As the final flag comes down in Reno for the National Championship Air Races, veteran reporter Frederick A. Johnsen looks […]
Author: Frederick Johnsen
The Sea Rover: Melded metal and wood in a flying boat
The Sea Rover has been described as having good water handling traits, as well as decent flying characteristics, although its […]
Vintage Bardahl Special has some new tricks
The 2023 National Championship Air Races attracted a number of vintage racing aircraft to the final event held at storied […]
British Bulldog is inspired Oregon creation
“This thing takes off like a bat out of hell,” said Oregon’s Ed Storos, who took two decades to build […]
Final flag at Reno air races is bittersweet
The 2023 Reno National Championship Air Races saw thousands of air racing fans come together at Reno Stead Airport (KRTS) […]
A down-to-earth, relaxing fly-in
The annual fly-in at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) at Hood River, Oregon, gets a returning crowd […]
Jimmy Stewart’s Mustang is the best of old and new
It’s a wonderful life for Jimmy Stewart’s newly restored Mustang, now ensconced in the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, […]
Thunder and lightning over Boise for Gowen Thunder air show
It’s been seven years since the Idaho National Guard unleashed its Gowen Thunder air show spectacular in Boise — and […]
Japanese seaplanes and the second bombing of Pearl Harbor
Underwing carriage of torpedoes, bombs, or depth charges made the Kawanishi H8K1 and H8K2 lethal sub and shipping hunters. But […]
Hypoxia demonstration an eye-opener for GA pilots at Oshkosh
General aviation pilots at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 volunteered to sustain oxygen deprivation, turn blue, and emulate barely-sentient zombies in […]