On Friday, the Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., officially opens its doors to the public. The Orange County Register reported Tuesday that homebuilding magnate William Lyon, created the 30,000-square-foot, hangar-enclosed gallery initially to house his private aviation collection. The museum currently has five vintage military aircraft: an A-26, a B-17, B-25, C-47, and DC-3. According to the Register, this B-17 carried future president and then-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The museum also houses vintage military vehicles and automobiles. (Lyon Air Museum Web site)
F-15s, F-16s, C-130s Deploy for Exercise in Poland
April 19, 2021
USAF F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s are training in Poland in an agile combat employment exercise that comes as Russia has executed a massive buildup on the border with neighboring Ukraine, though U.S. officials say the exercise was long-planned. F-15Es from the 492nd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England; F-16s from…