At the end of July every year, one of the greatest shows in aviation starts in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – EAA’s AirVenture. This year I was hoping to have my dad along in tow, but that just didn’t work out. Instead, I went up by myself for “Warbird Friday.” The weather had been somewhat cloudy and …
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Flying History
Toward the end of July, the world’s only flying B-29 flew into DuPage County Airport (DPA). FiFi – the B-29 – was making stops on its way to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. I was planning to go to AirVenture and hoped to see FiFi but I also know that the annual EAA event is …
Images from San Juan
So a friend of mine recently asked if I had any pictures from San Juan, and I answered – Yes, I do. However, I've just been too lazy or busy to put them up. Well, I'm trying to rectify that now, so here are some images from those few short days on that very pretty …
Flying in a WWII Bomber
The deep thrum of the four engines, the cramped, tight spaces, walking across the bomb bay on a 10 inch metal strip, sticking your hand out the window at the waist gunner position – these were experiences I had on my flight aboard “Witchcraft” a WWII B-24 Liberator bomber. I was able to experience this …