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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 Tupolev ANT-16
Explore the history of the Tupolev ANT-16 (TB-4), the massive Soviet heavy bomber prototype that…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Lewis Rodert and the Battle Against Icing
Lewis Rodert pioneered aircraft anti-icing research at NACA and developed one of the first successful…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Grumman A-6E Intruder
Explore the history of Grumman A-6E Intruder BuNo 158794, a combat veteran of the Gulf…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Burnelli RB-1
Discover the Burnelli RB-1, the experimental lifting-body airliner that first flew in 1921 and challenged…
The Officer Who Could Have Thwarted the Attack on Pearl Harbor…But Didn’t
The story of Kermit Tyler, the officer at Pearl Harbor who dismissed a critical radar…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beriev Be-10
Learn about the Beriev Be-10, the Soviet Union's jet-powered flying boat patrol bomber that first…
Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star – The Abandoned Cold War Pioneer
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star became America’s first operational jet fighter, pioneering jet combat in…
Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace
Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…
Grounded Dreams: Brewster XA-32 – The Dive Bomber That Failed To Perform
The Brewster XA-32 was an American dive bomber developed during WWII to replicate the success…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Hawker P.1081
On June 19, 1950, the Hawker P.1081 made its first flight. Learn how this experimental…
Ride the Lightning
Follow a photography road trip across Britain in search of surviving English Electric Lightnings, from…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Max Munk – A German Behind NACA’s Revolutionary Wind Tunnel
Aeronautical pioneer Max Munk helped transform aviation through his work on airfoil theory and 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…
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