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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…
ANCHORAGE: Where “Queen Of The Jumbos” Boeing 747s Still Reign
Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska is one of the best places in the…
This Day In Aviation History – Graduation of The First 10 Female Air Force Pilots
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation and by Capt. Kenya Pettway, Air…
Fancy Owning a WWII Canadian Air Force Base?
Who among us hasn't entertained the idea of owning a former WWII airfield, complete with…
Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James…
Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first…
Today in Aviation History, First Flight of The YC-130 Hercules
Technically the C-130 Hercules is not a Warbird just yet, because it’s still operational within…
Today in Aviation History, Jacqueline Cochran Flew West
Jacqueline Cochran’s life was about risk and about triumph. A successful businesswoman and director of…
AuthentiKit: 3D-Printed Warbird Cockpit Flight-Sim Controls
While we typically publish stories about actual vintage military aviation in our articles, it is…
Tomcat Tales – A Stray Blackbird in Key West
In a follow-up to our first article from F-14 Tomcat RIO and TOPGUN instructor Dave…
Unveiling the Story Behind the Flying Tigers’ Iconic Photograph
By Moreno Aguiari The most famous photograph of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), commonly known…
Indiana ANG A-10 Thunderbolt Receives Commemorative Blacksnake Livery
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National…
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