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Tora! Tora! Tora! โ€” Keeping Pearl Harborโ€™s Story Alive in the American Sky

Go behind the scenes with the CAFโ€™s Tora! Tora! Tora! team through exclusive interviews with…

Kevin Wilkins

Boneyard Files: Boeing KB-50J Superfortress – The Final Evolution of the Superfortress Legend

The Boeing KB-50J Superfortress was a modified aerial refueling tanker developed from the B-50 bomber,…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Frank Granger Quigley – 33 Victories in a Sopwith Camel

Canadian WWI ace Frank Granger Quigley scored 33 aerial victories flying the Sopwith Camel in…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: SNCASE SE.100 – A Top-Tier Victim of the Battle of France

The SNCASE SE.100 was an advanced French twin-engine heavy fighter developed before WWII, but the…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Partenavia P.68 Victor

On May 25, 1970, the Partenavia P.68 Victor first flew, beginning the history of an…

Austin Hancock

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: North American P-51C-10-NT s/n 42-103293

A detailed photo-driven profile of North American P-51C Mustang N251MX, tracing its WWII combat loss,…

Adam Estes

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019

On May 24, 1969, the SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 first flew, introducing a turboprop-powered STOL liaison aircraft…

Austin Hancock

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fokker Eindecker

On May 23, 1915, the Fokker Eindecker first flew, introducing a synchronized machine gun that…

Austin Hancock

Boneyard Files: Douglas A-3 Skywarrior – The Atomic Bomber That Became a Desert Ghost

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was the US Navyโ€™s heavy carrier-based jet bomber, later serving in…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Andrew Edward McKeever – The King of the Bristol F.2A Fighter

Canadian WWI ace Andrew Edward McKeever became the highest-scoring Bristol F.2A fighter pilot, earning 31…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: Hiller X-2-235 – The Coaxial Vision That Shaped Future Designs

The Hiller X-2-235 was an experimental American coaxial helicopter developed in the 1940s that helped…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Gulfstream Peregrine 600

On May 22, 1981, the Gulfstream Peregrine 600 made its first flight as a prototype…

Austin Hancock

Grounded Dreams: Boeing Model 360 – The Digital Blueprint for the Future of Lift

The Boeing Model 360 was an advanced experimental tandem-rotor helicopter developed in the 1980s to…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: Kellett XR-10 – The Largest Rotorcraft of the Post-War Skies

The Kellett XR-10 was an experimental twin-engine transport helicopter developed for the US Army Air…

Kapil Kajal