Armed Forces Day
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. […]
Year: 2012
Lionel D. Alford, Jr. Latest Flights Updated
Okay, I’ve been bad. I’ve flown 10 times since I last gave you an update. […]
Testing a Dream: An In Depth Look at Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight Test HD
Take a behind the scenes look at flight testing the 787. […]
Training Flight in the AT-6 (twice) Plus A BFR in the Baron this week!
This was a training week for the AT-6. […]
The classic Cessna 195 (FREEview 213)
The Aviators, the smash hit that airs across the US on PBS, in Canada on Travel & Escape, and on Discovery Channel internationally, is back for an exciting second season! […]
Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Official Chase Photographer Flight!
We’ve been waiting down at Eglin for the last couple of weeks for the range time and the weather to match. The weather has been bad with rain and low ceilings. […]
Kansas Aviation Museum 2011 Hall of Fame and Governor’s Honor Awards!
In honor of those who have made outstanding contributions to Kansas aviation, the Kansas Department of Aviation through the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) had realized years ago, that a function be created to recognize individuals who played a major role in the contribution and development of Kansas Aviation. […]
Tuskegee Airman sees success as first AF four-star general
One of the original Tuskegee Airmen went on to become the first African-American to attain the rank of four-star general in the U.S. Air Force. […]
Latest Flight: Front Seat of the AT-6C
I flew in the front seat of AT-6C N610AT from Beech Field (BEC) to Eglin AFB (VPS). We were originally supposed to go out as a two-ship (formation), but the other aircraft was delayed, so we took off in the morning. […]