Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS) also known as Walter A. Duncan Field is located approximately 1 mile from Peru IL. Illinois Valley Regional has 2 runways, runway 8/36 which is 6,000 feet long and Runway 7/25 which is 4,000 feet long. OSF Life F light has a base of operations here with an American […]
Archive for June, 2018
A Salute to Veterans and Avengers
Posted by Scott Jankowski on June 26th, 2018
Posted in airshows, Bombers, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, warbirds 
Tags: Grumman TBM Avenger, Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru Illinois, US Marine Corps, US Navy, World War II 
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Posted by Bill Sarama on June 7th, 2018
Jones Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean in Long Island near New York City, just had its big Memorial Day Weekend Air Show on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th, 2018. The Jones Beach air show was officially called the “15th Anniversary Bethpage Air Show” not only in honor of the duration of the […]
Posted in airshows, Anniversary Event, Museums, warbirds Tags: American Airpower Museum, Bethpage NY, Brumman Aircraft Company, Fairchild, Farmingdale NY Republic airport, Jones Beach Air Show, Seversky Comments Off on REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER LONG ISLAND AIR SHOW!No Place Like Oshkosh
Posted by Stephanie Othersen on June 3rd, 2018
It’s about that time again… EAA AirVenture, 2018! I’m so ready for everything “Oshkosh!” This will be my sixth year attending and by many standards, that still makes me a rookie. There’s still so much I’m sure I haven’t seen or done so my planning begins now… almost 50 days out. Some people plan a […]
Posted in airshows, Museums, warbirds Tags: EAA AirVenture, Oshlosh WI, Wittman Regional Airport Comments Off on No Place Like Oshkosh