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Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Erich Bachem – Developer of the World’s First Manned Vertical-Takeoff Interceptor
Erich Bachem developed the Bachem Ba 349 Natter, the world's first manned vertical-takeoff interceptor, pioneering…
Aces: Gerald Gordon Bell – The Sixteen Victory Canadian Fighter Ace Of WWI
Gerald Gordon Bell was a Canadian WWI flying ace who claimed 16 aerial victories after…
Indiana ANG A-10 Thunderbolt Receives Commemorative Blacksnake Livery
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National…
Free State Guard Centennial
by Stephen Chapis On June 29, 1921, the 104th Observation Squadron was federally recognized at the…
Through Struts and Wires
by Stephen Chapis In the most recent issue of Warbird Digest, we highlighted the Bealeton,…
Then and Now: RAF Hawkinge
by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military…
Then and Now: A Return to Bodney with 352nd FG Mustang ‘Miss Helen’
by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of…
June 26, 1948 – The First Day of The Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided…
The First Production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair
On June 24, 1942, the first production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02155, made its…
The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot – June, 19-20 1944
From an original article by the Naval History and Heritage Command The U.S. Navy’s offensive…
A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ultimate Flyboy
By Pete Mecca Arranging an interview quickly turns into something even more exciting when the…
Bessie Coleman Made History 100 Years Ago Today
From the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution's newsletter One hundred years…
LIFT Airborne Progresses in Delivering the Next Generation of Fixed Wing Helmets
Advertorial In 2020 the United States Air Force awarded LIFT Airborne Technologies an OTA Agreement…
Lone Star Heritage
By Stephen Chapis At first glance one might mistake it for an F-16A of the…
Masters of the Air – Production Beginning to Unfold
by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) As we reported recently, the aviation-themed TV miniseries, Masters of the…
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