Robert “Bob” Finch, is an aviation photographer and historian (and frequent contributor to this web site), who lived in New York State, north of New York City, during the 1950s. Before he reached his teen years, his father gave him a film camera, and Bob began taking pictures of airplanes. He still does it today, although he’s […]
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Late 1950’s Stewart Air Force Base Through Robert Finch’s Eyes
Posted by Ken Kula on June 29th, 2015
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Tags: ADC, Air Defense Command, B-25, B-29, C-123, C-131, C-45, C-47, C-54, C-97, CF-100, EC-121, F-101, F-102, F-86D, F-89, F-94, New York City, Nike, P2V, Robert Finch, S-2, Stewart Air Force Base, T-33 
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Posted by Ken Kula on June 1st, 2015
Warbirds at the 2015 Westover ARB/Great New England Air Show The sky over western Massachusetts, at the foot of the Berkshires, filled with the sights and sounds of the Great New England Air Show in mid May, 2015. The show celebrated three quarters of a century of aviation history and security that the Westover Air […]
Posted in airshows, Bombers Tags: 75th Anniversary, ADC, B-17G, B-25, B-52, Battle of Britain, Berkshires, Berlin Airlift, C-123, C-130, C-5A, C-5B Galaxy, C-5M Super Galaxy, CF-18, Great New England Air SHow, KC-46A, Major General Oscar Westover, P-51D, Pioneer Valley, SAC, SNJ, TBM Avenger, Westover ARB Comments Off on 2015 Great New England Air ShowValiant Air Command’s TICO Air Show – Hey… I Remember That!
Posted by Ken Kula on February 23rd, 2014
Every few weeks or so, you’ll see a new report here about an air show or event that contains some recollections and images from a bygone era. Some reports will review air shows no longer produced while others may feature some notable past military exercises; all will contain some long-since retired aircraft. As we here […]
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