Ranger Airfield

British Airways can trace its origins back to the birth of civil aviation, the pioneering days following World War I. In the 90 years that have passed since the world’s first schedule air service on 25 August 1919, air travel has changed beyond all recognition. Each decade saw new developments and challenges, which shaped the path for the future. Take a [...]

David Martin’s airshow in his Bücker Jungmeister at AirVenture 2011.
2009 and 2010 Ranger Fly-In & Airshow attendees will recognize both plane and pilot in this Oshkosh performance with David’s signature snap-dance and Bevo Howard finale. The Bücker is powered by its original, exposed rocker arm, 165 h.p. Siemans radial.

Grass cut? Check. FAA Waiver? Check. 30 briskets? Check. Performers? Check.
Everything was set up for another record year at Ranger, but a stationary front to the north and compressional warming caused by a high to the south had different plans. More simply, it was very hot, and very windy. What a difference wind makes. In [...]

Southern Cross visited Ranger Airfield on October 16. The aircraft, part of the John L. Terry Heritage Foundation, is based at Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas.
 
The aircraft was ordered before WWII by TWA with Wright Cyclone engines and was completed in December 1941. Due to the attack on Pearl Harbor, many aircraft were pressed into military service [...]