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YB 17 Flying Fortress Machine Gun Testing

  May 1942, Langley Field, Virginia, YB-17 bombardment squadron. Testing of the machine guns on…

Engine Inspector for North American Aviation.

  June 1942. Engine inspector for North American Aviation at Long Beach, California. 4x5 Kodachrome…

Swedish Beech 18 to be Restored for Static Display

Beech 18 Dl8S N9887A has been transported from Malmsliitt to Optand airfield in Sweden recently…

WWII Heritage Days at the CAF DIXIE WING

PEACHTREE CITY- The Commemorative Air Force, Dixie Wing will be holding their WWII Heritage Days…

Fourth Klemm Flies in Sweden

After a four year restoration by Stockholm, Sweden based owner Joakim Westh, Klemm KI 35…

Hangar 11s Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Gets Stripped for a New Paint Scheme

Hangar 11's Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk G-KITT has been wearing a "Red Tail" paint scheme since…

The Fate of Nigeria’s Abandoned Aircraft

Faced with 65 major commercial jetliners that were abandoned in place at its Airports, the…

Mississippi Based Lightning to Come to Life

The Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) of Stennis, Mississippi has recently achieved a significant achievement…

Aerobatic Pilot Fred Cabanas Dies in Plane Crash

Noted aerobatic pilot, Fred Cabanas died in a plane crash on January 15th, along with…

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

The National WWII Museum’s stunning modernistic glass and steel "US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center"…

Tragic Crash of South African Douglas C-47TP Dakota

A South African National Defence Force Douglas C-47TP Dakota 6840 crashed in bad weather near…