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Getting Into Warbirds

by Sam Worthington-Leese Getting into warbirds might seem like an impossible dream, akin to being…

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Gary Velasco’s Wingnut & Rockhead Show

The artwork of famed aviation artist Gary Velasco currently graces the noses of some of…

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Tomcat Tales – Dave “Bio” Baranek on Tomcats and TOPGUN

It's been a decade and a half since the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat retired from…

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Freedom 7 – 60th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s Historic First Spaceflight

Sixty years ago, at precisely 9:34am EST, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American,…

F-51s vs UFOs

by Stephen Chapis In the early months of modern Ufology, a pair of Air National…

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Masters Of The Air Has Finally Started Production

“Masters of the Air,” the third installment of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-led trilogy…

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National Air and Space Museum, Remembering Michael Collins

While we don't normally mark the passing of aviation luminaries... it's hard not to pay…

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INTO THE THIN AIR: F-104 Starfighter World Altitude Records

By Stephen Chapis When Lockheed Skunk Works unveiled the XF-104 in 1954, it possessed out…

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Remembering Operation El Dorado Canyon: 35th Anniversary

Capt Gregory Ball, USAFR, Ph.D. Since the 1960s, the relationship between the United States and…

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Vostok 1: 60th Anniversary of Historic First Human Spaceflight

Sixty years ago Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space – and…

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‘The Right Stuff’ Canceled at Disney+, Series Looking for a New Home

The Right Stuff  television series, based on the 1979 book of the same name by…

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Bunker 27 Announces Plans to Open Four New Store Locations in 2021

Advertorial* PRESS RELEASE - Bunker 27, a leading provider of licensed, military themed apparel and…

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NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight

For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with…

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Texas Raiders One-Wheel Tribute

By Kevin "K5" Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis Following his previous article about the evolution of…

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