I attended the 2018 Culpeper Air Fest on October 13th for the first time. Although I had known about this show, I never made arrangements to attend as it is just over 100 miles from my home and a long travel day. I agree with their tagline that it is “The best little airshow in […]
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Culpeper Air Fest 2018
Posted by Shawn Byers on November 25th, 2018
Posted in airshows, warbirds 
Tags: Art Nalls, C-45, C-47, Cessna O-2, Culpeper Air Fest 2018, Fuji LM-1, FW-149, Hurricane, Joe Edwards, Jon Thocker, L-39 Albatross, Manfred Radius, Patomac Flight, Percival Provost, Redline Airshows, Scott Francis MXS, Sea Harrier, Spitfire, Stearman, T-28 Trojan, T-6, Yak-3 
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Posted by Ken Kula on August 22nd, 2015
These photos are a second look (Scrapbook Volume 1 has already been published here a few stories ago) at just some of the warbirds that attended the 2015 EAA AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The EAA Warbirds of America organization has acres of parking to the north of show center, where you can stroll between rows […]
Late 1950’s Stewart Air Force Base Through Robert Finch’s Eyes
Posted by Ken Kula on June 29th, 2015
Robert “Bob” Finch, is an aviation photographer and historian (and frequent contributor to this web site), who lived in New York State, north of New York City, during the 1950s. Before he reached his teen years, his father gave him a film camera, and Bob began taking pictures of airplanes. He still does it today, although he’s […]
Posted in airshows Tags: ADC, Air Defense Command, B-25, B-29, C-123, C-131, C-45, C-47, C-54, C-97, CF-100, EC-121, F-101, F-102, F-86D, F-89, F-94, New York City, Nike, P2V, Robert Finch, S-2, Stewart Air Force Base, T-33 Comments Off on Late 1950’s Stewart Air Force Base Through Robert Finch’s EyesThe 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