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Apollo 8 Commander and warbird pilot Col. Frank Borman

Frank Borman – Vintage Flyer

November 16, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 2

By Stephen Chapis. In the minds of the general public, Frank Borman, Colonel, USAF (Ret), will be remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, when he, along with Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr., […]

A GOOD DAY, The Sea Fury Four Ship [Air to Air VIDEO]

October 20, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

On July 11, 2022, VAN’s Stephen Chapis was afforded a unique opportunity during a visit to Sanders Aeronautics in Ione, California. For over ten years, Stephen had followed the restoration of the Dwelle family’s T. […]

TB 30 Epsilon, Sports Class Warbird

October 14, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis Once you have raced, once you are hooked, your life will change forever. The clock is now ticking all the time. Twelve months until the next race? Wow, I better get started. […]

WD Zettel with MiG 23MS @ Groom Lake Robert Zettel Bandit 39

Red Eagle Reminisces, The Story Of An Aggressor Pilot

September 27, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis “After a few minutes of waiting, Colonel Chuck Holden called me into his office. He was in a flight suit with his feet up on his desk and a cigarette dangling out […]

Fiducia Ad Cojones

August 21, 2023 Angela Decker 0

In January 2017, when Mark and the late-Joe Denest and their team at the Smoketown, Pennsylvania-based MD Aero Restorations completed the restoration of Fagen Fighters’ 1943 SNJ-4 in January 2017, Stephen Chapis was there to […]

THE CONQUEROR – An Interview With Darryl Greenamyer

August 16, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Today marks the 54th anniversary of Darryl Greenamyer capturing the 3Km World Speed Record. In 2012 Stephen Chapis interviewed Darryl and wrote an excellent article about it. Here is an abbreviated version adapted for the […]

Air Cav Pilots Ride Again

July 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis For quite a while now, I’ve wanted to start telling the stories of our Vietnam-era aviators. Our World War II and Korean War veterans are rapidly fading, but veterans of Vietnam are […]

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Stephen Chapis

Frank Borman – Vintage Flyer

A GOOD DAY, The Sea Fury Four Ship [Air to Air VIDEO]

TB 30 Epsilon, Sports Class Warbird

Red Eagle Reminisces, The Story Of An Aggressor Pilot

Fiducia Ad Cojones

THE CONQUEROR – An Interview With Darryl Greenamyer

Air Cav Pilots Ride Again

Warbird Profile: Leroys’s Last – the Grumman F3F

More Little Lambs – Baa Baa Black Sheep Revisited

Darkest of Days – The 113th Wing on 9/11

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder