Kapil Kajal

Kapil is a journalist with nearly a decade of experience. Reported across a wide range of beats with a particular focus on air warfare and military affairs, his work is shaped by a deep interest in twentieth‑century conflict, from both World Wars through the Cold War and Vietnam, as well as the ways these histories inform contemporary security and technology.
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Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…

Grounded Dreams: North American F-107 – The Canceled Mach Two Jet

The North American F-107 was a Mach 2 tactical fighter-bomber developed as an advanced successor…

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Lewis Rodert and the Battle Against Icing

Lewis Rodert pioneered aircraft anti-icing research at NACA and developed one of the first successful…

Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star – The Abandoned Cold War Pioneer

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star became America’s first operational jet fighter, pioneering jet combat in…

Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace

Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…

Grounded Dreams: Brewster XA-32 – The Dive Bomber That Failed To Perform

The Brewster XA-32 was an American dive bomber developed during WWII to replicate the success…

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Max Munk – A German Behind NACA’s Revolutionary Wind Tunnel

Aeronautical pioneer Max Munk helped transform aviation through his work on airfoil theory and the…

Grounded Dreams: Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK – How a Torpedo-Bomber Dream Died

The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was a late-WWII US Navy dive and torpedo bomber designed for escort…

Boneyard Files: Douglas F4D Skyray – The Supersonic Interceptor Lost in Arizona

The Douglas F4D Skyray was a Cold War Navy fighter that set world speed and…

Aces of the Great War: Harold Leslie Edwards and the Canadian Blitz of the Skies

Canadian WWI observer ace Harold Leslie Edwards scored 21 aerial victories in Bristol F.2 Fighters…