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Tag: military

  • B-29 Doc Still Flying High

    The B-29 Superfortress was a great advancement in long range bombers during WWII. Eventually the B-29 carried the atomic weapons that were dropped over Japan, that ended WW II. 3,970 of these planes were built and by 1960 they were retired from active service. Most were scrapped and many others became museum pieces or simply…

  • Purdue Aviation Day 2025

    Will Josephson is a civilian who is in the @usnavy test pilot training program in class 168. He flew this T-6B to @purdueaviationday 2025. We had a great conversation and it interesting to hear his story and goal of being in the astronaut program. The T-6B is a versatile training platform whose predecessors date back…

  • Classic Stearman

    I was able to photograph this classic Stearman last fall in Arizona. These planes were primarily used for flight training during WW II and many were sold after the war to civilians who used them in many different manners.

  • Wreathes Across America

    A couple of weeks ago I stopped at Andersonville national Cemetery on December 14. That was the day that Wreathes Across America was putting a wreath on each veterans headstone. Andersonville is a historic civil war cemetery. My great great uncle Josiah Maddock is buried there. He was a union soldier who was captured and…

  • Canadian Air Team visits Illinois Airshow

    The Royal Canadian Air Force is celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2024 and is flying around North America to help promote the strong heritage and legacy of the Royal Canadian Air Force. One of their stops was the Wings Over the Wabash Airshow at Robinson, Illinois. The F-18 Raptor demonstration team put on an amazing…

  • A-10 Demonstration Team Wrapping it Up

    I was at Wings Over the Wabash Airshow at Crawford County Airport near Robinson, Illinois. About a year ago a tornado hit this small rural airport and wiped out numerous structures and damaged many aircraft. Since that time the airport has rebuilt a hangar and is open again for business. This was the first airshow…

  • Dreaming Big

    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…

  • Blue Angels Never Fail to Impress

    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.

  • Dayton 50th Anniversary Air Show

    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…

  • EAA Oshkosh Airventure 2023

    It was the 70th anniversary edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure in Osh Kosh Wisconsin. So many fabulous aircraft at the show. You could spend the week there and not see it all.