Before jets sported swing wings, an early Russian Designer took a novel approach to variable-geometry wingspans in a series of French built airplanes.
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Early Birdman Bud Mars: An Aerial Daredevil Wows the World
Pioneer aviator Bud Mars thrilled airshow crowds, narrowly escaping death on several occasions, and was among the first to fly airplanes in the Far East
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Leave No Man Behind: Origins of Air Rescue in the Vietnam War
Hampered by inadequate equipment and training, resourceful American aircrews improvised combat search-and-rescue techniques early in the Vietnam War.
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T Square 45: A B-29 Bomber Returns to its Former Glory
The Seattle Museum of Flight’s meticulous B-29 restoration has returned most of the veteran bomber’s controls to working order.
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After Lindbergh’s Historic Flight, a Young Pilot Chased His Own Glory. Instead, He Became an Unsolved Mystery
Just months after Charles Lindbergh’s flight, Paul Redfern sought to set a distance record in a solo attempt from the U.S. to Brazil. He almost made it.
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Best Dive Bomber: How One Man Helped Change the Pacific War’s Course
Seeking payback for Pearl Harbor, dive-bomber pilot Dick Best had a hand in sinking two Japanese carriers during the Battle of Midway.
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Raymonde de Laroche: France’s Baroness of Flight
Raymonde de Laroche’s first flight with Wilbur Wright sparked a fatal attraction to flying.
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Why Bombs Blew Up On Fighters in the Vietnam War
When bombs began exploding prematurely over Vietnam, killing aircrews, new fuzes were designed—but more people would die before a solution was found.
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Dive Bomber That Lost Out to the Celebrated Stuka
The Blohm & Voss Ha-137 lost out to the famous Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber.
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The CIA’s Cuban Air Force Battles Communists in the Congo
After bitter defeat at the Bay of Pigs, the CIA sent an “instant air force” to Africa to fight communism…and Che Guevara.