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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Blackburn Firebrand

On February 27, 1942, the Blackburn Firebrand completed its first flight, introducing a Royal Navy…

Austin Hancock

Air Zoo to Host Corporate Engineering Challenge for Young Students on February 28

The Air Zoo will host the 13th annual Corporate Engineering Challenge on February 28, giving…

Amreetam Basu

Flight Test Files: Lockheed P-38 Lightning – Solving the Deadly Mystery of Compressibility

How the P-38’s deadly dive compressibility problem led NACA to unlock transonic physics and pioneer…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: The Northrop XP-79 – The Fighter That Fell Before It Could Fight

The Northrop XP-79 flying wing promised a radical interceptor design, but instability and a fatal…

Kapil Kajal

The Eagle of the Eastern Front: Alexander Kazakov and the Imperial Russian Air Service

Alexander Kazakov was Imperial Russia’s leading fighter ace of World War I, credited with 17…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19

On February 26, 1934, the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 completed its first flight, marking the debut…

Austin Hancock

Keeping Santo Flying: The 29th Air Service Group on Espiritu Santo

On Espiritu Santo during World War II, the 29th Air Service Group overcame jungle, shortages,…

Amreetam Basu

Combat-Veteran de Havilland Mosquito Under Restoration in New Zealand

Near Christchurch, New Zealand, a dedicated team of craftsmen works on rebuilding a de Havilland…

Adam Estes

March Field Museum Foundation Announces Appointment of Keegan Chetwynd as Museum Curator at the March Field Air Museum

The March Field Museum Foundation announces the appointment of Keegan Chetwynd as Museum Curator at…

Moreno Aguiari

Historic B-29 “DOC” and B-25 “Miss Mitchell” to Visit St. Paul July 16–19 for Public Tours and Flights

The B-29 Superfortress "DOC" and CAF Minnesota Wing’s B-25 "Miss Mitchell" will visit St. Paul…

Amreetam Basu

Grounded Dreams: The Rohr 2-175 – The Garage-Built Revolution That Vanished

The Rohr 2-175 was a radical 1970s composite light aircraft with a ducted propeller, delta…

Kapil Kajal

Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Stearman C-3B NC7550

Explore the story of Stearman C-3B N7550, a 1928 survey aircraft later reborn as a…

Adam Estes

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Transall C-160

Learn about the Transall C-160, the Franco-German military transport that first flew in 1963 and…

Austin Hancock

Grounded Dreams: The Boeing Model 985 – The Mach 2+ Future That Never Was

A 1970s Air Force study explored launching Mach 2+ microfighters from a modified Boeing 747…

Kapil Kajal