The XF2Y-1 Sea Dart was the only airplane to water-ski its way skyward.
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Maid in the Shade
After nearly three decades of restoration work, a B-25 World War II veteran will […]
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Aerobat ‘Speed’ Holman
The daredevil Midwestern flier lived fast and died fast. Charles W. “Speed” Holman put […]
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Grumman Gulfstream I: The Bizjet Turns 50
The first-ever business plane was a Curtiss JN-4 owned by the Heddon Co., a […]
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Aviation History Briefing- January 2009
The Airmail Flies Again Ninety years ago, in May 1918, the U.S. Post […]
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Aviation History Review: Pacific Storm
This ambitious sim offers something for everyone. World War II’s Pacific theater encompassed an […]
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I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: Book Review
I Could Never Be So Lucky Again by General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, with Carroll […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Radical Wings & Wind Tunnels
Radical Wings & Wind Tunnels: Advanced Concepts Tested at NASA Langley by Joseph R. […]
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Book Review – The Nieuport 28: America’s First Fighter
The Nieuport 28: America’s First Fighter by Theodore Hamady, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pa., 2008, […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Hell Hawks!
Hell Hawks! tells the story of the 365th Fighter Group, which fought a little-known war packed with riveting action.