An interesting and unique warbird from the 1950s was in attendance at 2015’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A close relative to history’s smallest Air Force One, this Aero Commander VL-26B was part of an order of Air Force executive transports, and is now owned by Scott Main. He and his wife put their aircraft on display, it being […]
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Ike’s Commanders
Posted by Ken Kula on July 31st, 2015
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Tags: "I like Ike", AC-560, Aero Commander, Aero Commander 560A, Aero Commander 680, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gettysburg, Ike, L-26, Twin Commander, U-4, VL-26B, White House 
Comments Off on Ike’s CommandersThe Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover
Posted by Ken Kula on May 10th, 2015
An amazing salute to a rapidly disappearing group of living military veterans occurred on Friday May 8, 2015, when the world witnessed the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover (henceforth known here as the “Flyover”). As part of a ceremony that commemorated the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), the Flyover contained examples […]
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