Aircraft

Here’s a whole bunch of Chinook helicopters at Hunter Army Air Field just outside of Savannah, Georgia. The CH-47 Chinook has been flying since 1961 and its twin contra-rotating rotors and twin engines allow for massive lifting power (over 12,000…

Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan is currently being used by US forces as part of operation "Enduring Freedom" (geez, who makes up these names?). The Airbase played a key role during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan back in the '70s, serving…

Another landing strip in Iraq which, like most of them, has been made unusable by placing sandbags at regular intervals along the runways. But who's that dead body on the runway? 😉 Here at GSS we get a lot of…

There's something very odd going on at this air base in Eastern Iraq. Quite apart from the aircraft parked on the runways, there's some serious image misalignment, and what on earth is going on with the colours? Thanks to Marc…

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted both the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games and the Olympic torch, which resides at the east end, is still lit during football games. The Coliseum was also the site of the very first Super…

Jay Soffian spotted this large type on the roof of an airplane hanger at Miami International Airport. Apparently Avborne is "one of the largest independent maintenance providers in North America".