Seymour Johnson Air Force Base hosted their bi-annual airshow, Wings Over Wayne (WOW) on April 27th and 28th. The 4th Fighter Wing and the 916th Air Refueling Wing were the hosts and the show was located on the 916th ramp. Seymour Johnson is unique in that it is the only Air Force Base named for […]
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Wings Over Wayne 2019
Posted by Shawn Byers on June 1st, 2019
Posted in airshows, U.S. Air Force, warbirds 
Tags: F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16, F-35, KC-46A, Seymour Johnson AFB, Swamp Fox F-16 
Comments Off on Wings Over Wayne 2019The USAF Wild Weasel Mission Surpasses Fifty Years
Posted by Ken Kula on March 14th, 2017
Slightly more than half a century ago, a new U. S. Air Force mission – that of a high importance – was assigned to a handful of pilots and electronic warfare officers. Their mission was to offer a solution to the critical task of defeating the newest and very lethal Soviet Bloc SA-2 anti-aircraft missiles […]
Posted in U.S. Air Force Tags: F-100, F-105, F-16, F-35, F-4, Wild Weasel Comments Off on The USAF Wild Weasel Mission Surpasses Fifty Years2016 Planes of Fame Air Show, Chino California
Posted by Steve Lewis on June 6th, 2016
Story and Photos by Steve Lewis As many shows as I go to each year, there are none I look forward to more than the Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California. The POF museum boasts an incredible collection of flyable aircraft. During their annual airshow, they put the majority of them in the sky […]
Posted in airshows, Bombers, Museums, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Tags: AD-1, Air FOrce Heitage Flight, F-16, F-86, F4U, F6F, F7F, FG-1D, MiG-15, P-26, P-38, P-40, P-51, Pearl Harbor, PT-17, PT-22, Ross and Bud Granley, Sean D. Tucker, T-33, TBM, YAK Comments Off on 2016 Planes of Fame Air Show, Chino CaliforniaNational Championship Air Races, 2015
Posted by Ken Kula on October 19th, 2015
Article written by Beau Goff Photo Credits: Beau Goff and Jared Black Each September at a small, nondescript airport north of Reno, Nevada, a unique, amazing and unmatched aviation event occurs. Only here can spectators enjoy world class air racing, a breathtaking airshow, and a magnificent static display. The National Championship Air Races, held every […]
Posted in airshows, Racers Tags: Air Races at the Reno‐Stead Airfield, Argonaut, Commemorative Air Force, David Martin, DeHavilland Vampire, Dennis Sanders, Dreadnaught, F-15, F-16, F-22, Grumman Bearcat, Hawker Sea Fury, L-39 Albatross, P-51 Berlin Express, P-51 Mustang, Pearl Harbor, Presious Metal, Rare Bear, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, Strega, T-6 Class, Thom Richard, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Unlimited Class, Voodoo, World War II Comments Off on National Championship Air Races, 2015