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March 23rd of 1948: New Flight Record In a de Havilland Vampire

On March 23rd of 1948, John Cunningham set a new flight record in a de…

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B-25 Blast #3 – Membership Reaches 75 Members

e-publications republished with the permission of B-25  MITCHELL  ASSOCIATION After a week and a half…

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First Consistent International Trade Route On March 22, 1919

Originally designed as a heavy bomber, the Farman F.60 Goliath was adopted as one of…

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Uncrating and Field Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter – 1944

Got 40 minutes to spare? Here's a great YouTube find! An Army Air Corps video…

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RAF Surpluses More Tornados

Three Panavia Tornado F.3s at the aircraft Maintenance and Storage Unit at RAF Shawbury in…

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Lindbergh Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was awarded the Medal of Honor for completing the first successful transatlantic…

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March 21st In Aviation History

March 21st marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of 617 Sqn (Dambusters) at RAF…

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Spitfire Damaged Upon Landing

Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PS853, registered as G-RRGN, which we recently reported as having completed a…

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March 20, 1935 Witnessed The First Flight Of The Grumman F3F

March 20, 1935 witnessed the first flight of the Grumman F3F.  This aircraft is significant…

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Engine Test for the Starfighter LN-STF

Today we have another engine test.  The first test of this engine was performed in…

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 Restoration Well Underway

The remains of Focke-Wulf 190F-8 93182, a JG 5 fighter that was shot out of…

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March 19, 1941 Was The Inaugural Date of Tuskegee Airmen

March 19, 1941 was the inaugural date of Tuskegee Airmen (or the 99th Pursuit Squadron):…

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Fork-Tailed Devil At Planes Of Fame

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA presents Fork-Tailed Devil on Saturday, April 6.…

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North American B-25J Mitchell Restoration Progress

Progress is being reported in the restoration of owner Ron Fagen's North American B-25J Mitchell…

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