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As USS Kitty Hawk starts her final voyage to the Scrapyard, US Navy sailors fear there will never be another Aircraft Carrier turned into Museum
Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / U.S. Navy

As USS Kitty Hawk starts her final voyage to the Scrapyard, US Navy sailors fear there will never be another Aircraft Carrier turned into Museum

By 
Dario Leone
Jan 18 2022

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Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, Legendary Member of the Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, Legendary Member of the Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away
Jan 17 2022
By 
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The story of the Fleet Air Arm F4Fs that overwhelmed Luftwaffe Bf-109Gs and why the little Wildcat could be more than a match for the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109
Jan 15 2022
By 
Dario Leone
A quick look at the F-107A Ultra Sabre, the Century Series fighter that never was
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
A QUICK LOOK AT THE F-107A ULTRA SABRE, THE CENTURY SERIES FIGHTER THAT NEVER WAS
Jan 6 2022
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Did you know the F-14 Tomcat was meant to be ‘Bombcat’ from the beginning of its development?
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Did you know the F-14 Tomcat was meant to be ‘Bombcat’ from the beginning of its development?
Jan 5 2022
By 
Tom Cooper
The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ flying boat
Jan 2 2022
By 
Dario Leone
How two SBD Dauntless aircraft from USS Enterprise sank submarine I-70, the first major Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II
Aviation History / Military Aviation
How two SBD Dauntless aircraft from USS Enterprise sank submarine I-70, the first major Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II
Jan 1 2022
By 
William Cobb
The first US Navy ships damaged by air attack since the end of World War II were bombed by two North Vietnamese MiG-17 Pilots (trained by a Cuban Air Force military advisor)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The first US Navy ships damaged by air attack since the end of World War II were bombed by two North Vietnamese MiG-17 Pilots (trained by a Cuban Air Force military advisor)
Dec 31 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
In 1970s Israeli pilots who would have led Operation Opera went to TOPGUN and taught instructors tactics for F-4 versus MiG-21 and One versus Many
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
In 1970s Israeli pilots who would have led Operation Opera went to TOPGUN and taught instructors tactics for F-4 versus MiG-21 and One versus Many
Dec 27 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
High Flight: the story of WW II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee and of how the most famous aviation poem is born
Aviation History / Military Aviation
High Flight: the story of WW II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee and of how The Most Famous Aviation Poem is Born
Dec 25 2021
By 
William Cobb
The story of the last days of the A-6 Community and the “Intruder Reef”
Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
The story of the last days of the A-6 Community and the “Intruder Reef”
Dec 20 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The day future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams crash-landed his F9F Panther jet following a mission in Korea
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The day future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams crash-landed his F9F Panther jet following a mission in Korea
Dec 20 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The story behind the photo of a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter towing USS Austin amphibious transport ship
Aviation History / Helicopters / Military Aviation
The story behind the photo of a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter towing USS Austin amphibious transport ship
Dec 19 2021
By 
Dario Leone
During World War II Germans re-engined a Spitfire with a DB 605A. It was found to be better than the Merlin version.
Aviation History / Military Aviation
During World War II Germans re-engined a Spitfire with a DB 605A. It was found to be better than the Merlin version.
Dec 18 2021
By 
Dario Leone
The story of how Topgun integrated the F-22 Raptor flights into its syllabus
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The story of how TOPGUN integrated the F-22 Raptor flights into its syllabus
Dec 16 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
The story of the Red Baron's First Aerial Victory
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The story of the Red Baron’s First Aerial Victory
Dec 15 2021
By 
William Cobb
During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.
Aviation History / Military Aviation
During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.
Dec 14 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
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