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Lindbergh Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

March 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was awarded the Medal of Honor for completing the first successful transatlantic flight on this date in 1928. Six other aviators had previously lost their lives attempting the same voyage.

March 21st In Aviation History

March 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

March 21st marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of 617 Sqn (Dambusters) at RAF Scampton. This picture was taken 5 years ago to commemorate the 65th anniversary with the BBMF Lancaster passing the towers […]

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

March 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

March 20, 1935 witnessed the first flight of the Grumman F3F. This aircraft is significant for being the last biplane used by the US Navy before the widespread adoption of monoplanes.

March 19, 1941 Was The Inaugural Date of Tuskegee Airmen

March 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

March 19, 1941 was the inaugural date of Tuskegee Airmen (or the 99th Pursuit Squadron): the first division of all African-American pilots in the Army Air Corp. It was a great victory in the struggle […]

Dyson Applies for Plane Display

March 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Dyson, the company famous for its revolutionary vacuums and other household appliances has submitted a request to their local planning commission to place an English Electric Lightning F.1A on display outside the visitors entrance to […]

March 18th

March 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Colonel General Ernst Udet, German ace pilot, downed his first opponent on this date in 1916: an aggressive attack, outnumbered against a formation of 23 French aircraft.

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

March 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In his book, “Sled Driver,” SR-71/Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: I’ll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back-seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. […]

Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In July 2007 after 65 years under the sands a P-38 was discovered off the coast of northern Wales. Uncovered by tides and shifting sands, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning had spent 65 years in its […]

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

It was March 9th 1942 when The United States Army Air Forces were reorganized with the separate Air Force Combat Command (the combat element) and United States Army Air Corps (the logistics and training element) […]

The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service

March 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service with the United States Navy Attack Squadron 156 (VA-156). The world’s first carrier-based supersonic fighter, this single-seat fighter aircraft was […]

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