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The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor made its first flight on December 2, 1948. Developed from the…
NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa Claus. Follow Santa’s journey on December 24 via…
On this day in aviation history, February 28, 1947, a North American P-82 Twin Mustang…
One man’s epic journey to build the long-range nuclear bomber from scratch
One of the few aircraft that combined both a piston engine and a jet engine…
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Randy Malmstrom takes a look at the history of the Historic Flight Foundation's DHC Beaver…
Colonel Ron Patchett recounts his experiences in the cockpit of an F-105D Thunderchief during an…
Beginnings of the largest combat glider of World War II
A look at the surviving Blériots and variations thereof around the world today
On this day in aviation history, February 23, 1934, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra made…
Former Royal Naval Air Service pilot made the flight in a Avro Avian in 15…
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One of the earliest interwar aircraft of the United States armed forces also played a…
Douglas' forgotten airliner
The first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift
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