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 twentiethโ€‘century conflict, from both World Wars through the Cold War and Vietnam, as well as the ways these histories inform contemporary security and technology.
493 Articles

Boneyard Files: Grumman F-9F Cougar – The Swept Wing Panther in the Arizona Sand

The Grumman F-9F Cougar was the US Navyโ€™s first carrier-based swept-wing fighter jet, developed from…

Aces of the Great War: Frederick McCall – The Maverick of No. 41 Squadron

Canadian WWI ace Frederick McCall scored 35 aerial victories with the Royal Flying Corps and…

Aces of War: Karl Bolle – The Leader of the Boelcke Legacy

The story of Karl Bolle, an Oxford-educated German ace who scored 36 victories, led Jasta…

Grounded Dreams: BAC TSR-2 – The Future of British Aviation Left in the Scrapyard

The BAC TSR-2 was an advanced British Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft capable of…

Boneyard Files: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar – The Final Drop Zone in the Desert Sand

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was a post-WWII military transport aircraft designed for cargo, troop…

Grounded Dreams: Miles M.20 – The Forgotten Fighter Between Spitfires and Hurricanes

The Miles M.20 was a British emergency fighter developed during WWII as a simple, fast-to-build…

Aces: Raymond Collishaw – The Leader of All-Canadian Black Flight in WWI

The story of Raymond Collishaw, the highest-scoring pilot of the Royal Naval Air Service and…

Aces of War: Donald MacLaren – The Fastest Ace of the Sopwith Camel

The story of Donald MacLaren, the Canadian Sopwith Camel ace who scored 54 victories in…

Grounded Dreams: Lockheed XH-51 – The Rigid-Rotor Masterpiece of the 1960s

The Lockheed XH-51 was an experimental rigid-rotor helicopter developed in the 1960s to test high-speed…

Boneyard Files: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star – The Ghost of the Jet Classroom

The story of the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, the iconic Cold War-era jet trainer that…