When its doors opened to the public in December 2003, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center was a dream come true for the Smithsonian Institution. After years of private fundraising efforts and lobbying government leaders for funding, the world-renowned museum and educational institution finally had a new facility to display the […]
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Wings Over Houston 2019
Posted by Shawn Byers on January 8th, 2020
The Wings Over Houston Airshow is an annual, privately operated show taking place at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas during the month of October. It was my first time attending the airshow on October 19th and 20th but one I have had my eye on for awhile.
Posted in Air National Guard, airshows, Grumman, Military AIrcraft, Museums, National Air and Space Museum, warbirds 
Tags: Collings foundation, Lone Star Flight Museum, Oracle Challenger III, Sean D. Tucker, Texas Raiders, Thunderbirds, Tora! Tora! Tora! 
Comments Off on Wings Over Houston 2019Joint Base Andrews AFB Air Show 2019
Posted by Daniel O. Myers on June 29th, 2019
Article written by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Bob Finch unless where noted. With air boss Wayne Boggs coordinating the flying, announcer Matt Jolley describing the action and Jay Rabbit providing entertaining musical interludes, the Joint Base Andrews “Legends of Flight” air show was underway. Opening with a sterling rendition of the American national anthem, […]
Posted in airshows, National Air and Space Museum, warbirds Tags: Class of 45, Commemorative Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Panchito, Sean D. Tucker Comments Off on Joint Base Andrews AFB Air Show 2019Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler Sunset and VMAQ-2 Deactivation
Posted by Shawn Byers on March 23rd, 2019
On Friday, March 8th, 2019, the United States Marine Corps said farewell to the venerable Grumman EA-6B Prowler and the last squadron to fly it, VMAQ-2, ‘The Death Jesters”. This was truly an end of two eras.
Posted in Museums, National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Marines Tags: "Easy 21", Disestablishment, EA-6B Prowler, Grumman, MCAS Cherry Point, National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, VMAQ-2, Washington Dulles International Airport Comments Off on Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler Sunset and VMAQ-2 Deactivation