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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed Constellation
This distinctive aircraft was among the first airliners to be pressurized and make the transcontinental…
Warbird Profile: Fairchild C-123 Provider
THUNDERPIG By Stephen Chapis Photos by Luigino Caliaro If it had not been for the…
Today in Aviation History – Jimmy Doolittle Wins The Schneider Trophy
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 26, 1925, Lieutenant James…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell Model 204
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 20, 1956, Bell Aircraft…
Warbird Profile: Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
ATTU WARRIOR Text by Stephen Chapis Images by Luigino Caliaro The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was…
Air Bridge to the Allies: Establishing US Army Air Forces Transatlantic Movement in World War II
by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Becomes Ace In a Day
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant…
Today in Aviation History – The First Aerial Combat Victory Took Place
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation The first official victory during aerial…
Warbird Profile: Leroys’s Last – the Grumman F3F
text by Stephen Chapis images by Luigino Caliaro The Grumman F3F had the dubious honor…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell XP-59A Airacomet
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1942, at Muroc…
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