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A
Journey Along the Lincoln Highway
Part
1:
The Lincoln Highway through the isolation of the Western Utah
and Eastern Nevada Desert Part
II: The Loneliest Road, US 50 Across Nevada
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End
Of An Era; The Hawkins & Powers Auction
Driving
west on Wyoming’s Highway 14, a few miles past the town
of Greybull, sits the small and unassuming South Big Horn County
Airport. On an August day in years past the field would have
been bustling with taxiing aircraft, the arrival ...more |
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2006
Fleet Week Patrol
To the
City of San Francisco the first week of October is known as
“Fleet Week,” a weeklong event where The City celebrates
its naval heritage and welcomes the U.S. Navy to town. ...more
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When
the Bombers Come to Town
At first
the sound you hear is just a low rumble, somewhere off in the
distance. The sound is somewhat familiar yet, incredibly different
at the same time. The sound is of an age and era long-since
passed, but not without familiarity to those...more |
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2006
Merced Antique Aircraft Fly-In
Canceled.
Postponed. Shelved. All of these words could have been used
to describe the 49th Annual Merced Antique Fly-In if not for
the effort Rich and Jan Basart. When the Merced Chamber of Commerce
pulled out from operating the event...more |
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2005
Fleet Week Patrol As
the call comes out over the radio from the Division Captain
the throttle is pushed forward and the boat is put on an intercept
course towards the approaching vessel. With the pair of Honda
225 horsepower outboard motors pushing the ...more |
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2005
Wings Over The Wine Country Airshow
“You’ve
seen one you’ve seen ‘em all” says Planes
of Fame pilot Ron Hackworth. Ron should know, as one of the
few pilots qualified to fly the one of a kind Northrup N9MB
Flying Wing he is extremely aware of the rarity of this aircraft.
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Flying
With Legends; A Mustang Flight with Bob Love and Jack Hovey
A once
in a lifetime experience as two brothers fly over the Livermore-San
Ramon Valley with one in the backseat of Jack Hovey's Mustang
and the other in the legendary Bob Love's P-51. |
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2005
Nevada County Airfest
At the
northern end of California's Gold Country, between the towns
of Grass Valley and Nevada City, is a 4350 foot strip of concrete
that is the Nevada County Airport. The airport is home to a
number of kit built, antique, and classic aircraft ... more |
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2004
Moffet Airshow
In 1992
when the Navy held its final airshow at California’s Moffett
Naval Air Station it was billed as “The Last Airshow”
heralding the end of an era. Old timers that remember those
shows reflect fondly on the one of a kind NASA flight ...more |
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2004
Lemoore NAS Airshow
As you
drive east on Highway 198 toward the town of Lemoore it is difficult
to see signs of the Navy's prime West Coast Tactical Naval Air
Station. Even as you pass through the South Gate of the base
the few airplanes mounted on poles give ...more |
