Adam Estes

Raised in Fullerton, California, Adam has earned a Bachelor's degree in History and is now pursuing a Master's in the same field. Fascinated by aviation history from a young age, he has visited numerous air museums across the United States, including the National Air and Space Museum and the San Diego Air and Space Museum. He volunteers at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino as a docent and researcher, gaining hands-on experience with aircraft maintenance. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of aviation history, he is particularly interested in the stories of individual aircraft and their postwar journeys. Active in online aviation communities, he shares his work widely and seeks further opportunities in the field.
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-14

The first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift

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National Air and Space Museum Reveals Historic Paint Scheme For Messerschmitt Bf 109

The National Air and Space Museum has unveiled the Messerschmitt Bf 109, now displayed in…

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Today in Aviation History: Operation Jericho

Daring prison break of WWII to free resistance fighters in France

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Today in Aviation History: First Airmail Flight between New Zealand and Australia

Famed aviator Charles Ulm made the flight in an Avro 618 Ten trimotor to prove…

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Junkers F 13 Returns to the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

After a 94-year history spanning both sides of the Atlantic, this one of five surviving…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin B-10

The first mass produced all-metal monoplane bomber of the US Army Air Corps now has…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet Deux-Ponts

France's piston-engine double-decker transport.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Soviet Union's widely exported Mach 2 interceptor

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Today in Aviation History: First Broken Arrow Incident

The crash of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker on February 13, 1950, still holds mystery today.

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