Eurocoptor AS-350-BA
It was Chopper Day at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. Helicopters, that is. The weather was clear and very breezy, but several choppers still showed [...]
C-47 Skytrain Military Transport
Springtime is a great time of year to get outside and visit historical parks and museums. Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama is home of [...]
Spirit of Naval Aviation
When you first enter the National Naval Aviation Museum, you approach a larger than life tribute to Naval Aviators. Captain Robert L. Rasmussen, USN (Ret.) and [...]
All American Angel
The Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds are a symbol of our military’s capability and can-do attitude. The Pensacola Naval Air Station is the home [...]
Miniature Warfare
Models are a great way to see things in scale. Except for video, it would be hard for someone to get a 360 degree [...]
Boeing 307 Stratoliner
I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I posted a photo of this beautiful Boeing 307 Stratoliner or “Clipper Flying Cloud” almost a year ago. [...]
The Eye in the Sky
Do you ever have the feeling that you are being watched? That someone is following you, yet you don’t see them? No matter which [...]
A View from the Cockpit
I always get a bit envious when I get an opportunity to view an airplane’s cockpit. Always wanting to be a pilot, it’s fun [...]
The Mini Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first successful powered aircraft. The Wright brothers flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south [...]
Landing
A trip to the airport can be fun, if you are just going to look and enjoy the sights. If you get to stand [...]