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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…
A VETERAN’S STORY: Battle of the Heavyweights
By Pete Mecca Analogous to Mohammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Richard Ira “Dick” Bong and…
Tomcat Tuesday – Episode 2
Tomcat Tuesday! - Episode 2 So, people seemed to really like last week's Tomcat Tuesday...…
USAF History: F-4 Phantoms at Tinker AFB
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is the most significant fighter aircraft of the 20th…
Finding Loren: The Life, Death and Discovery of a P-47 Fighter Pilot
Regular WarbirdsNews readers will remember a short piece we ran exactly a year ago, which described…
Tomcat Tuesday – Episode 1
Tomcat Tuesday! The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is easily the most iconic and…
A VETERAN’S STORY: The Men of Evans
By Pete Mecca Evans Tool and Die has set a new standard for honoring veterans…
AVI-8 Launches Flyboy LaFayette Edition
Many of the 38 Americans who flew with the French in the Lafayette Escadrille were…
MySky SkyCart to Showcase the Unparalleled Style of WWII Nose Art
WarbirdsNews welcomes a new partner, MySkyCart.com. The company manufactures airline galley carts which you might…
A VETERAN’S STORY: A Russian Officer and Pickle Soup
Armageddon is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as a reference to the final battle…
A VETERAN’S STORY: Flying Fabric and Piloting Plywood
By Pete Mecca Like a deadly cobra, colorful anti-aircraft tracers swivel and coil around your…
AirCorps Aviation Launches Aeroscan, 3D Laser Scanning Technology
With the world’s fleet of affordable, airworthy aircraft aging, owners and operators are continually facing…
Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
In 2013, Warbird Digest Associate Editor & WarbirdsNews contributor Stephen Chapis interviewed World War II…
The Legacy of Top Gun
By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant…
Warbird Bucket List
By Julie M Vessigault What is on your Aviation "Bucket List”? If you are reading…
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