Donโt be surprised to hear the roar of fighter jets and see unusual aircraft overhead around the eastern shore this weekend. Members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association are holding their annual โFly-inโ gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….
๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ: ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก? The SS United States may have a future other than being sunk to become a reef. In port only two days since being towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, discussions are already underway about offering low cost cruises on the ship to destinations truly…
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ? Itโs so windy along the eastern shore MAR 4th 2025 that you can see water in Mobile Bay being blown from the shore back out into the Bayโฆ
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: Once considered the zenith of American shipbuilding, the SS United States, an engineering marvel said to be the greatest liner to ever be built, is towed into Mobile Bay Monday morning, MAR 3rd 2025. Gutted and void of the fittings and furnishings that once earned her…
๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐: A US Navy Boeing C-40A Clipper passes over Fairhopeโs Montrose community Saturday morning shortly after taking off from the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Captured climbing from about 23,000 feet or about 4.3 miles up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 390 knots or 448 mph. Used…
A blast had by all: The FEB 28 2025 Maids of Jubilee parade in Fairhopeโฆ
Theyโre baaack: Remember the tulips on S Mobile St that were wiped out by recent warm weather? The show is back onโฆ
Multi-purpose airplane over Fairhope: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX flies along the eastern shore late Wednesday morning after departing from Crestview, FL. Captured about 2,350 feet up, the aircraft moves at 147 knots or 169 mph. Described by Cessna as the ultimate utility vehicle, the Grand Caravan can carry up to 14 occupants while…
Vietnam veteran and movie star in the air over Fairhope: A 1964 Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter flies across Mobile Bay and the eastern shore late Tuesday afternoon. Captured about 400 feet up, the helicopter moves at a ground speed of 112 knots or 128 mph. After going up for sale at a government surplus auction,…
Ghostrider in the sky: A true machine of war, a US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Ghostrider flies patterns over Mobile Bay Tuesday afternoon. Built by Lockheed Martin, the four engine C-130J provides air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. Used by special operations and conventional forces throughout the world, the C130 is a heavily…