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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fleet 50 Freighter
On February 22, 1938, the Fleet 50 Freighter made its first flight. Discover the story…
Grounded Dreams: Dornier Do 335, WWII’s Fastest Propeller Aircraft That Never Saw Combat
The Dornier Do 335 was a fast, unconventional World War II fighter whose advanced design…
Today in Aviation History – Jimmy Doolittle Wins The Schneider Trophy
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 26, 1925, Lieutenant James…
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…
Warbird Profile: Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
ATTU WARRIOR Text by Stephen Chapis Images by Luigino Caliaro The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was…
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…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Becomes Ace In a Day
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant…
Today in Aviation History – The First Aerial Combat Victory Took Place
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation The first official victory during aerial…
Warbird Profile: Leroys’s Last – the Grumman F3F
text by Stephen Chapis images by Luigino Caliaro The Grumman F3F had the dubious honor…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell XP-59A Airacomet
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1942, at Muroc…
Today In Aviation History – First Flight of The F-86 Sabre
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 29, 1954, at Edwards…
Today in Aviation History – Robin Olds’ Final Combat Mission
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 23, 1967, Colonel Robin…
More Little Lambs – Baa Baa Black Sheep Revisited
UPDATE as July 2025: Key Publishing has just activated the pre-order link on their…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The North American Aviation XB-70 Prototype
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 21, 1964, the first…
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