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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad
Learn about the Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad, the innovative postwar commuter aircraft that first flew…
Aces: John Stanley Chick – How A Royal Engineer Became A Bristol Fighter Legend
WWI ace John Stanley Chick scored all 16 of his aerial victories in just four…
Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star – The Abandoned Cold War Pioneer
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star became America’s first operational jet fighter, pioneering jet combat in…
Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace
Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…
Grounded Dreams: Brewster XA-32 – The Dive Bomber That Failed To Perform
The Brewster XA-32 was an American dive bomber developed during WWII to replicate the success…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Hawker P.1081
On June 19, 1950, the Hawker P.1081 made its first flight. Learn how this experimental…
Ride the Lightning
Follow a photography road trip across Britain in search of surviving English Electric Lightnings, from…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Max Munk – A German Behind NACA’s Revolutionary Wind Tunnel
Aeronautical pioneer Max Munk helped transform aviation through his work on airfoil theory and the…
Grounded Dreams: Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK – How a Torpedo-Bomber Dream Died
The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was a late-WWII US Navy dive and torpedo bomber designed for escort…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Caudron C.710
Discover the story of the Caudron C.710, the French fighter prototype that led to the…
Boneyard Files: Douglas F4D Skyray – The Supersonic Interceptor Lost in Arizona
The Douglas F4D Skyray was a Cold War Navy fighter that set world speed and…
Aces of the Great War: Harold Leslie Edwards and the Canadian Blitz of the Skies
Canadian WWI observer ace Harold Leslie Edwards scored 21 aerial victories in Bristol F.2 Fighters…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: North American SNJ-4 Texan BuNo 26991
Explore the history of North American SNJ-4 Texan BuNo 26991, a WWII-era U.S. Navy trainer…
Grounded Dreams: Why The Revolutionary Kamov Ka-22 Was Abandoned Forever
The Kamov Ka-22 combined helicopter and airplane technology into one experimental Soviet aircraft. Despite setting…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the HAL HF-24 Marut
Discover the story of the HAL HF-24 Marut, India's first indigenous jet fighter and Asia's…
From B-52 Simulators to Phantom Cockpits: Stephen Cannaby’s Immersive Aviation Legacy
Stephen H. Cannaby has spent decades preserving aviation history through the restoration of military aircraft…
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