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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: General Motors FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 74512
Explore the history of General Motors FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 74512, a rare WWII carrier fighter,…
Grounded Dreams: EFW N-20 Aiguillon – The Swiss Four-Engine Jet Pioneer That Never Flew High
The EFW N-20 Aiguillon was Switzerland’s first jet fighter, but inadequate thrust from its Swiss-built…
Travel For Aircraft Bookshelf – Mentor to the Rising Sun: Britain’s role in founding Japan’s Naval Air Service by Dick Wise
Discover Mentor to the Rising Sun by Dick Wise, an in-depth exploration of Britain's role…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Nord 1500 Noréclair
Learn about the Nord 1500 Noréclair, an ambitious French postwar naval attack aircraft that never…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Robinson R22
Discover the story of the Robinson R22, the lightweight two-seat helicopter that transformed helicopter training…
Douglas Aircraft Company – The Legendary Giant That Built the C-47 Skytrain and Jet Airliners
Douglas Aircraft Company transformed aviation with legendary military and commercial aircraft, but its iconic name…
Attack Squadron 12 – The Four Decade Combat Legacy Of The Flying Ubangis
Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) served the US Navy for over four decades, flying from the…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Avia S 92.1 Turbina
Explore the Avia S-92 Turbina, Czechoslovakia's postwar version of the Messerschmitt Me 262 and one…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Barnwell Brothers – The Wright Brothers of Scotland
Frank Barnwell helped pioneer Scottish aviation before becoming Bristol's chief engineer, where he designed some…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt, 44-90471
Explore the history of Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt 44-90471, restored as "Hairless Joe," from Peruvian Air…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Cessna 441 Conquest II
Learn about the Cessna 441 Conquest II, the company's first turboprop aircraft, which combined business…
North American Aviation – Icon Maker of the P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre, B-25 Mitchell
North American Aviation produced some of history's most iconic aircraft, from the P-51 Mustang and…
Torpedo Squadron 41 – The Short-Lived Legacy of the TBM Avenger Fleet
The US Navy's VT-41 evolved from a WWII torpedo squadron into a dedicated anti-submarine warfare…
Grounded Dreams: Taylorcraft LBT – The Navy Glide Bomb Glomb Left Behind
The Taylorcraft LBT was a US Navy remote-controlled glider bomb developed during WWII. Explore its…
Mapping the Survivors: Rene Ligon’s Quest to Document the World’s Remaining Douglas DC-3s
Aviation photographer Rene Ligon has documented nearly 600 surviving DC-3s worldwide, creating an ambitious record…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9-UTI
Discover the story of the MiG-9UTI, the two-seat jet trainer developed to prepare Soviet pilots…
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