Members of EAA Chapter 1414 joined forces with the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum in Poplar Grove, Illinois, to build […]
Author: Frederick Johnsen
One story towers above all the rest at Oshkosh
The control tower at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is Crazy Town to normal mortals, yet it […]
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 a record-breaking show
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 is over, and as the last prop wash wafts across the matted acres of now-empty grass […]
Helicopters give thousands an aerial view of AirVenture
Three helicopters buzz above EAA AirVenture all day, every day, of the show, giving AirVenture visitors a birds-eye view of […]
The Tommy Scout: From war to sport flying
The Thomas-Morse S-4, known as the Tommy, was a plane at the intersection between aircraft development during World War I […]
Japanese piloted bomb showed desperation and resolve
A 1945 Navy report said Ohka “presents the most difficult target our surface forces and aircraft have encountered in the […]
Tips for general aviation pilots during wildfire season
As wildfires become more common in the U.S., general aviation pilots need to know what’s involved in sharing airspace with […]
Rain doesn’t dampen SkyFest 2022
Fabulous fliers outweighed drizzly disappointments as SkyFest 2022 returned an airshow to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, after […]
Newest Liberator was cast for the ages
A lot of records were set by the Convair B-24 Liberator heavy bomber of World War II. But for all […]
Giant Antonov AN-225 destroyed in Ukraine
The one and only An-225 has become a casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: general aviationGiant Antonov AN-225 […]