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Corsair Slice on the 14th Fairway
On July 11, 1940, the only Vought Corsair prototype crash-landed on a Connecticut golf course,…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Kawanishi E15K Shiun
The Kawanishi E15K Shiun made its first flight on December 5, 1941. Designed as a…
This Day in Aviation History – First Tethered Flight of The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300
On September 14 1939 at Stratford, Connecticut, Igor Sikorsky made the first tethered flight of…
Darkest of Days – The 113th Wing on 9/11
For those of us old enough to properly remember this day 20 years ago, it…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles – Lockheed M-21 Blackbird
Since his other posts received such a warm welcome, we thought our readers might enjoy…
This Day in Aviation History – Charles B. DeBellevue Became the USAF Leading Ace of The Vietnam War.
On September 9, 1072, Captain Charles Barbin DeBellevue, United States Air Force, a Weapons System…
This Day in Aviation History – Jimmy Doolittle’s First Transcontinental Crossing
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 4 1922 First Lieutenant James H.…
This Day In Aviation History – Graduation of The First 10 Female Air Force Pilots
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation and by Capt. Kenya Pettway, Air…
Fancy Owning a WWII Canadian Air Force Base?
Who among us hasn't entertained the idea of owning a former WWII airfield, complete with…
Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James…
Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first…
Randy’s Warbird Profile: Boeing B-29-60-BW “T-Square 54”
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military…
Today in Aviation History, First Flight of The YC-130 Hercules
Technically the C-130 Hercules is not a Warbird just yet, because it’s still operational within…
Today in Aviation History, Jacqueline Cochran Flew West
Jacqueline Cochran’s life was about risk and about triumph. A successful businesswoman and director of…
AuthentiKit: 3D-Printed Warbird Cockpit Flight-Sim Controls
While we typically publish stories about actual vintage military aviation in our articles, it is…
Tomcat Tales – A Stray Blackbird in Key West
In a follow-up to our first article from F-14 Tomcat RIO and TOPGUN instructor Dave…
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