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Aces: Oskar Freiherr Von Boenigk – The Twenty-Six Victory Blue Max Fighter Leader
German WWI ace Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk scored 26 aerial victories and earned the prestigious…
Grounded Dreams: Caudron C.461 – The Blind Racing Masterpiece That Lost Extreme Speed
The Caudron C.461 was France's final Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe racer, developed from the…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Curtiss HA
March 21, 1918 marked the first flight of the Curtiss HA, a U.S. seaplane fighter…
Travel For Aircraft Bookshelf – A Sky Never Forgotten: a WWII Pilot’s Journey Through War and Captivity by Maida Purdy
A Sky Never Forgotten tells the powerful true story of WWII B-24 pilot John Purdy,…
Flight Test Files: F-4 Phantom II – Exploring the Limits of Aerodynamics and Sonic Boom
How NASA used the F-4 Phantom II for unusual research, from biomedical monitoring flights and…
Aces of the Great War: Reginald Hoidge – The Sharpshooter of Fifty Six Squadron
Canadian WWI ace Reginald Hoidge rose from artillery service to become one of No. 56…
Grounded Dreams: Kawasaki Ki-64 – Harnessing the Complexity of the Wing Surface Radiator
The Kawasaki Ki-64 twin-engine fighter used a unique tandem engine and vapor cooling system but…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the IAR-822
March 20, 1970 marked the first flight of the Romanian-built IAR-822, an agricultural aircraft developed…
Grounded Dreams: PL-11 Airtruck – The Flying Hopper That Defied Conventions
New Zealand’s unusual PL-11 Airtruck agricultural aircraft showed promise but failed amid crashes, delays and…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the IAI Astra
March 19, 1984 marked the first flight of the IAI Astra, a twin-engine business jet…
The Forgotten Harrier
While awaiting the delivery of the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, NAVAIR and McDonnell Douglas…
Flight Test Files: MD-11 – Pioneering Safe Landings with Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
How NASA tested Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) on an F-15 and MD-11, proving an airplane…
Aces of the Great War: Harold Albert Kullberg – The Short-Stature Giant of the S.E.5
Harold Albert Kullberg, rejected by the US Air Service, became a World War I ace…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer
Explore the rare Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer through Randy Malmstrom’s detailed look at one of only…
Grounded Dreams: Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess – The Last Great Flying Boat
The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was the largest all-metal flying boat ever built, but jets and…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-28
On March 18, 1961, the Tupolev Tu-28 (Tu-128) interceptor made its first flight. The Soviet…
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