Area 51 Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America’s […]
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Book Reviews: Birdmen, by Lawrence Goldstone
Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss and the Battle to Control the Skies by […]
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Book Review: Forgotten Fifteenth
Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine by Barrett Tillman, Regnery […]
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Spitfire vs. Spitfire: Aerial Combat in Israel’s War of Independence
Israel’s War of Independence was punctuated by wild aerial engagements that underscored the conflict’s […]
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The Lucky Bastard Club
Members of this informal brotherhood considered themselves fortunate to have survived World War II. […]
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How Long was Basic Training for the Vietnam War?
How long was Basic Training during the Vietnam War? Were draftees ever sent to […]
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Daily Quiz for March 7, 2017
Opened in 1939, this is North America’s oldest super highway.
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Did German Armored Aircraft Invent “Close Air Support” in World War I?
By the close of 1914, the French, British and German armies on the Western […]
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The Magnificent Seven: Korean War
Jet combat over Korea gave American WWII aces a chance to rewrite their names in the history books.
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The Warthog – Letter from Aviation History
Few military aviation missions generate the spectrum of passions associated with close air support. […]