The US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team have been thrilling crowds with their aerial prowess for 70 years now. Growing up in Australia it took me quite a while to ever see them perform (2009) but since then I have certainly made up for it, catching demonstrations around the United States, including on their home turf… Read More US Navy Blue Angels 70th Anniversary: 1946 – 2016
Along with the usual aerobatic and military flying action, the Oregon International Air Show at Hillsboro Airport just outside of Portland, Oregon featured a Heroes of the Pacific tribute to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Pacific War during World War Two. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii on December 7th,… Read More Oregon International Air Show 2016: Heroes of the Pacific 75th Anniversary
Continuing the en masse warbird flying displays of the Planes of Fame Airshow 2015 were aircraft that flew in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two. These included a Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman F4F Wildcat, Grumman TBM Avenger, Imperial Japanese Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero and North American B-25 Mitchell. Former fighters of the US Navy naturally dominated the flying displays… Read More Planes of Fame Airshow 2015: WW2 Pacific Theatre Warbirds
No air show is complete without World War Two era warbirds and Aviation Nation 2014 at Nellis AFB in Nevada was no exception. Clear blue skies and a bit of history in the air. Who could ask for anything more? Not me that’s for sure! There was plenty of action from static to flying displays including… Read More Aviation Nation 2014: WW2 USAAF & US Navy Warbirds
