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Posts By: Henry Tenby

B-36 Bombers visit England 1951

On January 16, 1951, 6 B-36Ds were flown from Carswell AFB to the United Kingdom. The purpose of the mission was to evaluate the B-36D under simulated war plan conditions. Also, further evaluate the equivalent airspeed and compression tactics for heavy bombardment aircraft; and evaluate select crew capability for bombing unfamiliar targets. The aircraft, staging …Read more »

Concord development 1962-69

Collection of clips showing the concept and development of the Concord from 1962 through first flight in 1969.

San Francisco International 1970 Part Vl

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

San Francisco International 1970 Part V

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

T-28 exhibition and lowpass Oshkosh 2001

Flights and acrobatics of a T-28 warbird at Oshkosh 2001

San Francisco International 1970 Part lV

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »