The Horten Ho-229 has been the subject of more speculation and myths than any other World War II airplane.
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They Made an Emergency Landing on Greenland’s Ice Cap and Were Stranded for Months. The Rescue Missions Were Even Deadlier.
On November 5, 1942, a Douglas C-53, was Snowballing westbound. The Skytrooper never made it.
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The Five O’Clock Taube: First Air Raids on Paris
The first air raid on a capital city did little damage but set a precedent for the terror bombings that would follow.
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Fiorello La Guardia: From Congressman to WWI Hero in the Air
Future NY Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was a 35-year-old freshman congressman when the United States went to war in 1917.
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Fatal Airliner Collision Over the Grand Canyon
A tragic accident led to the creation of the modern air traffic control system and the FAA
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Build a Fisher XP-75 Eagle
The 1/72nd-scale Fisher XP-75 Eagle model offered by the Czech company Valom is a short-run multimedia kit. In a way, it’s fitting, as the actual XP-75 was also a “short-run” fighter, with only a handful ever being built.
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Why America’s XP-75 Eagle Was a Turkey
Incorporating parts from three existing aircraft, GM’s XP-75 Eagle suffered from an overly complicated design and overweight experimental engine.
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When Fire Rained From the Sky
The first low-level B-29 raid on Tokyo introduced a terrifying new tactic in the war against Japan
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Book Review: Flying Tiger Ace / The Story of Bill Reed, China’s Shining Mark
On the night of December 19, 1944, Lt. Col. William N. Reed, commander of the 3rd Fighter Group, Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW), was forced to bail out of his Curtiss P-40N somewhere in China’s Szechwan Province.
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Swan Song for the Battle Phrog
The venerable CH-46 Sea Knight served with distinction for half a century, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.