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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…
Masters Of The Air Has Finally Started Production
“Masters of the Air,” the third installment of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-led trilogy…
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…
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…
Remembering Operation El Dorado Canyon: 35th Anniversary
Capt Gregory Ball, USAFR, Ph.D. Since the 1960s, the relationship between the United States and…
Vostok 1: 60th Anniversary of Historic First Human Spaceflight
Sixty years ago Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space – and…
‘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…
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…
NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight
For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with…
Texas Raiders One-Wheel Tribute
By Kevin "K5" Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis Following his previous article about the evolution of…
AirCorps Aviation – North American Aviation Drawings Cache – Progress Update
It has been about a year since we reported on the major revelation that many…
Your Stories: An Accidental Witness
Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article…
The “Tell Me How” Ode to Flight. A New Classic?
Pilots the world over know the wonderful ode to flight written in the 1940s called…
Pilot Report: The Night Looping
Pilot Report is a collection of flying experiences sent by our readers and readopted as…
The Last Piston Fighters of The Italian Air Force
The end of the World War Two, saw the Regia Aeronautica ranks practically destroyed and…
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