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Bell XP 59A Airacomet 42 108784 first flight at Muroc Dry Lake 1 October 1942. U.S. Air Force

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell XP-59A Airacomet

October 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1942, at Muroc Dry Lake, in the high desert north of Los Angeles, California, Bell Aircraft Corporation’s Chief Test Pilot, Robert Morris Stanley, […]

North American Aviation test pilot George S. Welch flying the first of three XP 86 prototypes serial number 45 59597

Today In Aviation History – First Flight of The F-86 Sabre

October 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three years of development in which 801,386 engineering hours and 340,594 drafting hours had been expended, the first prototype North American […]

Warbird Restorations

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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