R 101’s ill-fated final flight brought Britain’s long-range dirigible program to a tragic conclusion. […]
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Homebuilt Visionary
Long before the kitplane craze, Bernard Pietenpol designed airplanes that average consumers could build […]
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The Surprising Story of Japan’s B-17 Fleet
The Japanese rebuilt and tested three captured B-17s, but for the most part were unable to capitalize on the secrets the bombers revealed
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The Sabre’s Cutting Edge
Napier’s temperamental 24-cylinder gem was one of the most innovative engines of its time. […]
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The Messerschmitt Me-262 Was the Harbinger of a New Era in Aviation
Willy Messerschmitt’s Me-262 was not quite the game changer it might have been if produced earlier and in greater numbers, but after its 1944 debut, air combat would never be the same.
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Battle With the Air
After establishing a new flight record over Lake Erie in 1910, Glenn Curtiss nearly […]
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Built for Speed: The Napier-Heston T.5
Britain hoped to take the airspeed record back from Germany with the Napier-Heston T.5, […]
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Twin Amphibians
A father-son team spent nearly two decades restoring a pair of Grumman Widgeons, with […]
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WASPs Receive Congressional Gold Medals
At the final Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation ceremony in December 1944, General “Hap” […]
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Aviation History Briefing- July 2010
American Pilgrims Find New Homes One of the least-known U.S. airliners was the nine-passenger […]