Sofia Sunday
It’s #sofiasunday and here is a look at the arrival of NASA Sofia #747SP #N747NA at Pima Air and Space. #sofia #nasasofia #nasa #dlr...
Airplane the Movie release
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the release of the movie Airplane. #airplane #airplanethemovie #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation...
B52 Roadtrip
Flashback to January 2022 on the #b52roadtrip with B-52H 61-0009 Damage Inc II, we had just passed Vaughn, NM on our way to Roswell....
Catapult Tow Bar Launch
A look back to 1986 with a flight deck crewman guiding an F/A-18A Hornet into the catapult shuttle, you can see the tow bar about to drop...
Catapult Bridle Recovery
Here is a look back at flight deck crewmen as they retrieve a catapult bridle used in the launch of the T-2C Buckeye USS Lexington AVT-16...
Willys Jeep on an Aircraft Carrier
Now for something different, the Willys Jeep was an icon of WWII, including aboard aircraft carriers here is Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat being...
Catapult Bridle Catcher
Yesterday we shared about the bridle that was used to launch aircraft off carriers. Here is an example of a #phantom being launched off...
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42
Here is USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 underway after her SCB-110 conversion in the late 1950’s. #cva42 #cv42 #ussfranklindroosevelt...
Sea King Saturday
It’s #seakingsaturday here is a SH-3D Sea King from HS-75 aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 with a pair of #Phantoms VF-202 in...
SR-71A 61-7974
A look back to the early 1980’s with SR-71A 61-7974 nicknamed Ichi Ban. #usaf #sr71 #blackbird #ichiban #aviationsafari #aviationsafari...
