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Caretakers of Aviation History
Discover Hangar 2 at Clow Airport in Bolingbrook, Illinois—a volunteer-run collection of rare and historic…
Grounded Dreams: Helwan HA-300-The Supersonic Mirage of Egypt
Messerschmitt’s HA-300 supersonic fighter moved from Spain to Egypt but was canceled in 1969 amid…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Lockheed Constellation
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 9, 1943, at the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Avro Lancaster
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 9, 1941 test pilot…
Today In Aviation History: Operation Bolo
By National Museum of U.S. Air Force Led by Col. Robin Olds, OPERATION BOLO used…
Mad MiG Check Rides!
by Stephen Chapis The late Dave Cannavo was a pioneer when it came to importing…
Setting the Record Straight: B-17 Modification Centers
The following is an edited version of Kevin "K5" Michels' article on how the wartime…
Inside Issue #93 of Warbird Digest
One of the things that struck me as we were putting this issue together is…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Convair XB-58
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 11, 1956, in Fort…
Warbird Profile: Fairchild C-123 Provider
THUNDERPIG By Stephen Chapis Photos by Luigino Caliaro If it had not been for the…
Today in Aviation History – Jimmy Doolittle Wins The Schneider Trophy
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 26, 1925, Lieutenant James…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell Model 204
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 20, 1956, Bell Aircraft…
Warbird Profile: Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
ATTU WARRIOR Text by Stephen Chapis Images by Luigino Caliaro The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was…
Air Bridge to the Allies: Establishing US Army Air Forces Transatlantic Movement in World War II
by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Becomes Ace In a Day
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant…
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