Stephen Chapis

Through Struts and Wires

July 9, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Stephen Chapis In the most recent issue of Warbird Digest, we highlighted the Bealeton, Virginia-based Flying Circus Airshow (FCA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary of its first show in May 2021. One of the […]

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INTO THE THIN AIR: F-104 Starfighter World Altitude Records

April 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis When Lockheed Skunk Works unveiled the XF-104 in 1954, it possessed out of this world looks and performance. In 1958, just months after the F-104A entered service with Air Defense Command (ADC) […]

Your Stories: An Accidental Witness

January 28, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article for this website. If you are interested in sharing your memories and stories with us please contact us HERE. By […]

Pilot Report: Mosquito Mashers!

October 19, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On September 27, 2019, Warbird Digest was invited to fly with Allen Chorman & Son on a mosquito flight over the marshes of central Delaware. While en route to our target area, 41-year-old Jeff Chorman […]

Tri-State’s Columbus Corsair

December 12, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It seems to be a week of Corsairs here at WarbirdsNews, so we hope you don’t mind reading a restoration report concerning a further example of the breed. Stephen Chapis, a long time contributor to […]

Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

May 29, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

In 2013, Warbird Digest Associate Editor & WarbirdsNews contributor Stephen Chapis interviewed World War II fighter pilots who had shot down Luftwaffe jets over Europe. These interviews were for a simple magazine article, but after hearing […]

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Hard Luck Beech

March 12, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator USAAF #42-43506 (c/n 4309) rolled off the Wichita production line on February 6, 1943 and delivered to the 729th Navigation Training Squadron at Selman Army Airfield, Louisiana two days […]

POOR LITTLE LAMBS – The Corsairs of Baa Baa Blacksheep

September 21, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 92

UPDATE The Baa Baa Black Sheep book is currently in the works, the expected release date is September 21, 2024. If you would like to be notified and get your copy before anyone else, please […]

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First For The Ninth, The Story of The First Aerial Victory Over a Me 262

November 25, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

From an original article by Stephen Chapis. On October 2, 1944, 21-year-old Captain Valmore Jay Beaudrault of Milford, New Hampshire became the first Ninth Air Force pilot to score an aerial victory over a […]

Through Struts and Wires

INTO THE THIN AIR: F-104 Starfighter World Altitude Records

Your Stories: An Accidental Witness

Pilot Report: Mosquito Mashers!

Tri-State’s Columbus Corsair

Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

Hard Luck Beech

POOR LITTLE LAMBS – The Corsairs of Baa Baa Blacksheep

First For The Ninth, The Story of The First Aerial Victory Over a Me 262

MAAM P-61 Gets Nose Art – Introducing “Moonbeam Dream”

The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Nears Completion

Combat Veteran P-51 Mustang Restoration Nears The “Finish” Line at Midwest Aero Restorations

PT-19 Takes to The Skies Again After Six-Year Restoration