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The Greatest Show on Turf Through Frank Ertl’s Lens
Posted by Ken Kula on August 2nd, 2015
Posted in airshows, Museums 
Tags: Aero, Aero L-39s, Aeronca L-16, Art Nalls, B-25 Mitchell, C-47 Dakota, CH-53, DC-3, FM-2 Wildcat, Fouga Magister, Frank Ertl, Geneseo, London, New York, Ontario, P-51D Mustang, Sea Harrier, Sea Sprite, TBM Avenger, Tiger Moth 
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Posted by Ken Kula on August 27th, 2014
Alaska has quite a number of warbirds that still earn their keep carrying freight and passengers. If you spend a few days around Alaskan airports, you’ll hear and see retired military transports such as Douglas C-118 Liftmasters (DC-6), C-47/R4D/C-117 Skytrains (DC-3), DHC U-6/L-20 Beavers, and even the odd Curtiss C-46 Commando. Imagine my surprise though […]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Air Corps, Alaska, Alaska Air, Anchorage, C-117 Skytrains, C-46 Commando, C-47, DC-3, DC-6, Douglas C-118 Liftmasters, Federal Aviation Administration, Foundry Harvard Mk., Freedom Alaska Flying Museum, Harvard, Ken Kula, L-13A, L-20 Beavers, Merrill Field, Mitsubishi, monoplane, Pratt and Whitney, T-6s, United States Comments Off on Warbirds Nest in AnchorageValiant 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 […]
Posted in airshows Tags: A-26s, A-6 Intruders, Airport District Authority, Atlantic coast, B-17, B-24, B-25s, C-117, C-119, C-123, C-45, C-47A, Cape Canaveral, central Florida, DC-3, F-111, F-16, F-86, F/A-18s, Florida, food, Fouga Magister, Fuji, Harriers, instant internet information, Ken Kula, L-19s, L-39s, Merritt Island, MiG-17, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy, New Hampshire, Orlando, P-47, P-51s, S-3, Sanford Naval Air Station, Sea Furys, southeastern U.S., Space Coast Regional Airport, T-2, T-33s, T-37, U.S. Government, United States, Valiant Air Command Comments Off on Valiant Air Command’s TICO Air Show – Hey… I Remember That!Hawaii’s Military Aviation Heritage on Display
Posted by Ken Kula on March 6th, 2013
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is located aboard Ford Island, at Pearl Harbor. Within its’ pair of hangars and ramp area, a wide-ranging collection of aircraft and artifacts presents aviation heritage with a mainly military, decidedly Hawaiian flavor stretching from the beginning of World War II through to today. The Museum is set inside […]
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