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Today In Aviation History: First Untethered Vertical Flight of the Yakovlev Yak-36

Discover the story of the Yakovlev Yak-36, the Soviet Union's pioneering VTOL jet, which achieved…

Austin Hancock

Boneyard Files: Grumman F-11 Tiger – The Supersonic Naval Pioneer Abandoned In The Desert

The Grumman F-11 Tiger was a supersonic US Navy carrier fighter known for its sleek…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: North American F-107 – The Canceled Mach Two Jet

The North American F-107 was a Mach 2 tactical fighter-bomber developed as an advanced successor…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fokker F.XXXVI

Learn about the Fokker F.XXXVI, the largest airliner built by Fokker, which first flew on…

Austin Hancock

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Lewis Rodert and the Battle Against Icing

Lewis Rodert pioneered aircraft anti-icing research at NACA and developed one of the first successful…

Kapil Kajal

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Grumman A-6E Intruder

Explore the history of Grumman A-6E Intruder BuNo 158794, a combat veteran of the Gulf…

Adam Estes

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Burnelli RB-1

Discover the Burnelli RB-1, the experimental lifting-body airliner that first flew in 1921 and challenged…

Austin Hancock

The Officer Who Could Have Thwarted the Attack on Pearl Harbor…But Didn’t

The story of Kermit Tyler, the officer at Pearl Harbor who dismissed a critical radar…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beriev Be-10

Learn about the Beriev Be-10, the Soviet Union's jet-powered flying boat patrol bomber that first…

Austin Hancock

Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star – The Abandoned Cold War Pioneer

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star became America’s first operational jet fighter, pioneering jet combat in…

Kapil Kajal

Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace

Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: Brewster XA-32 – The Dive Bomber That Failed To Perform

The Brewster XA-32 was an American dive bomber developed during WWII to replicate the success…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Hawker P.1081

On June 19, 1950, the Hawker P.1081 made its first flight. Learn how this experimental…

Austin Hancock