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P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Homebasing Announced
The Department of the Navy announced on January 2nd 2009 its decision to provide facilities and functions to base five fleet squadrons of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) with a fleet replacement squadron at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, four fleet squadrons at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., and three fleet squadrons at Marine Corps [...]
Last action hero
The XF8B-1 made its first flight on 28 November 1944 with Boeing test pilot Robert Lamson at the controls. The second prototype was ready for flight testing on 13 February 1945. However, during the initial trials it was nearly lost when the plane started to oscillate at the moment the both main wheels were retracted. [...]
RIAT 2007
The Royal International Air Tattoo is a very large Air Show containing hundreds of military aircraft from a wide variety of countries both in the static park and flying display. RIAT has been held at Fairford since 1985 and one of the themes of this years display was to mark the 60th anniversary of the [...]
Flying Legends Air Show 2007
The Flying Legends Air Show is held every year at the famous World War II airfield of Duxford. You can expect to see a variety of vintage warbirds performing air displays. Duxford is also the home of The Fighter Collection as well as the Imperial War Museum collection. Hawk 75 in French WW2 camouflage and [...]
Superfortress hunter
During the WW2 bitter fight were held in the sky above the Japan mainland. Reason for that could be found in the new heavy bomber Boeing B-29 which strafe Japan mainland target from the high altityde in many cases very hard to reach by standard fighter planes. “Superfortress hunter” digital art you see here is [...]
Biggin Hill 2006
One of the very large air show held in the UK where unique collection of vintage airplanes is presented in airworthy condition. But interesting to see is also some WW1 replicas. Images bellow show following types: Harrier Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIB s/n FE788, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress s/n 124485, Morane Saulnier MS505 Criquet s/n DM+BK, [...]
