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Warbug: The Warbird Pilot’s First Step Pilot Report on the Aeronca L-16
Aspiring warbird pilot Austin Hancock shares his journey from student pilot to flying the Aeronca…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated XPY-1
On January 10, 1929, the Consolidated XPY-1 maritime flying boat made its first flight, marking…
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…
Unveiling the Story Behind the Flying Tigers’ Iconic Photograph
By Moreno Aguiari The most famous photograph of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), commonly known…
Indiana ANG A-10 Thunderbolt Receives Commemorative Blacksnake Livery
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National…
Free State Guard Centennial
by Stephen Chapis On June 29, 1921, the 104th Observation Squadron was federally recognized at the…
Through Struts and Wires
by Stephen Chapis In the most recent issue of Warbird Digest, we highlighted the Bealeton,…
Then and Now: RAF Hawkinge
by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military…
Then and Now: A Return to Bodney with 352nd FG Mustang ‘Miss Helen’
by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of…
June 26, 1948 – The First Day of The Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided…
The First Production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair
On June 24, 1942, the first production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02155, made its…
The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot – June, 19-20 1944
From an original article by the Naval History and Heritage Command The U.S. Navy’s offensive…
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