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Canadian WWI ace Henry John Burden scored 16 aerial victories with No. 56 Squadron before…
The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner became North America's first jet airliner to fly, but despite…
On September 9, 1072, Captain Charles Barbin DeBellevue, United States Air Force, a Weapons System…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 4 1922 Firstย Lieutenantย James H.…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation and by Capt. Kenya Pettway, Air…
Who among us hasn't entertained the idea of owning a former WWII airfield, complete with…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first…
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military…
Technically the C-130 Hercules is not a Warbird just yet, because itโs still operational within…
Jacqueline Cochranโs life was about risk and about triumph. A successful businesswoman and director of…
While we typically publish stories about actual vintage military aviation in our articles, it is…
In a follow-up to our first article from F-14 Tomcat RIO and TOPGUN instructor Dave…
By Moreno Aguiari The most famous photograph of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), commonly known…
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National…
by Stephen Chapis On June 29, 1921, the 104thย Observation Squadron was federally recognized at the…
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