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Screwball, The Story Behind the Name

By Dave O'Malley of Vintage Wings of Canada On the island of Malta in the…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: The Story of One Huey

By Pete Mecca In the year 1427, celebrated Vietnamese patriot Le Loi defeated the occupying…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: “Hitting The Silk” Over Burma

By Pete Mecca From a special article in the New York Times on December 15,…

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2017 In Review Through Warbirds News’ Top Articles

2017 has been another great year for warbirds, with many significant events and first flights…

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RAF 100th Anniversary Tour – Ian Allan Aviation Tours (June 30th – July 17th, 2018)

The Royal Air Force will be celebrating its centenary in 2018. Formed on April 1st,…

Legendary Pilot Inspires New generation of Air Warriors

In March of 1967, a flight of F-4 Phantom IIs from the 433rd Tactical Fighter…

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Memphis Belle – A Wartime Photo Essay from N.A.C.A Lewis Field

While we conducting some research for Monday's article concerning the imminent completion of the Memphis…

A VETERAN’S STORY: Targeting the Big Apple

According to legend, in the year 1307 the bailiff/agent of the Hapsburg Duke of Austria…

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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Wright R3350 Radial Engine Profile

The Wright R3350 ‘Cyclone 18’ radial engine is a massive, complex engine which powered significant…

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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Pratt & Whitney J57 Turbojet Engine Profile

Pratt & Whitney’s J57 engine is a twin-spool, axial flow turbojet engine with standard and…

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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Aircraft Profile

The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a six-engine, very heavy bomber produced to meet specifications issued…

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Props and Pin-Ups in World War II (and it’s just not girls in bikinis…)

by John M. Caratola, PhD. From the very beginning of organized warfare, men in combat…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Avoiding Cobras and Flying Cobras

Carl “Skip” Bell was born at Emory Hospital on August 6, 1945, the same day…

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Bermuda Triangle Revisited

By Stephen Chapis In December 1945, five TBM Avengers and 14 aircrew members vanished on…

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