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Restoration Begins on Rare B-24 Liberator at National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

Restoration has begun on a rare B-24 Liberator at the National Museum of the Mighty…

Moreno Aguiari

Boneyard Files: Grumman S-2 Tracker – From Carrier Deck to the Desert Floor

Grumman S-2 Tracker, the US Navy’s first single-aircraft anti-submarine hunter-killer platform, served globally before retirement…

Kapil Kajal

Flight Test Files: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – Managing the Expansion of the Titanium Skin

NASA used the SR-71 Blackbird in the 1990s to study high-speed flight, propulsion, sonic booms…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Bruno Loerzer: The Fokker D.VII Master of 1918

WWI ace Bruno Loerzer scored 44 victories and later rose to Generaloberst in WWII, linking…

Kapil Kajal

Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Travel Air 2000 NC2937

A detailed look at Travel Air 2000 NC2937, a restored 1927 biplane with a remarkable…

Adam Estes

Grounded Dreams: Ryan XV-5 Vertifan: The High Speed Hovercraft That Time Forgot

Ryan XV-5 Vertifan tested ducted-fan VTOL flight in the 1960s, proving key concepts but failing…

Kapil Kajal

CAF B-29/B-24 Squadron Ground School Strengthens Training and Safety Across the Fleet

CAF B-29/B-24 Ground School, held March 14–15 in Dallas, delivers systems training, safety education, and…

Kevin Wilkins

Today In Aviation History: Last Operational Flight by an RAF Supermarine Spitfire

Discover the final operational flight of the RAF Supermarine Spitfire on April 1, 1954, marking…

Austin Hancock

Historic B-29 DOC and P-51 Gunfighter Set for Knoxville Visit in May

B-29 DOC and P-51 Gunfighter will visit Knoxville from May 7–10, offering cockpit tours, ground…

Amreetam Basu

Grounded Dreams: KB SAT SR-10 – The Forward Swept Future That Vanished

Russia’s SR-10 forward-swept-wing jet trainer showed strong performance but lost funding and competition, ending as…

Kapil Kajal

The First 25 Years of Hamilton Standard, Part 1: The Origins of Hamilton Standard

An in-depth look at the origins of Hamilton Standard, tracing how early aviation suppliers, corporate…

Guest Author

Final Flight of a Legend: Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson Laid to Rest at Arlington

World War II triple ace Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson was honored with full military funeral…

Moreno Aguiari

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Robinson R44

On March 31, 1990, the Robinson R44 first flew, becoming one of the most successful…

Austin Hancock

WWII Airborne Demonstration Team Keeps Two ‘Skytrains’ Airborne to Honor Veterans

WWII Airborne Demonstration Team historian Gary Daniels tells the story of two historic Douglas transports—C-47…

Gary Daniels