42nd Bomb Wing KC-135R based at Loring AFB, Maine. The base is now closed Air Force Base due to the BRAC. The two year period between 1989 and 1991 saw a pair of air shows at Massachusetts’ Hanscom AFB, to the west of Boston found in the suburb of Bedford. Twenty years has seen a […]
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Hanscom AFB’s 1989 and 1991 Air Shows
Posted by Ken Kula on September 6th, 2020
Posted in A-6 Intruder, airshows, Aviation History, EA-6B Prowler, Grumman, Helicopters, Military AIrcraft, Trainers, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, warbirds 
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Posted by Mike Colaner on May 2nd, 2020
BLUEBEARD 5, the sole remaining RH-53D survivor of Operation EAGLE CLAW There is a rare and unique helicopter that sits vigilant as a gate guardian at the Wrightstown Gate of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) in New Jersey. However, the very existence of this helicopter and how it become displayed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New […]
The Grass IS Greener at Geneseo!
Posted by Ken Kula on March 1st, 2020
The National Warplane Museum calls Geneseo, New York home. Not only does the Museum have numerous aircraft in its collection, but hosts a grand warbird air show each year. Part of the draw to these events is that the Museum’s runway is a turf field, and watching the participating warbirds operate from the field adds […]