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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the HAL HF-24 Marut

Discover the story of the HAL HF-24 Marut, India's first indigenous jet fighter and Asia's…

Austin Hancock

From B-52 Simulators to Phantom Cockpits: Stephen Cannabyโ€™s Immersive Aviation Legacy

Stephen H. Cannaby has spent decades preserving aviation history through the restoration of military aircraft…

Moreno Aguiari

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: John Stack – The Man Behind the Sound Barrier

Aeronautical pioneer John Stack helped the United States overcome the challenges of high-speed flight, contributing…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: Columbia XJL-1 – The Single-Winged Duck Scrapped By The Navy

The Columbia XJL-1 was the US Navy's postwar attempt to replace the Grumman J2F Duck.…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: June 16th First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350

Discover the story of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350, the experimental Soviet fighter that became the first…

Austin Hancock

Boneyard Files: Bell HTL-7 – The Rare Double Cockpit Trainer Lost in the Desert

Discover the Bell HTL-7, the US Navyโ€™s training version of the Bell 47 helicopter that…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: William Frederick James Harvey and the Bristol Fighter Blitzkrieg

British WWI ace William Frederick James Harvey scored 26 aerial victories flying the Bristol F.2b…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: Fleetwings BQ-1 – How an Aerial Torpedo Dream Crashed

The Fleetwings BQ-1 was an experimental WWII-era US Army Air Forces assault drone designed to…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Boeing Model 1

Discover the story of the Boeing Model 1, the company's first aircraft. Learn about its…

Austin Hancock

Aces: Eduard Ritter Von Schleich – The Black Knight Who Flew For The German Empire

German WWI ace Eduard Ritter von Schleich, known as the โ€œBlack Knight,โ€ scored 35 aerial…

Kapil Kajal

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Bell P-39Q Airacobra s/n 44-2485

Explore the remarkable story of Bell P-39Q Airacobra 44-2485, a WWII fighter bound for the…

Adam Estes

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Blรฉriot-SPAD S.56/3

Explore the history of the Blรฉriot-SPAD S.56/3, a French airliner that helped advance commercial aviation…

Austin Hancock

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

Learn the history of the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, the rugged twin-engine utility aircraft that has…

Austin Hancock

Boneyard Files: Vertol H-21C Shawnee – The Vietnam Pioneer Left in the Sand

Explore the Vertol H-21C Shawnee, the โ€œFlying Bananaโ€ helicopter that served in Arctic missions and…

Kapil Kajal