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John Freckman spent his early life staring at airplanes. “Even in Little League, I was always staring at airplanes,” Freckman said. “I ran into the fence once doing that, my eyes on the plane instead of the ball. I’ve been … Continue reading →

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Greatest Generation soars over Pensacola Beach in WWII Stearman biplanes during the annual Veterans Flight. Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Buy Photo Pilot Roy Kinsey prepares to land his Stearman biplane during the annual Veterans Flight in … Continue reading →

Jack Bally reached new heights when his creation, nearly 18 years in the making, took flight in November. The 76-year-old Dixon native built a B-17G bomber one-third the size of the World War II aircraft, which dropped more payloads than … Continue reading →

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum mark the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth with an exhibition “Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect” which opens June 24th and runs till September 17th. … Continue reading →

By: John Carlson— So the other day I have an eye exam and the doctor finds a splotchy, whitish, non-serious anomaly in the depths of one eyeball which, nonetheless, shocks me in its diagnosis. “It’s probably just a bit of … Continue reading →

Prey Veng Province, Cambodia – In March, after a year of hard work, Paen Long’s creation, an eye-catching machine that he built from scratch, stood facing down a long straight dirt road, wider than most in rural Cambodia. On the … Continue reading →

The popularity of drones is skyrocketing. According to market research company Gartner: Production of drones for personal and commercial use is growing rapidly, with global market revenue expected to increase 34 percent to reach more than $6 billion in 2017 … Continue reading →