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The Dornier Do 335 was a fast, unconventional World War II fighter whose advanced design…
The story of Major Mick Mannock, one of Britain’s most decorated First World War fighter…
Today in aviation history: On October 5, 1914, the first recorded aerial victory occurred when…
The South Pacific WWII Museum and the Lawrence Gordon Foundation are teaming up to locate…
Lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom takes readers for a tour of the Commemorative Air Force's…
Today in aviation history: On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 became the world’s first artificial…
In his latest Warbird Profile, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind the…
Today in aviation history: On October 3, 1967, the X-15A-2 set a world airspeed record…
President Donald Trump called for the declassification of all government records related to Amelia Earhart’s…
In the lates of his Warbird Profiles, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history…
Today in aviation history: The Vought XF6U Pirate first flew on October 2, 1946. Restored…
In the latest issue of his Warbird Profiles, Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind Interstate…
Today in aviation history: The Bell XP-59 Airacomet, America’s first jet fighter, flew for the…
Celebrate the first flight of the AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Army’s premier attack helicopter, known…
Explore America’s abandoned and little-known airfields with Paul Freeman. His website documents over 2,500 former…
On September 29, 1948, the Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass made its first flight. This tailless, swept-wing…
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