on all sides. While the main runway is just large enough to accommodate a C-17, the traffic pattern still seems more like driving directions than flying. ...

assignments / friends / post

May 17, 2011

Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Hosts 2011 Symposium and CONA Celebration

A three day Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Symposium and Reunion, themed “Honoring the Past…Forging the Future”, occurred at NAS Jacksonville Florida April 4-6, 2011. Special activities included an opening day Centennial of Naval Aviation (CONA) fly-in, the...

demo teams / fighters / friends / post / warbirds

April 29, 2011

Sun n Fun 2011

Last year, the EAA show at Oshkosh was became known as “Sloshkosh” after some significant rainstorms. Well, this year Sun n Fun bested it by a few orders of magnitude. I’ve been going to SnF for 25 years and...

air force / fighters / military / post / warbirds

March 21, 2011

Heritage Flight Training Conference 2011

On March 3-6, 2011, vintage warbirds and United States Air Force aircraft from across the country came to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona for the annual Heritage Flight Training Conference. During a large number of airshows...

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September 22, 2010

The National Aviation Heritage Invitational – Reno 2010

National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrines joined presenting sponsor Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. in awarding the Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage trophy to the 1945 North American P51-D NACA 127. Owned by William Allmon of Las Vegas, Nev. and restored by...

assignments / fighters / military / photocalls / post / warbirds

August 20, 2010

The Jet Warbirds at Oshkosh 2010

Going to the annual EAA Convention at Oshkosh has become a part of every summer for a lot of us. I’ve been taking my son since he was four years old. My father went when I was seven (it...

fighters / friends / military / post / warbirds

June 19, 2010

SUN ‘n FUN Airshow 2010 – Lakeland Florida

Sun n’ Fun is always a great place to go in the spring to get the air show season started off right. It’s in central Florida and the weather this time of year is generally very nice. Sun n’...