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Hey Geeks! Here you can read all Aviation History stories published on The Aviation Geek Club site.

The story of Bill Overstreet’s P-51B Berlin Express, the Mustang that flew under the Eiffel Tower in hot pursuit of a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of Bill Overstreet’s P-51B Berlin Express, the Mustang that flew under the Eiffel Tower in hot pursuit of a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Dario Leone

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Here are some cool night photos of the Panavia Tornado GR1T ZA319 in its original colour scheme

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here are some cool photos of the first dual-control Panavia Tornado GR1T in its original colour scheme

Dario Leone

The Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23. He then borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America.

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23, borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America

Dario Leone

That time America’s Top Ace Richard Bong flew under the Golden Gate Bridge and buzzed downtown San Francisco Area flying his P-38 Lightning

Aviation History / Military Aviation

That time America’s Top Ace Richard Bong flew under the Golden Gate Bridge and buzzed downtown San Francisco Area flying his P-38 Lightning

Dario Leone

The Pardo's Push: USAF F-4 Phantom II pilot Bob Pardo remembers the most exciting day of his life

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Pardo’s Push: USAF F-4 Phantom II pilot Bob Pardo remembers the most exciting day of his life

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Did you know? To keep the A-12 project secret CIA stored in boxes Oxcart spy planes and moved them from Skunk Works production site to Area 51

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know? To keep the A-12 project secret CIA stored in boxes Oxcart spy planes and moved them from Skunk Works production site to Area 51

Linda Sheffield Miller

Boeing, US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters Achieve 5 Million Flight Hours, Equivalent to Flying nonstop for more than 208,333 Days or 570 Years and Nine Months

Aviation History / Helicopters / Military Aviation

Boeing, US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters Achieve 5 Million Flight Hours, Equivalent to Flying nonstop for more than 208,333 Days or 570 Years and Nine Months

Dario Leone

Former US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why although during his era the Hornet was the best airplane on the carrier his fun meter was most pegged flying the A-4 Skyhawk

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Former US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why although during his era the Hornet was the best airplane on the carrier his fun meter was most pegged flying the A-4 Skyhawk

Dario Leone

How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19, the Stealth Fighter that Never Was

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Stealth Fighter that Never Was: How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19

Dario Leone

The day a polar bear tried to eat the rudder of USS Connecticut fast attack Seawolf class nuclear submarine

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / U.S. Navy

The day a polar bear tried to eat the rudder of USS Connecticut fast attack Seawolf class nuclear submarine

Dario Leone

Here’s why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the SR-71 (and why Soviets never developed their own Blackbird)

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why Soviets never developed their own SR-71 and why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

A-7D Vs A-10: the forgotten fly off where the Warthog proved to be better than the SLUF as close air-support aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

A-7D Vs A-10: the forgotten fly off where the Warthog proved to be better than the SLUF as close air-support aircraft

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Dario Leone

KC-97 crew member tells the story of when his tanker refueled the then top-secret U-2 planes flying spy missions over Soviet Union

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

KC-97 Navigator tells the story of when his tanker refueled the then top-secret U-2 planes flying spy missions over Soviet Union

Richard Fisher MD

That Time Tex Johnston Barrel Rolled a Boeing 707 Airliner

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

The day Boeing test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston Barrel Rolled the prototype of the Boeing 707

Dario Leone

The story of the former SR-71 Blackbird pilot who became the first NATO serviceman to fly a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The story of the former SR-71 Blackbird pilot who became the first NATO serviceman to fly a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The first CSAR missions and the story of how the A-1 Skyraider became known as "Sandy"

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story of how the Skyraider became known as “Sandy” and the A-1’s first CSAR Missions

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

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