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Landing Of a Mitsubishi 1MF Fighter Plane On The Carrier Hลshล

March 16, 1923 saw Shunichi Kiraโ€™s landing of a Mitsubishi 1MF fighter plane on the…

March 15th 1960 โ€“ Introduction: Convair B-58 Hustler

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

“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…

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. ย He was a…

American Aviator Edward Oโ€™Hare Was Born On This Day In 1914

American aviator Edward Oโ€™Hare was born on this day in 1914. ย Oโ€™Hare earned his stripes…

Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

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

The Burgess H

The Burgess Model H (known informally as the โ€œModel H military tractorโ€) first took to…

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration

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

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…

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

It was March 9th 1942 when The United States Army Air Forces were reorganized with…

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane's…

The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service

It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service…

SM 79 ‘Sparviero’ “Sparrowhawk”

Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or…

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Judy Awakens

A former Japanese Imperial Navy Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive-bomber (Allied reporting name "Judy") fired up…