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Learn about the RFB Fanliner, the innovative German experimental aircraft that first flew on October…
Brennen Tse photographs the CAFโs B-17 and B-25 from a helicopter, capturing WWII bombers against…
Today in aviation history: On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 became the worldโs 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 Earhartโs…
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, Americaโs first jet fighter, flew for the…
Celebrate the first flight of the AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Armyโs premier attack helicopter, known…
Explore Americaโs abandoned and little-known airfields with Paul Freeman. His website documents over 2,500 former…
On September 29, 1948, the Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass made its first flight. This tailless, swept-wing…
Honor Flight Long Island takes 46 veterans, including 42 from Vietnam, to Washington, D.C. on…
Discover Barnstormerโs commemorative polo honoring WWII fighter pilot Gregory โPappyโ Boyington and the Black Sheep…
Celebrate the first flight of the Dassault Mystรจre IV, Franceโs first transonic fighter-bomber, which served…
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