I recently had the distinct honor to meet a member of "The Greatest Generation" at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame...

Airshows at Military Base - Air Force Base / National Guard Base / Naval Air Station / Marine Corps Air Station - are much different from...

In April of 2015 I had the pleasure of participating in the MCAS Beaufort, SC Airshow. One of the groups in attendance with the DAV...

In this blog I provide the history of Douglas C-47A Dakota MK 1 'Bones' (FD789). C-47s / R4Ds (USN designation) flown by the USAAF / USN were known as the SkyTrain, whereas those flown by the British Commonwealth Air Forces (i.e. RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) were known as the Dakota. This specific aircraft has quite a provenance and in this blog, I will share that history with you. Much of this information was taken from the Rare Air Inc. web page. Additional information was c

2015 marks my 6th year of extensive attendance / participation at AIrshows, Fly-ins, Museum Open Days, and Other Aviation Events.