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INFORMATIONAL Dec 01, 2023 The Boneyard: Where Planes Go to Die? Plane boneyards, also known as aircraft graveyards, are massive landscapes littered with once-mighty planes that are now mere skeletons of their past. But this process is of utmost importance to the aviation industry. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 12, 2023 A Tribute to the Texas Raiders One Year Later The "Texas Raiders" B-17, owned by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) started it's life as a Boeing PB-1 AWACS Registered as 44-83872 this PB-1W was among the last 20 B-17s built by Douglas under license with Boeing. It came off the production line in Long Beach, California on July 12, 1945 and entered service with VX-4, located at NAS Patuxent River in the United States Navy nine days later on July 21. Read More →
NEWS Nov 11, 2023 U.S. Drone Shot Down Near Yemen Amid Rising Middle East Tensions On the week of November 6, a United States military drone was shot down in the Middle East. The shootdown comes among rising tensions between the United States and its ally Israel and Iran. In recent weeks, the United States military has slowly increased it's presence in the Middle East over fears of Israel's conflict with Hamas escalating into a regional conflict. Read More →
NEWS Sep 26, 2023 Orlando International: Soaring to the Top as Florida's Busiest Airport Florida's busiest airport is not Miami. Orlando International Airport has and continues to cement its position as a key player in Floridian aviation. Here, we investigate the rise of MCO to the top. Read More →
NEWS Mar 16, 2023 VIDEO: American Drone Crashes After Encountering Russian Fighters Over the Black Sea Russian Air Force Su-27s have caused an American MQ-9 reaper drone to crash into the Black Sea in international airspace. This is the first incident of its kind since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 15, 2022 The Undying Role of Aviation in U.S. National Security Aviation has been a part of U.S. history for decades. But why is it so important in keeping the country safe? Read More →
NEWS Jul 29, 2022 Civil Air Patrol Cadets Take Flight in Hurricane Hunter The volunteer organization recently took on another adventure in their Louisiana Wing (LAWG) where cadets attended the week long LAWG 2022 Summer Encampment at Keesler Airforce Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Read More →
NEWS Feb 23, 2022 Ukrainian Civil Airspace Closed After a standoff spanning several weeks, Russian troops have reportedly begun invading Ukraine. Tensions are now higher than ever, and a war is underway. Airspace over Ukraine has been closed for commercial air traffic. Read More →
NEWS Aug 16, 2021 Afghanistan Falls to Taliban, Aviation Grinds to a Halt The Taliban has retaken Kabul, leading to a massive disruption in aviation and a mad dash to evacuate from the city and country. Read More →
STORIES What It's Like Volunteering at an Aviation Museum This is personal experience from working at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It's an amazing experience, and most of the planes still fly! Read More →