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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…
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…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: John Stack – The Man Behind the Sound Barrier
Aeronautical pioneer John Stack helped the United States overcome the challenges of high-speed flight, contributing…
Grounded Dreams: Columbia XJL-1 – The Single-Winged Duck Scrapped By The Navy
The Columbia XJL-1 was the US Navy's postwar attempt to replace the Grumman J2F Duck.…
Today In Aviation History: June 16th First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350
Discover the story of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350, the experimental Soviet fighter that became the first…
Boneyard Files: Bell HTL-7 – The Rare Double Cockpit Trainer Lost in the Desert
Discover the Bell HTL-7, the US Navy’s training version of the Bell 47 helicopter that…
Aces of the Great War: William Frederick James Harvey and the Bristol Fighter Blitzkrieg
British WWI ace William Frederick James Harvey scored 26 aerial victories flying the Bristol F.2b…
Grounded Dreams: Fleetwings BQ-1 – How an Aerial Torpedo Dream Crashed
The Fleetwings BQ-1 was an experimental WWII-era US Army Air Forces assault drone designed to…
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