The concept of the general-purpose fighter—a long-range, heavily armed airplane capable of achieving air […]
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A Dauntless SBD at Chicago’s Midway Airport
The log of USS Wolverine (IX-64) on September 14, 1944, listed the crash of […]
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Major Robert ‘Blackie’ Blackburn’s Last Mission
It was just after 10:30 on the morning of March 2, 1945, when ground […]
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World War I and the Birth of Prohibition 100 Years Ago
Prohibition—which took effect one hundred years ago—was the culmination of a century-long backlash against […]
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Daily Quiz for February 12, 2020
In the early 20th Century Martin Couney ran a Coney Island side-show that featured these.
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Legacy of Flight: OV-10 Bronco and the SC-1
July 6, 1968, Da Nang, South Viet Nam—The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco saw […]
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Airware Review: Lunar Lander Research Vehicle and Bell Rocket Belt
The flight simulator covered in “Airware” are software products, but simulators can also include […]
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John Wilson’s Flying Circus
They flew machines that were little more than sticks, wire and fabric, and in […]
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Aviation History Book Review: The Second Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Second Attack on Pearl Harbor by Steve Horn, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., […]
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Book Review: Jagdgeschwader Trio
Jagdgeschwader 52, The Experten by John Weal, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England, 2004, $21.95. ‘Richthofen’s […]