Today In Aviation History: Avro 652 Begins Service with Imperial Airways

On March 11, 1935, the Avro 652 entered passenger service with Imperial Airways, a small…

Austin Hancock

The Finnish Storm: VL Myrsky II Restoration Project

A dedicated team of Finnish volunteers is restoring the only military aircraft fully designed and…

Lorenzo Lissoni Baer

Flight Test Files Northrop T-38 Talon – The Chase Plane That Saw It All

How the T-38 Talon became America’s first supersonic trainer, shaping USAF pilot training and NASA…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: The Nakajima G8N Renzan – The Imperial Mountain That Never Rose

Japan’s late-war G8N Renzan heavy bomber rivaled Allied designs but was canceled in 1945 amid…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Night Flight Achieved

On March 10, 1910, French aviator Émile Aubrun completed the world’s first night flight in…

Austin Hancock

CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s AC-47 “Spooky” Returns from Delta TechOps with New Livery

After weeks of preparation, painting, and unexpected maintenance challenges, the CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s AC-47…

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The Mustang and the Merlin

The story of how British innovation and American production combined to create the Merlin-powered P-51…

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Early Aviation Photography from the Career of Carlo Francesco Lombardi to Be Auctioned on March 11

A rare collection of early aviation glass lantern slides documenting Italian aviator Carlo Francesco Lombardi’s…

Amreetam Basu

Grounded Dreams: Ikarus 451 – The Supersonic Mirage of the Prone-Pilot Fighter

The Ikarus 451 tested a prone pilot position to improve G-force tolerance, but breathing issues…

Kapil Kajal

Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 255,256 and 257

Restoration Updates 255–257 reveal continued progress on Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane,” including nose reskinning,…

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