Battling violent storms, forest fire smoke, head winds and fatigue, a pair of aviators […]
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At Home in the Blue Vault
Legendary fighter leader Robin Olds once told a Strategic Air Command gathering, ‘Peace is […]
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Return From Rimini
Sam Lyons’ painting commemorates a September 1944 raid on Italy’s Gothic Line.
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Aviation History Briefing- January 2008
Bear in the Air Not since the Fairey Swordfish “Stringbag” biplane whacked the Italians […]
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Daily Quiz for May 23, 2018
On June 26, 1974, this was the first grocery item to have its bar code scanned.
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FSX Acceleration
A new expansion pack revs up Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. Perhaps an evaluation of an […]
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Aviation History Book Review: My Logbook
My Logbook: Reminiscences 1938-2006 by Günther Rall, Neunundzwanzigsechs Verlag MedienServices, Moosburg, Germany, $55. Günther […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Stick and Rudder
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche In […]
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Film Review: One Six Right and One Six Left / The Romance of Flying (2008)
One Six Right and One Six Left: The Romance of Flying by Brian J. […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Grasshopper Pilot
Grasshopper Pilot: A Memoir by Julian W. Cummings with Gwendolyn K. Cummings, Kent State […]