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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…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Cessna O-1A (L-19A) Bird Dog
Explore the history of the Cessna O-1A Bird Dog, the rugged observation aircraft that served…
AVI-8 Launches Flyboy LaFayette Edition
Many of the 38 Americans who flew with the French in the Lafayette Escadrille were…
MySky SkyCart to Showcase the Unparalleled Style of WWII Nose Art
WarbirdsNews welcomes a new partner, MySkyCart.com. The company manufactures airline galley carts which you might…
A VETERAN’S STORY: A Russian Officer and Pickle Soup
Armageddon is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as a reference to the final battle…
A VETERAN’S STORY: Flying Fabric and Piloting Plywood
By Pete Mecca Like a deadly cobra, colorful anti-aircraft tracers swivel and coil around your…
AirCorps Aviation Launches Aeroscan, 3D Laser Scanning Technology
With the world’s fleet of affordable, airworthy aircraft aging, owners and operators are continually facing…
Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
In 2013, Warbird Digest Associate Editor & WarbirdsNews contributor Stephen Chapis interviewed World War II…
The Legacy of Top Gun
By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant…
Warbird Bucket List
By Julie M Vessigault What is on your Aviation "Bucket List”? If you are reading…
A VETERAN’S STORY: Interview with The Last Raider
By Pete Mecca The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing World War II Days at Falcon…
Introducing the Hawker Hunter Timepiece
If greatness in a combat airplane equates with outstanding service longevity and extreme operational flexibility…
A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ghost Liberator — Lady Be Good
By Peter Mecca She was not appealing and handled like a long-haul tractor/trailer with 18…
No Ordinary Soldier: My Father’s Two Wars
By Liz Gilmore Williams I flew into Honolulu in late March 2013, filled with excitement.…
AVI-8 Honors RAF Ace in New FLYBOY Series
By Stephen Chapis The watchmakers at AVI-8 continue to turn out quality timepieces and the…
Hard Luck Beech
By Stephen Chapis Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator USAAF #42-43506 (c/n 4309) rolled off the Wichita production…
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