Jack Northrop’s XP-79B jet fighter looked unusual, but its method of attack was even more bizarre.
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Arthur Goebel Jr.: Forgotten Golden Age Daredevil
A skillful transpacific flier, Hollywood stunt pilot and daring racer, Arthur Goebel Jr. seemed to thrive on danger.
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Bert R.J. ‘Fish Hassell and Parker D. Shorty Cramer: Pilots of a Remarkable Rockford-to-Stockholm Flight
When R.J. ‘Fish’ Hassell and Parker ‘Shorty’ Cramer took off for Stockholm, Sweden, in their Stinson Detroiter in August 1928, they embarked on what was only the first leg of a long and remarkable journey.
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Vincent ‘Squeak’ Burnett: Daredevil Acrobat Goes to War
Vincent ‘Squeak’ Burnett traded star status as a barnstormer for the chance to serve his country.
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Fourteenth Air Force — Heir to the Flying Tigers
Against seemingly overwhelming odds, the diminutive Fourteenth Air Force held the line against the Japanese in China during World War II.
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Book Review: The Politics of Air Power
The Politics of Air Power, By Rondall R. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2005 […]
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Helicopters of the Third Reich (Book Review)
Reviewed by Thomas Mullen Steve Coates, with Jean-Christophe Carbonel Classic Publications, Hersham, Surrey, U.K. […]
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Jimmy Doolittle: Commander of the Doolittle Raid During World War II
Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders carried out some historic firsts when their B-25s dropped the first bombs on Tokyo.
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Fred Avey: Flying with the Black Sheep Squadron in World War II
When Fred Avey joined ‘Pappy’ Boyington’s flock, he found himself among a pack of wolves in Black Sheep’s clothing.
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The Bomb That Ended the War
It was the second atomic bomb, dropped on Nagasaki, that induced the Japanese to surrender.