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The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor made its first flight on December 2, 1948. Developed from the…
NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa Claus. Follow Santa’s journey on December 24 via…
By Gregory Alegi Following the September 8, 1943 armistice with the Allies, Italy split in…
by Gregory Alegi How does one spell "one hundred" in the air? Well, if you are…
The elegant, three-engined Savoia Marchetti S.79 'Sparviero' (Sparrowhawk) was for a period the fastest medium…
by Marty Steiner Most aviation enthusiasts will have learned at least some part of the…
PRESS RELEASE LAKELAND, Fla., March 20, 2023 – The three Hartzell Aviation signature companies are…
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by James Kightly Over 30 years ago, an exceptional airshow took place in Australia. Here…
"Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners…
"Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners…
Nothing quite compares to seeing one of the world’s most historic planes up close and…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On February 17, 1956, test pilot…
by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) We are extremely pleased to announce that James Kightly…
by Moreno Aguiari Ten years have flown by. It seems like only yesterday when I…
by Matt Scales On May 12th, 1945, a P-47 took off for a local flight…
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