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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Gourdou-Leseurre GL-813 HY
On October 22, 1934, the Gourdou-Leseurre GL-813 HY took flight, marking a key chapter in…
Heavy Attack Squadron Sixteen: The Short-Lived AJ-2 Savage Refueling Shield
Heavy Attack Squadron Sixteen “White Blades” was a short-lived US Navy squadron that transitioned the…
Aces of the Great War: Roderic Stanley Dallas – The Queensland Ace in British Skies
Roderic Stanley Dallas, Queensland ace in the RAF, combined discipline and aggression to score 39…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Blackburn Firebrand
On February 27, 1942, the Blackburn Firebrand completed its first flight, introducing a Royal Navy…
Flight Test Files: Lockheed P-38 Lightning – Solving the Deadly Mystery of Compressibility
How the P-38’s deadly dive compressibility problem led NACA to unlock transonic physics and pioneer…
Grounded Dreams: The Northrop XP-79 – The Fighter That Fell Before It Could Fight
The Northrop XP-79 flying wing promised a radical interceptor design, but instability and a fatal…
The Eagle of the Eastern Front: Alexander Kazakov and the Imperial Russian Air Service
Alexander Kazakov was Imperial Russia’s leading fighter ace of World War I, credited with 17…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19
On February 26, 1934, the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 completed its first flight, marking the debut…
Keeping Santo Flying: The 29th Air Service Group on Espiritu Santo
On Espiritu Santo during World War II, the 29th Air Service Group overcame jungle, shortages,…
Grounded Dreams: The Rohr 2-175 – The Garage-Built Revolution That Vanished
The Rohr 2-175 was a radical 1970s composite light aircraft with a ducted propeller, delta…
Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Stearman C-3B NC7550
Explore the story of Stearman C-3B N7550, a 1928 survey aircraft later reborn as a…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Transall C-160
Learn about the Transall C-160, the Franco-German military transport that first flew in 1963 and…
Grounded Dreams: The Boeing Model 985 – The Mach 2+ Future That Never Was
A 1970s Air Force study explored launching Mach 2+ microfighters from a modified Boeing 747…
Raised From the Pacific: The Story of General Galer’s Grumman F3F “Flying Barrel”
An in-depth look at the restored Grumman F3F “Flying Barrel,” lost in 1940 during USS…
Aces of the Great War: James McCudden – Britain’s Master of the High-Altitude Intercept
James McCudden rose from RFC mechanic to Victoria Cross ace, scoring 57 victories through discipline,…
A Knight of the Air: The Victoria Cross Legacy of Captain Albert Ball
The story of Captain Albert Ball, Britain’s first great fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient,…
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