Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS) also known as Walter A. Duncan Field is located approximately 1 mile from Peru IL. Illinois Valley Regional has 2 runways, runway 8/36 which is 6,000 feet long and Runway 7/25 which is 4,000 feet long. OSF Life F light has a base of operations here with an American […]
Posts Tagged ‘World War II’
A Salute to Veterans and Avengers
Posted by Scott Jankowski on June 26th, 2018
Posted in airshows, Bombers, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, warbirds 
Tags: Grumman TBM Avenger, Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru Illinois, US Marine Corps, US Navy, World War II 
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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, 2015The Royal Canadian Air Force Commemorates The “Few” In Style
Posted by Ken Kula on June 6th, 2015
The Battle of Britain occurred 75 years ago, and numerous events to commemorate that epic battle are taking place around the world in 2015. Winston Churchill described the airmen that fought their German Luftwaffe foes as the “Few” in a famous speech. No. 1 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, a fighter unit flying Hawker Hurricanes […]
Posted in airshows Tags: "the Few", 188761, Battle of Britain, Captain Denis "Cheech" Beaulieu, CF-18, CF-18 Demonstration Team, CF-188, CFB Bagotville, CFB Cold Lake, Commonwealth squadron, RCAF 1 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Winston Churchill, World War II Comments Off on The Royal Canadian Air Force Commemorates The “Few” In StyleThe 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 […]
Posted in airshows, Bombers Tags: A-26, America, B-17s, B-24, B-25s, B-29, BBC, C-45, C-47, Capitol Building, Commemorative Air Force, CORNELL, Corsairs, Culpeper VA, District of Columbia, Fagen Fighters, Federal Aviation Administration, Fighter Factory, Flyby, Independence Avenue, Jefferson Memorial, L-16, L-4, L-5s, L-birds, Lee Ann Crain, Lincolm Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, location, Manassas VA, Mark Murphy, Mary Lynn Rynkiewicz, media releases, Military Veterans, Missing Man Formation, National Mall, National Park Service, National World War II Memorial, P-38, P-40s, P-51 Mustang, P-51s, PBJ, PBY, Pentagon, pilot, Potomac River, PT-17, Reagan National Airport, Sam Graves, SB2C, SBD, SNJ, T-6, TBMs, Texas Flying Legends Museum, The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Secret Service, United Kingdom, United States, V-E Day, VE Day, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Monument, Washington's Reagan airport, White House, Wildcats, World War II, World War II Victory Capitol Flyover Comments Off on The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover