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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe s/n TE356
Explore the history of Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe TE356, from its RAF service and…
Grounded Dreams: Amiot 370 – The Record-Breaking Courier Left Behind
The Amiot 370 was a French long-range mail aircraft that set multiple speed records before…
Attack Squadron 35: The Winged Dragon Lineage of Navy Strike Aviation
Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) evolved from a 1925 torpedo squadron into a veteran WWII carrier…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 Duck
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 Duck was an experimental Soviet canard aircraft that first flew in 1945,…
Aces: Elliott White Springs – The War Commander Who Flew For The Nation
WWI ace Elliott White Springs scored 16 aerial victories in just six months of combat…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: North American B-25J-25-NC Mitchell 44-30748
Explore the history of North American B-25J Mitchell 44-30748, from USAF trainer and Catch-22 aircraft…
Grounded Dreams: Fokker D.XXIII – How The Dutch Twin-Boom Innovator Was Silenced
The Fokker D.XXIII was an innovative Dutch twin-engine fighter with a push-pull design, but WWII…
Grounded Dreams: Star Kraft SK-700 – How The Push Pull Carbon Pioneer Lost Its Future
The Star Kraft SK-700 was an innovative twin-engine composite aircraft that set FAI speed records…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru
The Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru was a Japanese four-seat general aviation aircraft that first flew…
Grounded Dreams: Hughes D-2 – How Howard Hughes’ Secret Plane Lost Its Wings
Howard Hughes D-2 aircraft was meant to impress the US military but became one of…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Makhonine Mak-10
Discover the Makhonine Mak-10, the pioneering French experimental aircraft with telescopic variable-span wings that first…
Into the Solomon Islands: Mark Roche’s Journey Through the Sunken Wrecks of WWII
Stephen Chapis tells how Mark Roche’s personal connection to WWII inspired a diving expedition among…
Aces: Karl Thom – How An Enlisted Soldier Became An Elite Fighter Legend
Karl Thom overcame wounds, capture, and multiple crashes to become Jasta 21's top WWI ace…
Grounded Dreams: McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo – The Strategic Fighter Left Behind
The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo won the US Air Force's penetration fighter competition but was canceled…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Sage Type 2
Learn about the Sage Type 2, the innovative British two-seat fighter prototype that first flew…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Fairchild PT-19B Cornell s/n 42-34576
Explore the history of the Fairchild PT-19B Cornell, the WWII primary trainer that prepared thousands…
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