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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-2
On January 29, 1941, the Tupolev Tu-2 made its first flight, introducing a fast, hard-hitting…
Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Beech Model 17 Staggerwing NC50959
Explore the history of the Beech UC 43 Traveler, better known as the Model 17…
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight From Within the Cockpit
As we reported yesterday, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF), a unique public/private organization…
MiG Fury Fighters’ North American FJ-4B Fury: The Last of its Kind
Jake Peterson Reports: Every year a gathering of people and aircraft come together in one…
Necessity Is The Mother of Invention: Paper Drop Tanks of WWII
Faced with wartime metal shortages, and a need to extend the range of fighter craft…
Spitfire Fly-Over Honors Tony Gaze, Australian WWII Ace
Temora Aviation Museum's Spitfire Mk VIII flew over a memorial service held in the Geelong…
F-104 Starfighter Veterans on the Ongena Touch-Roll-Touch Maneuver
You've probably seen this video before, Legendary Belgian Air Force Silvers Aerobatic Team member, William…
Presidential Lockheed Constellation “Columbine II” Seeks New Owner
The internet has lit up over the past couple of weeks, abuzz over the "discovery"…
Long Island, New York’s Cradle of Aviation Museum Celebrates the Rich Heritage of the Region
When one mentions Long Island, New York (or Lawnguylind, NooYawk in the local dialect), guaranteed…
Grassroots Bomber Command Museum of Canada Continues to Grow
The Bomber Command Museum of Canada, located about 60 miles south of Calgary in the…
A Downed Allied Pilot, the French Resistance and the Exhumation of his P-38 After Seven Decades
In the summer of 1944, the skies above the French region of Picardy were the…
WWII Veteran Aviator Bill Overstreet and His P-51 Mustang, “Berlin Express”
We had the pleasure of speaking at length with World War Two aviator, William B."Bill"…
Air vs. Land: The Long History of Races Between Aircraft and Sports Vehicles
This article was inspired by a recent stunt organized by FortyOneSix.com ahead of this weekend’s…
Japanese Bombing of the US West Coast in WWII
While many Americans believe that the continental United States has never been bombed by a…
Unsung Bravery: Merchant Marine Radio Officer Frank McLaughlin
If you'll forgive us this telling of a story that's on a slight tangent from…
Separating Facts & Story of WWII’s B-17 “All American”
We got this email in our inbox the other day, purporting to tell the story…
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