{"id":14450,"date":"2014-03-23T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T17:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?page_id=14450"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:00:44","slug":"air-minded-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?page_id=14450","title":{"rendered":"Air-Minded Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I write Air-Minded posts for a general audience. They&#8217;re meant to be interesting and entertaining, not scholarly. Some are personal war stories from my days flying fighter and training aircraft for the USAF; some are about current developments in military and civil aviation; some are about contemporary and historical aircraft. In the latter category, many photos are my own, taken at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimaair.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pima Air &amp; Space Museum<\/a><\/strong> and other aviation museums. Please enjoy, and feel free to leave comments!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"715jeT5Xm5L\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/halfmind\/55041318024\/in\/datetaken-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55041318024_bcd104ef70_c.jpg\" alt=\"715jeT5Xm5L\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawn at Tyndall AFB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Air-Minded posts are listed in reverse order (most recent first).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Latest post: March 10, 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=37162\">A Valuable Lesson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=37056\">A Fitting Tribute, but Will It Last?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36878\">The Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36811\">(Pod) Casting Call<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36781\">PASM Photoblog XXIX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36665\">Dirty Tricks &amp; Flyovers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36597\">Give Me Some Incentive, Part II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36403\">Seaplane Fetish Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=36172\">End of an Era (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35954\">An Opinionated Ignoramus with a Captive Audience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35793\">Paying the Piper (G Forces &amp; Long-Term Damage)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35675\">PASM Photoblog XXVII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35539\">PR Past &amp; Present (and a Rant)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35501\">Kadena Memories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35404\">Getting It Wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35362\">This &amp; That<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=35281\">Action in the ADIZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34986\">The Big Reveal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34939\">We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34818\">PASM Photoblog XXVII (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34673\">Speed Is Life &#8230; But How Much Speed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34655\">Additional Shades of Gray<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34414\">Mid-Airs on the Ground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=34050\">PASM Photoblog XXVI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33950\">The End of the Whip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33796\">Radio Voice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33644\">To Fly, Fight &#8230; and Twerk?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33507\">Nostalgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33455\">What Are We Calling It, Again?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33440\">Manly Men, Revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33347\">Whoa Nellie!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33111\">Know Thine Enemy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=33036\">Ramming Speed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=32977\">PASM Photoblog XXV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=32816\">This Wokeism Has Gone Too Far<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=32541\">First Blooding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=32169\">Contraband Crocodile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=32046\">Zulu Nostalgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31981\">PASM Photoblog XXIV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31818\">Habu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31718\">A High-Speed Abort by Any Other Name<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31671\">Widowmaker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31436\">My Mar-a-Lago(s)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=31140\">Bob&#8217;s Your Back-Seater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30953\">Hack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30854\">PASM Photoblog XXIII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30665\">Speedbrake Chaff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30614\">Skid &amp; Patches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30502\">Go Fish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30314\">Roger That!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30065\">The Last Step&#8217;s a Doozy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=235\">Story Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29765\">Prophecy Fulfilled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29617\">Son of More With Less<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29509\">MIDAIRs &amp; ZELLs &amp; FOD, Oh My!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29514\">PASM Photoblog XXII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29267\">Doing More With Less<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29095\">Shirtsleeves &#8230; In Space!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=29077\">Great Vid (Even if It Is French)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28946\">Air-Manned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28853\">These Boots Are Made for Flyin&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28833\">A Catastrophic Breakdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28673\">Following up on Eagles &amp; Eagle Eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28599\">Planes, (No) Trains, and Automobiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28603\">PASM Photoblog XXI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28561\">Volunteers Returning (Maybe)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28489\">Fast &amp; Furious<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28465\">Sound &amp; Fury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28309\">Supersonic Sky Dong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=28174\">Zipper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27971\">First Flight Anticipation (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27877\">Hymn, Hymn &#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27675\">A Christmas Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27462\">SAMs &amp; Airlocks (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27276\">Buck Fever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27122\">F-15 JFS Airstarts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27042\">PASM Photoblog XX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=27014\">A Day in the Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26910\">Waiting Until the Facts Are In<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26838\">For Eagle Drivers Only<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26735\">A Different Shade of Gray<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26415\">UFO Letdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26417\">Flyover Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26339\">Tailhooks &amp; Wing Landings (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26283\">Close Encounters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26144\">Give Me Some Incentive, Part I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26085\">Name that Plane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=26037\">Flying Tour of the USAF Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25976\">Boneyard Project Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25867\">Leaving PASM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25353\">PASM Photoblog XIX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25265\">Aardvark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25214\">Walk My Elephant, Airman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25010\">Counting My Squadrons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24931\">Tell Me Another One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24860\">PASM Photoblog XVIII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24712\">PASM Photoblog XVII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24633\">Losing My Cherry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24523\">The Acorn Days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24365\">How Do Museums Work, Anyway?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24303\">Starfires, Scorpions, Mighty Mice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24251\">Histories &amp; IDs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=24050\">Singin&#8217; the Jackie Kennedy Blues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23917\">PASM Photoblog XVI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23897\">Call Sign Protocol (Wait, What?)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23774\">Fitting In, Part II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23683\">Wings of Freedom Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23663\">Yellow Peril<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23629\">Eagle Versus Flanker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23611\">The FAA &amp; the 737 Max<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23588\">First Flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23513\">Terraplanes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23480\">Little Friends &amp; Aerial Refueling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23324\">Tankers &#8230; in Spaaace!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23261\">PASM Photoblog XV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23218\">Training for the Last One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=23087\">Air Museum Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22982\">Air Force Museum Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22804\">Big Jets, Little Trams, Tall Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22736\">PASM Photoblog XIV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22668\">Hijinks &amp; One-Upmanship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22589\">Grand Theft Airplane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22551\">IL-2 Restoration Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22524\">Son of Non-Starter (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22426\">PASM Photoblog XIII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22214\">Fitting In, Part I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22290\">PASM Photoblog XII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22265\">Literary Influences (Wait, What?)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22192\">PASM Photoblog XI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22137\">Sabre Vs MiG<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=22066\">San Diego Air &amp; Space Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21909\">Air Force One Folklore &amp; Fact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21836\">Any One You Can Walk Away From<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=5988\">Cold War Nightmare Reawakened<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21755\">Air Museum News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21597\">Ode to Mr. Moto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21566\">A Visit to the Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21544\">The Hell You Say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21518\">PASM Photoblog X<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21409\">PASM Photoblog IX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=21199\">F-15 Pilot Reveals All<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20945\">Soesterberg Photoblog, April 1961<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20878\">PASM Photoblog VIII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20762\">Attack the Enemy When He Is Unprepared<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20623\">The Golden Age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20596\">Influencing the Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20405\">PASM Photoblog VII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20307\">Props &amp; Jets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=20078\">Passin&#8217; Gas, Old School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19948\">Magnesium Overcast Revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19876\">Conform or Die<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19736\">Cancel Order! (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19580\">Planes of Fame Photoblog II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19247\">PASM Photoblog VI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19093\">Phirst Phantom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19061\">Air-Minded &#8230; But Why? (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=19035\">PASM Photoblog V<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18852\">My Aviation History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18737\">Shack!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18691\">The First Precision Weapons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18530\">Cookin&#8217; with Gas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18410\">Bitchin&#8217; Betty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18375\">CAF Museum Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18330\">Heritage Flight Photoblog 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=18186\">Sweeping Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17841\">Non-Starter Option Revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17374\">Vliegbasis Soesterberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17645\">Story Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17506\">Air Tanker Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17464\">PASM Photoblog IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17300\">The Museum of Flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17237\">Evergreen Air Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17152\">The Curtiss Condor (Updated)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=17085\">Escaping the Fall of Saigon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16986\">Where&#8217;s a Black Box When You Need It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16895\">The Non-Starter Option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16876\">Burning &amp; Turning with the F-35<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16858\">Special Weapons &amp; Fighters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16570\">Dragons &amp; Bolos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16522\">Planes of Fame Photoblog I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16377\">Letting the Team Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16296\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve Never Seen the Knife More Dull&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16282\">Propellers of the Stars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16246\">Heritage Flight Photoblog 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16121\">Mayday, Mayday, Engine Flameout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=16063\">Sabres &amp; Horseshoes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15958\">The Army &amp; the A-10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15896\">Taildragger Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15899\">Christmas Photoblogging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15809\">SERE &amp; Torture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15786\">PASM Photoblog III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15626\">US Military Aircraft Insignia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15586\">Coffins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15547\">Cars &amp; Planes Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15181\">Throw a Nickel on the Grass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15149\">Move Your\u00a0Tail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=15085\">Women &amp; Military Aviation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14994\">PASM Panoramas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14916\">Gust Locks &amp; Horse Parts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14803\">Moving Day at the Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14766\">PASM Photoblog II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14733\">House Wingie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14649\">Define &#8220;Best&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14625\">Flying Chainsaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14563\">PASM Photoblog I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14440\">Shooting Star Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14432\">Lost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14397\">End of the Road<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14329\">Douglas F3D Skyknight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=14306\">DMAFB Photoblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=13787\">Giant Arrows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=13675\">Plagiarism &amp; 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