U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters 1943-1962 by Tommy H. Thomason, […]
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A Date With Doolittle
Its mission accomplished, a B-25 heads west to safer skies. For his fourth painting […]
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Willy Coppens: The Greatest Balloon Buster
Willy Coppens specialized in the most dangerous occupation of a World War I airman—flaming kite balloons deep behind enemy lines.
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Arado 234: Archetype of Jet-Powered Bombers
Germany’s Arado jet bomber might have changed the course of World War II if it had been developed earlier
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Kamikaze Kismet
Armed with a half ton of explosives, the crew of an antiquated Val diver […]
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The Road Not Taken
Although many designers have tried to build a practical flying car, the idea never […]
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Adventures of the French Poet Pilot
A minor noble and a major writer, Frenchman Antoine de Saint-Exupéry packed more varied, far-flung flying into his meteoric 44 years than any of his contemporaries except Lindbergh.
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The Bonney Gull
Leonard Bonney reverted to man’s oldest intuitive flight design. It used to be that […]
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Champaign Lady
The restoration of a rare B-17G test-bed is a family affair. At first glance […]
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Octave Chanute and the Symphony of Flight
Octave Chanute conducted from behind the scenes. The letter, dated May 13, 1900, was […]