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MacDill AFB Hosts a Tuskegee Airman

February 19, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

By SrA Vernon Fowler, Between 1941 and 1946, there were roughly 1,000 African-American pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Of that number remains just a fraction of Tuskegee Airmen still […]

SR-71 Blackbird: Gone but not Forgotten

February 4, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

For those of us who remember the fantastic grace and raw power of the SR-71 Blackbird in flight, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 26 years since the supersonic spy plane’s effective retirement. Yes, […]

Navy Divers Support POW/MIA Mission at B-24 Crash Sites

February 3, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 Company 1-5, embarked USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) and began an 80-day mission Jan. 31 to document World War II aircraft crash sites in waters around Papua New […]

The Last Flight of Don Gentile

February 1, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 35

This past Thursday marked the 64th anniversary of the tragic accident which claimed the life of legendary WWII fighter ace, Don Gentile. WarbirdsNews contributor, David Cohen, has investigated the causes behind Gentile’s crash, which also took […]

Christina Olds Visits Seymour Johnson AFB

January 29, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — Christina Olds, daughter of late Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, one of the Air Force’s most iconic fighter pilots, visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 22, 2016, to […]

Aviation Photography Workshop at Stallion 51

January 13, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Have you ever walked the flight line at an air show and wondered what it would be like to photograph those beautiful warbirds without the crowds spoiling the view? Or have you asked yourself what would […]

AirCorps Library Released

December 23, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 9

AirCorps Aviation continues to raise the bar of Warbird restoration. We recently talked in our article about AirCorps Aviation’s Reverse Engineering, a state-of-the-art technology that allows for accurate scans of new parts and dimensional inspection […]

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MacDill AFB Hosts a Tuskegee Airman

SR-71 Blackbird: Gone but not Forgotten

Navy Divers Support POW/MIA Mission at B-24 Crash Sites

The Last Flight of Don Gentile

Christina Olds Visits Seymour Johnson AFB

Aviation Photography Workshop at Stallion 51

AirCorps Library Released

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