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March 18th

Colonel General Ernst Udet, German ace pilot, downed his first opponent on this date in…

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B-25 Association Membership reaches 50 Members

e-publications republished with the permission of B-25  MITCHELL  ASSOCIATION B-25    BLAST    #2    -…

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Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA presents another installment of their Living History…

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Amelia Earhart Began An Attempted Global Circumnavigation Flight

Renowned aviator Amelia Earhart began an attempted global circumnavigation flight on March 17, 1937, flying…

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B-25 Mitchell Association – B-25 CLASSICS- Issue Number 1

e-publications republished with the permission of the B-25 ASSOCIATION   Here is an interesting story…

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Landing Of a Mitsubishi 1MF Fighter Plane On The Carrier Hōshō

March 16, 1923 saw Shunichi Kira’s landing of a Mitsubishi 1MF fighter plane on the…

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March 15th 1960 – Introduction: Convair B-58 Hustler

Designed by Robert Widmer for Convair, the B-58 was the first supersonic jet bomber to…

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“Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?”

In his book, "Sled Driver," SR-71/Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: I'll always remember a certain…

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French-American Pilot Gervais Raoul Lufbery Was Born On This Day In 1885

French-American pilot Gervais Raoul Lufbery was born on this day in 1885.  He was a…

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American Aviator Edward O’Hare Was Born On This Day In 1914

American aviator Edward O’Hare was born on this day in 1914.  O’Hare earned his stripes…

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Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

In July 2007 after 65 years under the sands a P-38  was discovered off the…

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The Burgess H

The Burgess Model H (known informally as the “Model H military tractor”) first took to…

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Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration

Among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history, the Douglas EA-3b Skywarrior entered service…

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Female WWII ATA Pilots Honored at Aces High Aviation Gallery

During World War Two, a group of heroic female pilots played a key role in…

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