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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Bernard SIMB V.2
Discover the Bernard SIMB V.2, the French racing aircraft that first flew on October 2,…
Attack Squadron 127: The Three-Decade Legacy of Royal Blues
Attack Squadron 127 “Royal Blues” became the Navy’s premier A-4 adversary training squadron, later flying…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed Constellation
This distinctive aircraft was among the first airliners to be pressurized and make the transcontinental…
ANCHORAGE: Where “Queen Of The Jumbos” Boeing 747s Still Reign
Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska is one of the best places in the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
The Shooting Star's legacy remains as the aircraft that that pushed America into the Jet…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Douglas AD-4W Skyraider Bu.No. 126867
By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Supermarine Seafire
The navalized, carrier-based version of the Spitfire helped keep the British carrier fleet a force…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
Despite its pitfalls, the first design built by McDonnell Aircraft has captured the hearts of…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Sage Type 3
The military trainer built by a store outfitter would end up being all but forgotten…
Today in Aviation History: First flight of the Vought SB2U Vindicator
Although under-armed and underpowered by the time it was called to combat, the Vindicator had…
Today in Aviation History: Gregory “Pappy” Boyington Shot Down
Shot down on January 3, 1944, Pappy Boyington was declared missing in action (MIA) until…
Today in Aviation History: Launch of Operation Bolo
Operation Bolo on January 2, 1967, has gone down in hisory as one of the…
Today in Aviation History: The Benoist XIV and the Start of the First Scheduled Airline
St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Lines started service in 1914 with the Benoist XIV flying boat.
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar 750
Randy Malmstrom takes a look at the history of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-144
Though ultimately a failure, the Tu-144 was the world's first supersonic transport to fly, and…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The MiG-15 earned a reputation for its firepower, maneuverability, and ruggedness in the Korean War.
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