In it’s 29th consecutive year, World War II Weekend descended upon Reading, Pennsylvania during the first weekend in June. I discovered this show in 2010 and have attended regularly since. To be assigned as the lone media representative from Photo Recon was a privilege but also daunting because this show is so big. It is, […]
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World War II Weekend, 2019
Posted by Shawn Byers on September 26th, 2019
Posted in airshows, Bombers, Museums, Warbird Fighters, warbirds 
Tags: Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading PA, reenactors, Warbirds 
Comments Off on World War II Weekend, 2019The Military Aviation Museum’s Flying Proms 2019
Posted by Shawn Byers on September 7th, 2019
On June 15th, the 9th Annual Flying Proms Symphony Air Show took place at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. The concept of a Prom comes from 18th Century England. Live orchestral music would play in public places on the Promenade to be enjoyed by the commoners. The Military Aviation Museum teams with the […]
Posted in airshows, Special Event, warbirds Tags: fireworks, Flying Proms, Military Aviation Museum, music, Warbirds Comments Off on The Military Aviation Museum’s Flying Proms 2019EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Warbird News, Part 1
Posted by Ken Kula on July 27th, 2019
Here’s a first look at some of the great aircraft and events that took place at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This year, among the many aviation-related celebrations during the convention, the 50th year of the EAA’s Convention in Oshkosh Wisconsin was feted. These photos were taken during the early part of the aviation celebration, […]
Posted in Anniversary Event, EAA AirVenture, EAA Warbirds of America, Special Event, warbirds Tags: 70th Anniversary of T-28 and T-34, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, P-51 Mustangs, Warbirds Comments Off on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Warbird News, Part 1Warbirds Over Wanaka – 1998
Posted by Ken Kula on March 10th, 2019
Twenty-plus years have flown by since my first and only visit (thus far) to New Zealand. My main purpose of the trip was to see the highly anticipated Polikarpov fighters, the I-153 and I-16 World War II era planes that the Alpine Fighter Collection had rebuilt in Russian factories during the mid-1990s. The show, during […]
Posted in airshows, Museums, Warbird Fighters, warbirds Tags: I-153, Polikarpov I-16, Warbirds, Warbirds Over Wanaka New Zealand 1998 Comments Off on Warbirds Over Wanaka – 1998