Jon Guttman’s ‘Fighter Aircraft Debuts 1915-1945’ is very well written and packed with facts and details.
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Bata Lockheed Electra
Many of us assume that corporate flying was developed by Texas oil barons and […]
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Making ‘The Blue Max’
Filmed 50 years ago, long before the advent of CGI, “The Blue Max” required two air forces built from scratch.
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The Transatlantic Adventures of Flying Fitz
The celebrated copilot of the first airplane to cross the Atlantic from east to west, James Fitzmaurice ended up a forgotten hero caught between two worlds
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Nobody Wanted the A-10 Warthog—and Now It’s the Military’s Most Beloved Plane
The A-10 Warthog has survived repeated attempts to put it out to pasture. Now its time may finally be up.
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Soccer War Corsair
Some of the most unusual Corsairs in the world are the two dozen that […]
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Albatros Returns to Old Rhinebeck
A replica Albatros D.Va built in the 1970s has been restored and is back in the air. Students of the Saxe Middle School of New Canaan, Connecticut, raised funds for the restoration.
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Ploesti — The Rest of the Story
The Fifteenth Air Force struggled for four long months to shut off Hitler’s Balkan oil supply near Ploesti.
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Germany’s Last Ace – DVD Review
Previously broadcast on Military Channel, this program is based around an interview with Luftwaffe ace Gunther Rall but also follows the career of American pilot Hubert ‘Hub’ Zemke.
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Wave-Top Marauder
A faded wartime diary provides a window on the RAF’s risky low-level bombing missions in the Adriatic.