Tag: Aviation History

Farewell to the Flying Farmer, the Legendary Charlie Kulp

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The air show community lost one of its legendary performers on…

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation – C-54 ‘Spirit of Freedom’ Reborn

Following the devastating damage which a tornado inflicted upon the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation's (BAHF) long-serving…

Sea Harrier FA.2 Taxiing Under Its Own Power in the UK

The internet was abuzz a couple of weeks ago with a video featuring a former…

GHOSTS – Phil Makanna’s Legendary Warbird Calendars are Back!

by Richard Mallory Allnutt For the past forty-some years, it is doubtful that anyone with…

Desert Storm F/A-18 MiG Killer Unveiled

The National Naval Aviation Museum has just unveiled their recently-restored, combat-veteran F/A-18C Hornet (BuNo.163508) in…

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell Model 204

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 20, 1956, Bell Aircraft…

Air Bridge to the Allies: Establishing US Army Air Forces Transatlantic Movement in World War II

by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s…

Replica Wright Model B Flyer Takes Flight

Located at Dayton Wright Brothers Airport in Miamisburg, Ohio, an organization named Wright "B" Flyer,…

Imperial War Museum – Battle of Britain Air Show Report

The Imperial War Museum's Battle of Britain Air Show by George Land Over the weekend…

Warbird Personalities Inducted into The EAA Sport Aviation Hall of Fame

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will induct twelve new members into the EAA Sport Aviation Hall of…