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.
493 Articles

TEMCO: The Texas Aircraft Maker That Helped Build America’s Cold War Arsenal

TEMCO grew from a Texas aircraft maker into a Cold War defense and electronics powerhouse,…

Heavy Attack Squadron Sixteen: The Short-Lived AJ-2 Savage Refueling Shield

Heavy Attack Squadron Sixteen “White Blades” was a short-lived US Navy squadron that transitioned the…

Grounded Dreams: Amiot 370 – The Record-Breaking Courier Left Behind

The Amiot 370 was a French long-range mail aircraft that set multiple speed records before…

Grounded Dreams: AEREON 26 – The Tiny Aircraft That Tested a Giant Idea

The AEREON 26 was an experimental hybrid aircraft that tested a radical lifting-body design and…

EDO: The Tale of the Factory That Once Dominated America’s Aircraft Floats

EDO Aircraft Corporation began with aluminum floats before expanding into aircraft parts, instruments and avionics,…

Heavy Attack Squadron 21: The Specialized AP2H Neptune Night Gunship Unit

Heavy Attack Squadron 21, the Navy’s Roadrunners, flew AP-2H Neptunes on a pioneering night interdiction…

Grounded Dreams: Vought V-326 – The Big Block Radial Testbed Left in the Shadows

The Vought V-326 was a pressurized high-altitude test aircraft built to evaluate Pratt & Whitney’s…

Patrol Squadron 29: The Fifteen-Year Evolution From Flying Boats To Landplane Privateers

Patrol Squadron 29 served from 1935 to 1950, flying Catalinas and Privateers on neutrality patrols,…

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Bruce Aikenhead and Canada’s Rise in Space

Bruce Aikenhead helped shape Canada's space program by contributing to the Avro Arrow, NASA's Mercury…

Grounded Dreams: Dassault MD 410 Spirale – A Colonial COIN Prototype Left Behind

The Dassault MD 410 Spirale was a French twin-engine ground-attack aircraft designed for Algeria but…