by Alan Armstrong | Jan 22, 2019 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Aircraft, Airshows, Formation Flying, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Greenwood Lake, New Jersey and Reading, Pennsylvania—An Aerial Odyssey The story of thirteen exhilarating and challenging days on the air show circuit in a seventy-six-year-old aircraft. Same Drill – Get up at Dark Thirty and Go As I look in the mirror, it’s...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 10, 2019 | Air Museum, Aircraft, History, Movies, National Security, National Treasure, Second World War, War Aircraft
Barber’s Point Naval Air Station – and its place in Aviation History Barber’s Point Naval Air Station is an iconic military airfield complete with massive hangars, long runways and a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean in the background. In short, it is...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 1, 2018 | Aircraft, Airshows, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Randy Ball, The MiG-17F and Secrets of “Top Gun” WHO IS RANDY BALL? Randy Ball grew up in Tyler, Texas. His father was a pilot and his great uncle was a 56-mission veteran who flew B-17s in World War Two. With the war’s end, Randy’s uncle served as pilot to President...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 18, 2018 | Air Force, History, MIlitary, Second World War, War Aircraft
The Flying Tigers and Guerrilla Air Warfare in China Daniel Jackson, a military historian and active Air Force pilot made a presentation at the Dunwoody Campus of Georgia State University on October 9, 2018. AMERICAN PILOTS AS GUERILLA WARRIORS The reality of American...
by Alan Armstrong | Jul 9, 2018 | Air Museum, Aircraft, Airshows, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Salute to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania is an aviation treasure. It houses a remarkable collection of World War II aircraft, many of which are in flying condition, along with a vast collection of World War II...
