2018 Culpeper Air Fest- A Review Of the “Best Little Air Show in the East”
This year’s Culpeper Air Fest started with a fall chill in the air and overcast skies. Fortunately the clouds began to break up, in time for the start of the…
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4K VIDEO: The Emotional 73rd Commemoration of the Largest Airborne Operation in History
Last month, 17,000 spectators at the Ginkel Heath in Ede, The Netherlands, watched 250 Paratroopers from the United States, England, Poland and Germany jump out of transport aircraft like the…
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Airshow Photo Review: Duxford Flying Legends Show Is a Site To Behold
For the World War II warbird enthusiast, Duxford’s annual Flying Legends air show is a must see. Located in Cambridgeshire, England at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, this show is…
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Forgotten Video Highlights How Air Power Turned The Tide Against The Axis War Machine
Long lost archive from the Air Force in 1953 highlights the ways that airpower changed the game in WWII. During the second half of 1943 the Allies were beginning to…
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PHOTO ESSAY: The WWII Museum Is an Avgeek Must-See!
The National World War II (WWII) Museum in New Orleans covers all aspects of WWII. It emphasizes the personal dimensions of combat, often told through first-hand combat accounts of soldiers,…
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75 Years Ago, We Beat The Soviets With Cargo Planes
September 30 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift, historically the first major showdown of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West. World…
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