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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 Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 9, 1943, at the…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 9, 1941 test pilot…
By National Museum of U.S. Air Force Led by Col. Robin Olds, OPERATION BOLO used…
by Stephen Chapis The late Dave Cannavo was a pioneer when it came to importing…
The following is an edited version of Kevin "K5" Michels' article on how the wartime…
One of the things that struck me as we were putting this issue together is…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 11, 1956, in Fort…
THUNDERPIG By Stephen Chapis Photos by Luigino Caliaro If it had not been for the…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 26, 1925, Lieutenant James…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 20, 1956, Bell Aircraft…
ATTU WARRIOR Text by Stephen Chapis Images by Luigino Caliaro The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was…
by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant…
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