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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…
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…
Avialogs supports “Wings for Val”
Canadian Aviation Library Avialogs, an online source for Canuck aircraft research, has partnered with the…
Introducing The Flyboy Camouflage Collection
Founded in 2006, AVI-8 was created as collaboration between a watch company and a group…
Red Tail Legacy Comes Full Circle
Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take great pride in the heritage created…
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