One of the larger attractions of the 2020 “Arsenal of Democracy” flyover were the only two flying B-29 Superfortresses, “Doc” and “FiFi”, joined in flight for just the fourth time since their restorations. On practice day Thursday, the two flew in formation over the town of Culpeper, VA along with several alternating formations of disparate […]
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The Great “Arsenal of Democracy” B-29 Superfortresses
Posted by Daniel O. Myers on December 5th, 2020
What Might Have Been over Washington D.C.
Posted by ClassicWarbirds Team on December 1st, 2020
Featuring the photography of Shawn Byers, Mike Colaner, and Howard German. The Arsenal of Democracy Fly Over, planned for September 2020, was the make-up date f0r the postponed May, 2020 Fly Over, planned to parade overhead the Mall in Washington D.C. This collective group of pilots and planes would have commemorated the 75th anniversary of […]
2020 “Arsenal of Democracy” Flyover
Posted by Daniel O. Myers on November 28th, 2020
Photos by Shawn Byers, Mike Colaner, and Howard German On December 29, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast a radio fireside chat from the White House stating, “We must be the great arsenal of democracy. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of […]
Looking Back at the Blue Angels 60th Birthday Bash at RNLAF Leeuwarden
Posted by Ken Kula on July 4th, 2020
Koninklijke Luchtmacht (RNLAF) Leeuwarden Open Dagen 2006 The year was 2006, and the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron as celebrating their 60th Anniversary. As part of their schedule, a short European tour was planned and executed, including a weekend at the RNLAF Leeuwarden, an air force base well northeast of the Netherlands’ largest […]
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