Photo Fanny: Portrait of a Movie Star B-25 Mitchell
Avgeeks See Aircraft in Movies as Stars in Their Own Right For Avgeeks, movies featuring airplanes are nearly always must-sees. Well, almost always. The airplanes are often the stars of…
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WATCH: This is How You Restore a DH.98 Mosquito
The Owner of This Beautifully Restored ‘Mossie’ Shares Both Mosquito History and His Story Mosquito FB Mk.VI serial number PZ474 (reg N474PZ) left the factory in 1945. The aircraft entered…
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Alaska Takes Swipe At Delta in Seattle With American Codeshare and International Partnership
American and Alaska Airlines made significant announcements this week to counter the growth of Delta Air Lines in the Seattle market. The airlines took a two prong strategy to counter…
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WATCH: JASDF F-4 Phantoms Flying Japanese Skies
They Might Not Be There For Much Longer So Enjoy Them While You Can The Nihon Koku Jietai (or) Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) has been operating Phabulous Phantoms…
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WATCH: C-133 Cargomasters Hauled it All Longer and Faster
These Record-Setting First-of-Their-Kind Strategic Airlifters Circled the Globe Anyone who frequents Avgeekery.com knows we’re big Douglas C-133 Cargomaster fans. We’ve featured the big strategic airlifter in stories before, but this…
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WATCH: Naval Reserve P2V Neptunes On the Move
Peep Some Classic 1960s Maritime Patrol Action Lockheed’s P2V Neptune was the nation’s long-range maritime patrol aircraft until well after the Lockheed P-3 Orion entered service. Naval Air Reserve squadrons…
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WATCH: Relive Your Flying Youth in a Cessna 152
Cessna’s 150/152 Series Was the First Airplane Many of Us Ever Flew Cessna’s impact upon general aviation is impossible to ignore. Hundreds of thousands of student pilots took the controls…
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Ride Along In a F4U Corsair With Helmet Cam Footage
One of our favorite videographer, Greg Jacek from Unique Photo and Video, returns to share video of a helmet cam in a F4U Corsair. We love the 4k HD footage…
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JetBlue Founder Has A New Airline Coming Soon. Where Will They Fly?
The founder of JetBlue and Azul Airlines is back with another airline. David Neeleman is an airline start-up king. Over the course of his career, he has successfully started five…
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The KC-97: Boeing’s Big Tanker Set the Standard
The Stratofreighter Was the Proving Ground for the KC-135 Stratotanker It is 1951. The first generation of America’s Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps tactical jet aircraft have begun service…
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100 Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Just Had One Amazing Week
Colonel, now Brigadier General, Charles McGee is one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen. At 100 years old, he is a living legend of aviation and a national hero. Charles…
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The Storied Career of NASA Shuttle Carriers
An aircraft of epic proportions, crafted to transport a focal point of American history, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is one of the most recognized machines across the nation. A B747…
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