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Discover the story of the Boeing Model 1, the company's first aircraft. Learn about its…
German WWI ace Eduard Ritter von Schleich, known as the “Black Knight,” scored 35 aerial…
by Gregory Alegi How does one spell "one hundred" in the air? Well, if you are…
The elegant, three-engined Savoia Marchetti S.79 'Sparviero' (Sparrowhawk) was for a period the fastest medium…
by Marty Steiner Most aviation enthusiasts will have learned at least some part of the…
PRESS RELEASE LAKELAND, Fla., March 20, 2023 – The three Hartzell Aviation signature companies are…
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by James Kightly Over 30 years ago, an exceptional airshow took place in Australia. Here…
"Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners…
"Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners…
Nothing quite compares to seeing one of the world’s most historic planes up close and…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On February 17, 1956, test pilot…
by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) We are extremely pleased to announce that James Kightly…
by Moreno Aguiari Ten years have flown by. It seems like only yesterday when I…
by Matt Scales On May 12th, 1945, a P-47 took off for a local flight…
On February 9, 1969, at 11:34 a.m., Boeing Chief Test Pilot Jack Wadell, with Engineering…
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