The above World War Two photo is considered to depict the third In The Mood, a M4A1 76(w). Note that the gun tube has no muzzle break. The current restored In The Mood does. Apparently all three In The Moods had extremely short lives. There’s more info about the confusion over the various In […] Continue Reading…
At the beginning of November 2019, the Illinois State Military Museum held its Great War Encampment event and two 1917 Ford Model Ts showed up.
The Ford Model T gun truck is owned by John Krug, he also brought his 1917 Model T Ambulance.
In May 2018, Oregon’s Military Museum held its 22nd Annual Living History […] Continue Reading…
Between August and November 1995, an experimental McDonnell Douglas MD-11 conducted landings under engine power only.
It happened at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, and it was the first time a transport aircraft landed with normal controls switched off.
It was part of a NASA project to […] Continue Reading…
The Air Force Armament Museum (Near Eglin Air Force Base in Florida) recently repainted its TP-51 Mustang, for the first time in more than 30 years. But this time it was ‘painted’ with vinyl decals.
Photo via Fried Color […] Continue Reading…
July 2019, Ohio National Guard C-130H2 gets new tail markings.
Video from 2018, Dobbins Air Reserve, Georgia, explains how they picked the nose art for their C-130s:
Wyoming National Guard photo by Sergeant First […] Continue Reading…
All jacked-up!
The following official USAF pics were taken at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 13NOV2019.
Thrust reverser doors waiting to be re-installed.
Video explaining the C-17 thrust reversers:
Those turbines are hungry.
New door hinges.
New leading edge slat seals.
Trailing edge panels.
Prepping for new fuel tank seals.
BARE METAL BOMBERS: B-1B & B-52H
An A-10C flying formation with a TF-51D Mustang at the Moody Air Force Base air show, 03NOV2019.
USAF photo by Airman Azaria E. Foster, 02NOV2019.Formate-ing with an TF-51D and a F-22 Raptor.
The A-10C got its new stripes […] Continue Reading…
On 28OCT2019 the 64th Aggressor Squadron (Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada) revealed their new ‘Wraith’ paint-job for the F-16.
USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 16NOV2019.The paint scheme resembles the late World War Two/Korean conflict […] Continue Reading…
OV means Operational View, and OV-1 sounds like Obi-Wan. The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served in United States, Europe, Korea, Israel, VietNam, Central and South America, and during Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Middle East. The Mohawk retired from U.S. service in September 1996. At least 133 OV-1Cs were built (sources […] Continue Reading…
08 November 2019 (15:40 UTC-07 Tango 06) 17 Aban 1398/10 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1441/12 Yi-Hai 4717
NASA-Armstrong DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory sits on the east ramp of the 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, 23JUL2019. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Joshua C. Allmaras.NASA’s aged and heavily modified DC-8 airliner is […] Continue Reading…