Explore in-depth articles on aviation history, featuring stories about legendary aircraft, historic missions, pioneering pilots, and the evolution of military and civilian aviation. Dive into the rich legacy of flight through expertly researched warbird features and historical retrospectives.


Attack Squadron 45 was established three times by the US Navy, serving as a postwar…
Learn about the de Havilland DH.88 Comet, the revolutionary British racing aircraft that first flew…
Today in aviation history: On October 7, 1932, the Stipa-Caproni made its first flight, pioneering…
Today in aviation history: On October 6, 1975, the MiG-29 Fulcrum made its first flight.…
Today in aviation history: On October 5, 1914, the first recorded aerial victory occurred when…
The South Pacific WWII Museum and the Lawrence Gordon Foundation are teaming up to locate…
Lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom takes readers for a tour of the Commemorative Air Force's…
Today in aviation history: On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 became the world’s first artificial…
In his latest Warbird Profile, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind the…
Today in aviation history: On October 3, 1967, the X-15A-2 set a world airspeed record…
President Donald Trump called for the declassification of all government records related to Amelia Earhart’s…
In the lates of his Warbird Profiles, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history…
Today in aviation history: The Vought XF6U Pirate first flew on October 2, 1946. Restored…
In the latest issue of his Warbird Profiles, Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind Interstate…
Today in aviation history: The Bell XP-59 Airacomet, America’s first jet fighter, flew for the…
Celebrate the first flight of the AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Army’s premier attack helicopter, known…
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