The prototype Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King made its’ first flight on March 11, 1959. There are still some later-built versions in use today, some sixty years ago, attesting to the design’s usefulness and reliability. Sikorsky Aircraft began manufacturing the HSS-2 helicopter after winning a 1957 competition for an anti-submarine warfare helicopter for the U.S. […]
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Sikorsky’s Sea Kings No Longer Rule the Waves
Posted by Ken Kula on February 23rd, 2019
Posted in U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy 
Tags: Canada, Commando, HSS-2, Mitsubishi, Sea King, Sikorsky, Westland 
Comments Off on Sikorsky’s Sea Kings No Longer Rule the WavesTHE RUMBLE OF THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN 2018
Posted by Scott Jankowski on February 15th, 2019
The Ypsilanti MI based Yankee Air Museum hosts the annual Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at the Willow Run International Airport. We just took a look at the aircraft that brought the “Thunder” to the 2018 airshow, we now turn our attention to the Radials of the 2018 show. Thunder Over Michigan 2018 brought together […]
Posted in airshows, Museums, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Tags: Michigan, Thunder Over Michigan, Willow Run International Airport, Yankee Ari Force, Ypsilanti Comments Off on THE RUMBLE OF THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN 2018Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom Showcase
Posted by Dion Makowski on February 9th, 2019
An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai or JASDF) from the McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries construction-built) F-4 Phantom II to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, with the […]
Posted in Warbird Fighters Tags: F-4 Phantom II, F-4EJ, Hyakuri Air Base Japan, RF-4Kai Comments Off on Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom ShowcaseDEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
Posted by Scott Jankowski on February 2nd, 2019
Ten miles South of Omaha Nebraska, adjacent to the city of Bellevue Nebraska, one will find Offutt Air Force Base. Offutt has a very rich history dating back to the late 1890’s when Fort Crook was constructed, as a matter of fact many of the original structures are still in use today. In 1918 […]
Posted in airshows, Bombers, U.S. Air Force, warbirds Tags: 55th Wing, Air Combat Command, Bellevue Nebraska, E-4B, Offutt AFB, RC-135 Comments Off on DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM