North American’s FJ-4 was low-slung, sex and built for speed. The FJ-4 Fury slipped […]
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Rescue at Entebbe
An Israeli transport squadron commander recounts the daring air operation to liberate hijacking hostages in Uganda.
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The Pratt & Whitney R-2800: Piston-Engine Perfection
Pratt & Whitney’s 18-cylinder, twin-row radial didn’t break any new ground—it just got everything right.
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The Flying Boudoir
The Sage Type 2 fighter’s elegant enclosed cockpit set it apart from other early […]
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Wild Sow Penned
A newly reconstructed Me-109G-14 takes its place alongside other historic aircraft at the National […]
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Fine Art Takes Wing
It’s time aviation artists were given the respect they so richly deserve. On a […]
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Hung Up Over France
Sixty years later, a quiet hero’s buddies finally hear his war story. “Charlie,” yelled […]
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From ‘Flying Bathtub’ to Space Shuttle
What does a Pontiac convertible have to do with a space shuttle? In 1963 […]
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Spirit of TWA Transcontinental
The oldest surviving ex-TWA aircraft, a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, made a coast-to-coast round […]
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The Navy’s Flying Cannon
Built to counter the German U-boat threat in World War I, the Naval Aircraft Factory N-1 never fulfilled its purpose.