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Boneyard Files: Grumman HU-16 Albatross – The Abandoned Flying Boats of the Pacific Rim
The HU-16 Albatross was a versatile amphibious rescue aircraft used by US forces, later retired…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Jodel D.11
April 4, 1950 marked the first flight of the Jodel D.11, a lightweight French trainer…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed XF-90
Discover the story of the Lockheed XF-90, a Cold War-era prototype fighter developed as a…
Today in Aviation History: First Black Pilot to Shoot Down a Luftwaffe Aircraft
On July 2, 1943, Tuskegee Airman Lt. Charles Hall became the first Black pilot to…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Boeing Model 15
On June 2, 1923, Boeing’s Model 15 fighter biplane made its first flight, ushering in…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk N940AK
By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…
Today in Aviation History: First Aircraft Flight Across the Pacific Ocean
On May 31, 1928, aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith made history with the first aircraft…
Doug Matthews Inducted into Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
On May 18, 2025, Douglas G. Matthews was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas DC-8
Sixty-seven years ago today, the Douglas DC-8 soared into the skies for the first time,…
The Wings of Freedom Tour: A Legacy in Flight
This story is told by pilot Jim Harley, who spent many years touring with the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Chance Vought F4U Corsair
Eighty-five years ago today, a warbird legend was born. On May 29, 1940, the prototype…
Surviving B-29 Superfortresses
Cap Cordina takes a detailed look at some of the surviving B-29 Superfortresses around the…
Today in Aviation History: The Anniversary of Mathias Rust’s Flight to Red Square
On May 28, 1987, 19-year-old West German pilot Mathias Rust stunned the world by landing…
The Lockheed X-7: Mach 4 Ramjet
In the wake of World War II, as aviation rocketed into the jet age, Lockheed’s…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
On May 27, 1958, the skies over St. Louis witnessed a historic moment as the…
The Man Who Refused to Let Warbirds Die: Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Ed Maloney
When Ed Maloney watched B-17s being crushed like toys and aircraft manuals burned in towering…
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