SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, GOLDSBORO, NC — The pre-Memorial Day weekend Wings Over Wayne Air Show, held May 20-21 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, attracted a record crowd of 230,000. The biennial display of historic and contemporary airpower kicked off the 75th-anniversary celebration of the 4th Fighter Wing and the birth of military aviation in North […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
The Ultimate Aviation Vacation returns for SUN ‘n FUN 2018
LAKELAND, Florida —SUN ‘n FUN, Stallion 51 Corp. and Experience Kissimmee have partnered once again to make the 2018 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo the experience of a lifetime for one lucky winner in the ACEMaker Raffle. Returning for its second year, the raffle is back to raise funds and awareness for SUN ‘n […]
See the stars at 9I0
An Astronomy Night Fly-In will be held June 23-24, 2017, at Havana Regional Airport (9I0 – Niner-India-Zero) in Illinois. The fly-in will feature astronomy, camping and a pancake breakfast. The guides to the cosmos will be the astronomers and astrophysicists from the University of Illinois Astronomy Club. They are bringing high-powered telescopes for your chance to see your […]
FlightSimCon prepares for takeoff
Organizers of FlightSimCon have unveiled the speaker lineup for the 2017 event, which includes representatives from the FAA, Lockheed Martin, Laminar Research, Dovetail Games, and many more. The event is scheduled for June 10-11, 2017, at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel attached to Bradley International Airport, just outside of Hartford, Conn. There will be a plethora […]
Valdez Fly-In ‘best’ one yet
Approximately 200 airplanes and more than 2,500 people descended on Pioneer Field in Valdez, Alaska, May 12-14, 2017, for the 14th Valdez Fly-In and Air Show. The 2017 event featured spectacular STOL flying, aerobatics by Scott Sexton and Gary Ward, a demonstration of a World War II era C-46 cargo plane, and a world record […]
Celebrating the DC-3/C-47 in style
In total, more than 16,000 variants of the venerable DC-3 were built. The DC-3/C-47 is the only pre-World War II aircraft that is still operating commercially today. To pay tribute to this beautiful airplane, the first Flabob DC-3/C-47 Fly-In took place at the historic airport in Riverside, Calif., May 19-21, 2017. The fly-in included rides, […]
Music and airplanes mix in Flying Proms Symphony Air Show
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Military Aviation Museum is hosting The Flying Proms Symphony Air Show on Saturday, June 10. Gates open at 3 p.m. with the concert starting at 7 p.m. Those attending will experience an evening filled with classical musical pieces, performed by a live symphony orchestra, all with a backdrop of aerial displays […]
Scenes from the Memphis Air Show
Ace photographer Sheldon Heatherington sent us these photos from the Memphis Air Show, held May 13-14 at Memphis-Millington Airport. Enjoy!
Kyle Franklin to receive 2017 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship
Kyle Franklin has been named the 2017 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Kyle is a second-generation airshow pilot and a second-generation Bill Barber Award winner. His father, Jimmy Franklin, started flying airshows in 1967, was the recipient of the 1989 Bill Barber Award, and is one of the true legends of the airshow […]