Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fleet 50 Freighter
On February 22, 1938, the Fleet 50 Freighter made its first flight. Discover the story…
The Albatross: A 1950s Seaplane Finds New Purpose in the 2020s
The Albatross returns. From the Grumman HU-16 rescue seaplane of the 1950s to the modern…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 Advance Tickets Now on Sale
PRESS RELEASE - Weekly and daily admission tickets for the 69th edition of EAA AirVenture…
GHOSTS – Phil Makanna’s Legendary Warbird Calendars are Back!
by Richard Mallory Allnutt For the past forty-some years, it is doubtful that anyone with…
Desert Storm F/A-18 MiG Killer Unveiled
The National Naval Aviation Museum has just unveiled their recently-restored, combat-veteran F/A-18C Hornet (BuNo.163508) in…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 151
As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell Model 204
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 20, 1956, Bell Aircraft…
Warbird Profile: Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
ATTU WARRIOR Text by Stephen Chapis Images by Luigino Caliaro The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was…
Vought F4U-1 ‘Birdcage’ Corsair – Restoration Update – October, 2021
Over the past couple of years, we have been following the restoration of an extremely rare…
Grumman A-6E Intruder Arrives at Hickory Aviation Museum
The Hickory Aviation Museum in Hickory, North Carolina took delivery of a Grumman A-6E Intruder…
America Airpower Museum’s Haunted Hangar Halloween Party – A Child-Safe Place to Spend Halloween
Considering all we have been through these past eighteen months or so, it is good…
Air Bridge to the Allies: Establishing US Army Air Forces Transatlantic Movement in World War II
by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
Air Zoo to Celebrate Completion of SBD-2P Dauntless Restoration
Back in June, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan…
Flyable CF-104 Starfighter for Sale
Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Becomes Ace In a Day
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant…
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