I’ll Fly Away: A World War II Pilot’s Lifetime of Adventures From Biplanes to […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Dictatorship of the Air
Scott W. Palmer, author of Dictatorship of the Air: Culture and the Fate of […]
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The U.S. Navy’s Last Flying Boat
Development of Martin’s P6M was delayed until its time ran out. Middle River, Maryland, […]
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Interview: R.R. “Boom” Powell / Three Wars and Admirals’ Stripes
R.R. “Boom” Powell flew from carrier decks in Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and North American […]
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Three Wars and Admirals’ Stripes
During a 36-year career, ‘Red’ Carmody went from flying dive bombers in World War […]
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Paper Airplanes
On the eve of World War II, the U.S. Army Air Corps ordered hundreds […]
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Glory & Appendicitis
Endurance fliers Louise Thaden and Frances Marsalis triumphed over exhaustion—and media hype—in 1932. In […]
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Return to USS Macon
More than 70 years after the giant airship went down off the coast of […]
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Outgunned: An Me-109 pilot acknowledges defeat
August 31, 1940, proved to be Lieutenant Wilhelm “Willy” Fronhofer’s unlucky day. During a […]
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Daily Quiz for October 18, 2018
Billy Joel used this stage name in the early 1970s.