Austin Hancock

Austin Hancock

Commercial Pilot, CFI, and Museum Entrepreneur, with a subject focus on WWII Aviation. I am dedicated to building flight experience so I can fly WWII Fighters, such as the P-51 Mustang, for museums and airshows, and in the USAF Heritage Flight. I lead and run the Pennington Flight Memorial, to honor local MIA Tuskegee Airman F/O Leland “Sticky” Pennington.
579 Articles

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator

Discover the story of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator, the U.S. Army Air Forces' backup heavy…

Today In Aviation History: Soviet Lieutenant Viktor Belenko and MiG-25 Defect to the West

Learn how Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko's dramatic 1976 defection to Japan with a MiG-25 Foxbat…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster

Discover the story of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster, the massive WWII-era strategic transport that first…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the HAL HJT-16 Kiran

Discover the history of the HAL HJT-16 Kiran, India’s first indigenous jet trainer, which made…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the British Aerospace 146

Learn about the British Aerospace 146, the four-engine regional airliner that first flew on September…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Focke-Wulf F 19 Ente

Discover the Focke-Wulf F 19 Ente, the pioneering German canard aircraft that first flew on…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Avro 706 Ashton

Discover the Avro 706 Ashton, the British four-engine jet research aircraft that first flew on…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin-Baker MB 3

Learn about the Martin-Baker MB 3, the powerful British fighter prototype that first flew on…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beardmore W.B.II

Discover the story of the Beardmore W.B.II, a promising British two-seat fighter that first flew…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Nord 1500 Noréclair

Learn about the Nord 1500 Noréclair, an ambitious French postwar naval attack aircraft that never…