On Friday, May 17th, I went chasing after the Normandy Dakotas of the “D-Day Squadron” that were forming up at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in central Connecticut for a special mission. Ten C-47 Dakotas and Douglas DC-3 restored airliners were gathering up at Oxford for a six-stop trip across the Pond departing on Sunday, May 19th, ultimately […]
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A MORNING WITH THE D-DAY SQUADRON
Posted by Bill Sarama on June 15th, 2019
Posted in Anniversary Event, Special Event, warbirds 
Tags: C-47, C-53, D-Day Squadron, DC-3 
Comments Off on A MORNING WITH THE D-DAY SQUADRONCulpeper Air Fest 2018
Posted by Shawn Byers on November 25th, 2018
I attended the 2018 Culpeper Air Fest on October 13th for the first time. Although I had known about this show, I never made arrangements to attend as it is just over 100 miles from my home and a long travel day. I agree with their tagline that it is “The best little airshow in […]
Posted in airshows, warbirds Tags: Art Nalls, C-45, C-47, Cessna O-2, Culpeper Air Fest 2018, Fuji LM-1, FW-149, Hurricane, Joe Edwards, Jon Thocker, L-39 Albatross, Manfred Radius, Patomac Flight, Percival Provost, Redline Airshows, Scott Francis MXS, Sea Harrier, Spitfire, Stearman, T-28 Trojan, T-6, Yak-3 Comments Off on Culpeper Air Fest 2018OSH Warbirds in Review Part#2 “Radial Rumble”
Posted by Scott Jankowski on October 23rd, 2018
Warbirds are an important part of AirVenture and 2018 was no different. A total of 377 warbirds of all kinds descended into Oshkosh this year. Special emphasis was placed on the 80th Anniversary of the North American Texan, and the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force. The United States Air Force Heritage Flight brought […]
Posted in airshows, Museums, warbirds Tags: A-1 Skyraider, Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation, AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, B-29, C-47, EAA, EAA Warbirds of America, Mustangs, Tigercats Comments Off on OSH Warbirds in Review Part#2 “Radial Rumble”Atlanta’s Warhawk Weekend
Posted by Ken Kula on October 18th, 2016
Photos by Gerhard Frenz Photography The Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing offered its’ Atlanta Warbird Weekend over the last weekend in September, 2016. Splashed through their advertisements, the Wing was quite specific that the “Atlanta Warbird Weekend is NOT an air show. It is a warbird display, aircraft rides, and history education event.” Sure, warbirds […]
Posted in Museums Tags: "Keep 'em Flying", American Airpower Museum, American Volunteer Group, Atlanta Warbird Weekend, AVG, C-46, C-47, CBI, China Burma India Theatre of Operations, Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing, Curtiss P-40, DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, Kittyhawk, NAS Atlanta, Texas Flying Legends Museum, The Hump, Warhawk Comments Off on Atlanta’s Warhawk Weekend