US Air Force F-111. Andrews Air Force Base is located in Camp Springs, Maryland. Sitting just east of the busy I-95 highway today, the site was first used as a military camp during the Civil War. In 1942, work began on an airport for the Army Air Corps. Beginning as a training base, it became […]
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Looking Back at Canada’s Shearwater International Air Shows Part 2
Posted by Ken Kula on December 4th, 2021
The last Shearwater International Air Show was held in 1997, more than two decades ago. Later shows at the military base, located a short distance northeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, continued under different names and organizations after the base was downsized. We ran a feature here in these pages in 2013; new photos have been […]
Reopening America’s Hangar
Posted by Corey Beitler on July 18th, 2021
When its doors opened to the public in December 2003, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center was a dream come true for the Smithsonian Institution. After years of private fundraising efforts and lobbying government leaders for funding, the world-renowned museum and educational institution finally had a new facility to display the […]
More Jet Carrier-Capable Warbirds
Posted by Scott Jankowski on July 3rd, 2021
Photographer Scott Jankowski has had the opportunity to see loads of U.S. Navy and Marine jets on airport ramps and at air shows. Here’s a collection of photos he’s taken over the years, how many types do you recognize? [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”557″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]