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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Gourdou-Leseurre GL-813 HY
On October 22, 1934, the Gourdou-Leseurre GL-813 HY took flight, marking a key chapter in…
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…
Today in Aviation History: The Flight of ‘Plus Ultra’
A lesser known transatlantic flight by the Dornier flying boat from Spain to Argentina
The Albree Pigeon-Fraser: The First American Fighter
A seldom-remembered prototype for the first fighter aircraft designed in the United States
Today in Aviation History: Concorde’s First Scheduled Supersonic Passenger Flight
The two inaugural flights for Concorde with Air France and British Airways were hailed as…
Phoenix 500 Air Races- An Alternate Viewpoint
A former GM engineer tells the story of how he observed the Air Races in…
Today in Aviation History: Formation of the Brazilian Air Force
More than eight decades later, the Brazilian Air Force is the larges in the Southern…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-1
The unpowered first flight of the plane that broke the sound barrier.
Today in Aviation History: Eugene Ely and the First Shipboard Aircraft Landing
American aviator Eugene Ely became the first pilot to land an airplane on a ship…
From X-15 to The Moon: Edge of Space Short Film
Set in 1961, at the peak of the U.S.-Soviet space race, a determined USAF test…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Short SC.7 Skyvan
Over sixty years after the first flight of this design, the Skyvan continues to be…
Today in Aviation History: Lady Bailey’s Flight
This pioneering pilot was the first woman to fly solo from London to Cape Town,…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 18
The Twin Beech has a lasting legacy, continuing to fly on nearly 90 years after…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Martin AM-1 Mauler Bu.No. 22275
Randy Malmstrom looks at the history of the Martin AM-1 Mauler and Jack Erickson's example…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair F2Y Sea Dart
When Convair built the world's only supersonic seaplane
Air Base History Series: DeLand Naval Air Station Lives On
A brief look at the DeLand NAS Museum and its aircraft as part of a…
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