The 55th annual National Stearman Fly-In, a six day event, brought 91 Stearman owners and pilots, together with enthusiasts at Galesburg Regional Airport in Illinois from Sept 7-12, 2026

the six-day gathering featured fly-outs, a Poker Run, landing and aerobatic competitions, formation flying, restoration awards, and the longstanding traditions that make the event a family reunion for the Stearman community.

https://vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/55th-national-stearman-fly-in-draws-91-aircraft-to-galesburg.html

eight DC-3s and C-47s took part in formation flights, aerial photography and a public display at Mid-America Flight Museum’s Texas gathering

https://vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/eight-dc-3s-and-c-47s-gather-at-mid-america-flight-museum-in-texas.html

the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight planes, five Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a Dakota and two Chipmunk aircraft, are kept airworthy for displays and commemorative events using tech manuals dating back to 1945, which assumed levels of knowledge and experience that were no longer taught.

The aircraft are flown by regular and reserve RAF aircrew between May and October, and about 40 engineers and technicians at Coningsby help keep them operational.

Taylor said engineers had to refurbish original components or work with specialist manufacturers to produce new ones – a process that can take months.

"We've had to have wheels made for a Lancaster because they don't exist anymore," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5zjzg7mzzvdo

Loving the airplanes in the Godzilla Minus Zero preview

a search for airworthy Douglas DC-3s to photograph has grown into a worldwide research project, aviation photographer Rene Ligon has documented nearly 600 surviving airframes

Ligon has now documented 657 surviving airframes, as of August 22, 2026. 

To make the information manageable, he maintains two principal lists: one for aircraft that are airworthy or close to airworthy, and another for static examples. 

The flying category also includes aircraft capable of taxiing and those being restored to airworthy condition. 

To make the information manageable, he maintains two principal lists: one for aircraft that are airworthy or close to airworthy, and another for static examples. The flying category also includes aircraft capable of taxiing and those being restored to airworthy condition.

https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/mapping-the-survivors-rene-ligons-quest-to-document-the-worlds-remaining-douglas-dc-3s.html#google_vignette

the Lockheed Martin Patent archive?

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1odazsl/what_should_i_do_with_lockheed_martin_patent

AI generated image of a1948 lineup at Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas

From top to bottom: 

Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, North American B-45 Tornado, Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress, Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, Douglas B-18 Bolo

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-rare-1948-lineup-at-carswell-afb-in.html

the Daily Timewaster finds some really cool stuff, the YB-35, YB-49 and the B-2

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/ey4uc5/the_evolution_of_the_b2_the_yb35_yb49_and_the_b2/#lightbox

 https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-yb-35-yb-49-and-b-2-bombers.html

wow, this is a lot of fire power at the ready, and ready to pop out of the plane when needed! The B-36 Peacemaker

For defense, early variants were equipped with six remotely operated retractable turrets and twin 20 mm cannons in both the nose and tail, giving a total of 16 guns.

Thank you George! 

why can't then take off their shoes? Would it kill them? (Love the airplanes in this photo, especially the one in the background!)

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236877319700041&set=gm.1944800806100832&idorvanity=197491484165115

I bet this is a fascinating shop to hang around

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1210901121082669&set=a.466899352149520

From 1959 to 1993, Larsen Park hosted three different retired Navy jets, each donated to serve as imaginative play structures for the children of the Parkside District. I love this stuff...

The first was a Grumman F-9 Cougar reconnaissance plane from Squadron VC-61, driven up from Moffett Field in Mountain View with the cooperation of the California Highway Patrol and all the police department jurisdictions in between. 

The second jet, a Navy F-J Fury, replaced the Grumman in 1967. Both jets had ladders added to help kids climb into the cockpits. 

The third, and perhaps best-remembered jet, as it occupied the park for eighteen years from 1975 to 1993, was an F-8 Crusader.

https://www.outsidelands.org/larsen_park_jets.php

https://www.facebook.com/groups/remembered/posts/3304387306429764/

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/larsen-playground-project-in-sf-revives-iconic-playground-jet/article_46f74807-e397-500f-8542-55732a11f662.html

The idea for a new plane, is a larger concrete replica, that uses cargo netting for kids to climb on to represent the exhaust

Instead, they got this 

https://sf-pops.com/help-bring-a-jet-plane-back-to-larsen-playground

I don't think I've seen an airplane race photo like this before

https://elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/mustang-vs-bearcat-mano-a-mano/

The FAA now prohibits flight of MD-11 aircraft because it has "determined the unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design."

The FAA's emergency directive on Saturday prohibits flight of MD-11 aircraft because it has "determined the unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design."

And this is going to further delay cargo during holiday delivery, on top of the air traffic controllers problem

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/09/nx-s1-5602930/ups-fedex-md11-aircraft-holiday-shippin

A cool graphic comparing the size of a WWII B-17 bomber (green) with a modern F-15C fighter (red). It’s amazing how today’s fighters are almost as big and heavy as four-engine heavy bombers of the past.

https://x.com/RealAirPower1/status/1983580818736886188

A serial of Douglas C-47 Skytrains of the 315th Troop Carrier Group, 1944, dropping 1st Polish Airborne Brigade into DZ "O" near Nijmegen in Holland, D+6 of Operation Market Garden.

The CG-4A Waco gliders on the ground were released 37 minutes earlier by the 313th TCG and 61st TCG (92 gliders between 1603 and 1610 hours). 

Minutes following this drop, the 313th TCG and the 316th TCG released another 97 gliders.

On September 23, 42 aircraft of the 315th finally got off the ground from Spanhoe with 560 more paratroopers of the 1st Polish Brigade, and dropped on DZ "O". By then, however, Operation Market Garden had stalled and although a tactical gain was not to be made, the Brigade did manage to send some of their numbers across the river to reinforce the British paratroopers trapped in Oosterbeek, and secure a corridor for their eventual evacuation.

Polish Brigade casualties were for the operation were a devastating 25 percent. This photo was taken by an official US Army Combat Photographer on-scene during the drop. 

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1296287829200408&set=pcb.1296288062533718

( To the tune of "Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?" ) Do you wanna buy an airplane? Big Horn County, Wyoming, just wants these junkyard planes to GO AWAY. They've already been stripped of all the parts anyone needed

The auction is the product of a long legal battle. For years, salvage operator Harold Sheppard Jr. stored aircraft on leased airport land but failed to pay rent. The county filed a lien, the dispute went all the way to the Wyoming Supreme Court, and earlier this year the justices cleared the way for the county to take ownership. With that ruling, the airport finally had the green light to sell the hulks, recovering some costs and clearing space on its property.

The lineup includes multiple Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars, Cold War–era twin-boom transports that later became tankers; three Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters, classic piston-engine tankers derived from the C-97 and Stratocruiser family; and two Lockheed P2V-7 Neptunes, the maritime patrol planes that once patrolled oceans before being pressed into fire service. Other lots feature hulking fuselages of C-130B Hercules transports, Fairchild C-82 Packets, Martin 4-0-4 airliners, and Douglas C-54 Skymasters

https://www.flyingmag.com/wyoming-county-auctioning-vintage-aircraft/

https://luxurylaunches.com/auctions/wyoming-historic-airplane-auction-09292025.php

the auction is on https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/bighornco,wy/list/current?orgid=948930

Art Deco Airports: Airports of Dreams From 1920's & 1930's... artist Terry Moyle captures a time when visiting an airport was a glamorous event. (Master of Arts with Honours in English)

Covering airplanes, airports and the pioneers of the day, the exquisitely illustrated Art Deco Airports, highlights the magic of air travel. Moyle canvasses airport architecture in Europe and the United States mostly 1920s and 30s

you can look through the book at https://www.scribd.com/document/828279062/Art-Deco-Airports

Terry Moyle has an MA (Hons)in English (Master of Arts with Honors in English) from the University of Waikato. He was the creator of New Zealand’s first Daily Internet Cartoon Strip, Fisbowl’ in the 1990’s. He has published a book of poetry, Cominghomeland

https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/art-deco-airports-9781742577821.html

Buying on Amazon is out of the question and 2500% more than it will cost you on Ebay, but it's only for sale in Australia or New Zealand, no one in the USA is selling a copy

the brilliant work of Mike Badrocke

http://www.ffaa.net/aircraft/rafale/images/rafale-0019.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/ThingsCutInHalfPorn/comments/8ta3lc/dassault_rafale_by_mike_badrocke_2500_x_1607/#lightbox

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcdnz/40019922583

the first famous planes

see https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/albums/72157633607437457/ for more cool early aviation