An F-5B that my company built and maintains. She’s quite a head turner.

USAF C-17 Globemaster III departing KBUR.

More vintage spotting, circa 1964. This is a Viet Nam Era Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw.

Another piece of vintage spotting, circa 1964. An interesting angle of a US Navy S-2 Tracker. Trying to find more details off her tail/serial number. So far…zip.

A naked F-117A Nighthawk stripped of her black hued radar absorbing skin, as well as all of her classified avionics. She was designated #833, nicknamed "Black Devil." She’s presently on permanent display at the Palm Spri…

Turboprop. Less than conventional design. Carrier based. It’s been in service for over 60 years. The E-2 Hawkeye doesn’t get nearly the amount of fame it deserves.

While taxiing out to Runway 8L we passed a USAF KC-46 Pegasus. It was the first time I ever laid eyes on one. I was on board an Hawaiian Airlines A330, N374HA, en route to LAX.

At the Pt. Mugu Airshow this is a former Israeli Air Force fighter that is now contracted through ATAC as an adversary for "red air" training for the USN and USAF.

As seen at the Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu in California. This Hawker Hunter formerly served the Swiss Air Force and Royal Air Force. She is presently contracted as an "aggressor" for fighter combat and defense systems ta…

When the POTUS visits the Los Angeles area, Air Force One and the ground motorcade will land at KLAX. But other staff and equipment will be stationed at KBUR. Earlier this day we watched two VH-3 helicopters and three of…

The crew told me this one of the last of the P-3 Orions on active duty for the Navy and that they were soon going to be transitioning to the P-8 Poseidon.

Here’s some vintage plane spotting done by my father way back in 1964. I’m not sure at which airshow these were taken. Probably at Van Nuys (VNY) when there was still a military presence there. How many can you identify?

It was always a big deal whenever C-17s arrived at KBUR.

“North American PBJ-1J Mitchell, nicknamed "Semper Fi". This Marine Corps bomber, a variant of the B-25, underwent a 23-year restoration, returning to flight in 2016. The aircraft is based in Camarillo, CA, and available…

This beauty was parked next to us at RNO.