Gregory Knott – Why Knott Media
Photography from the Heartland
Category: aviation
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I recently watched a YouTube documentary about the National Naval Aviation Museum where the host Tyler “Feed” Davis, a former Navy Blue Angel interviewed Captain Sterling Gilliam who is the Director of the museum. Davis explained that he was inspired to become a Navy pilot and Blue Angel while visiting the museum as a young…
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I never tire of watching the United States Navy Blue Angels. Their home is in Pensacola, Florida and they were the stars of the 2024 Pensacola Airshow held July 12 and 13 at Penscola Beach.
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Peru, Illinois is home of the TBM Avenger Reunion each year. This is a fantastic show that gives visitors the opportunity to get up close to the planes, talk with the pilots and learn the history of what makes these planes so great. The feature plane is of course the TBM Avengers, but there is…
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Attending air shows is popular summertime activity for many. June 22 and 23 was the 50th anniversary of the Dayton Airshow, one of the largest in the country. It was estimated over 80,000 people visited the show. The Blue Angels were the featured attraction along with numerous other military and civilian performers. One of my…
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I flew in the Ford Tri-Motor today at Coles Memorial Airport in Mattoon, Illinois. This plane is owned by the experimental aircraft association.  the aircraft is serial number 146 out of the 199 that were built. This plane has several service related capacities.