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Flight Test Files: Viper X

On June 14, 2021, the NF-16D Variable In-Flight Simulator Aircraft (VISTA) was officially redesignated as…

Stephen Chapis

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe SL633

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…

Zac Yates

World War II Airplane Murals Painted on Oregon Airport Hangars

A local mural artist, contracted by airport tenants, painted World War II planes on hangars…

Moreno Aguiari

The Next Generation of Warbird Pilots: Johnny Mazza III

In recent years there has been a push to recognize individuals under 40 years old…

Stephen Chapis

A Conversation With Hess Bomberger, WWII European Theater P-51 Fighter Pilot

The author of this article, Paul Sawyer, submitted to Vintage Aviation News this conversation with…

Emma Quedzuweit

Flight Test Files: A-5A Vigilante

In 1963, a North American Aviation A-5A Vigilante jet was utilized for simulation studies related…

Moreno Aguiari

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair BuNo. 88454

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…

Zac Yates

Pappy Boyington Recounts a Dogfight In a WWII Radio Interview [Real Audio].

Pappy Boyington recounts a dogfight in a WWII radio interview (original audio). Featured examples of…

Moreno Aguiari

Flight Test Files: The Other First Man

With "The Other First Man," we launch a series of articles called Flight Test Files…

Stephen Chapis

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 “White A”

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…

Zac Yates

COMBAT CONTRAILS VIETNAM: AW S*** SHACK!

The story of a pilot's first combat mission over North Vietnam, involving a powerful eight-bomb…

Moreno Aguiari

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Curtiss P-40M-10-CU Kittyhawk “Lulu Belle”

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history…

Zac Yates

COMBAT CONTRAILS VIETNAM: The Threat Inside My Aircraft

From Saigon, the crew routinely hauled critical cargo across South Vietnam. Their lumbering, 1950s-vintage C-123K…

Moreno Aguiari

Black Sheep Chronicles, Part 6: INFERNO

Part 6 of the Black Sheep Chronicles series recounts the reorganization of VMF-214 at MCAS…

Moreno Aguiari