One morning in August 1942, L-8 — which had a reputation as an excellent flier — lifted off from Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. It would touch down hours later on homes and cars, derelict.
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Build a Hawaiian Air Depot B-17E
The B-17E was the first of the “combat-ready” versions of Boeing’s four-engine heavy bomber. […]
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A ‘balloon traveling end on…and with what appeared to be wings’: The Great Airship Mystery of the 1800s
A rash of mysterious airship sightings piqued the curiosity of Americans in the late 1800s.
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Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
Throughout aviation history, pilots have strived to emulate birds, the world’s most adept fliers. […]
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Dick Merrill: Beating the Odds
Dick Merrill repeatedly gambled his life while barnstorming, delivering airmail, conquering the Atlantic, flying the Himalayas and pioneering airline routes, but he always came out with a winning hand.
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Building a Falklands SHAR
The 1/48th-scale Airfix Sea Harrier FRS.1 (SHAR) has been around for quite a while. […]
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Did Howard Hughes Design Japan’s Zero Fighter?
The truth behind the rumor that Howard Hughes designed the Zero fighter plane used by Japan in World War II.
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10 Incredible Aerial Rescues
These 10 great aerial rescues demonstrate that aircraft serve a far nobler purpose than hauling passengers and cargo or dealing death from the skies
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Looking for a DVD on Mexico’s 201st Fighter Squadron of WWII
Are there any documentaries about the 201st Fighter Squadron, a Mexican unit that served with American air forces in the Pacific during WWII?
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The Greatest Airshow on Earth
The Aviation History team traveled to Oshkosh, Wis., for the annual EAA AirVenture show, and captured some […]