Aviation History

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The USAF air bridge that moved over 525,000 troops and 1,300 tanks in 6 months into Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War

The USAF air bridge that moved over 525,000 troops and 1,300 tanks in 6 months into Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War

American Airpower For more than a century, airpower has shaped how nations project force, defend… Read More

4 days ago

P-51 pilots recall shooting down Mistel combinations about to attack Royal Navy’s home fleet at Scapa Flow

Mistel The Mistel was an innovative wartime weapon system, consisting of a crewless bomber laden… Read More

6 days ago

Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

The Rolls-Royce Merlin Formed in 1906 to produce automobiles, Rolls-Royce was asked to begin designing… Read More

1 week ago

Empty Sky: F/A-18 pilot recalls flying a Hornet the morning of Sep. 12, 2001 from Boeing facility at Cecil Airport to MCAS Beaufort

Not normal flights In an instant, US military units around the nation switched from routine… Read More

1 week ago

The “Piggyback Flight,” the two B-17s that ‘landed conjoint’ after colliding and becoming hooked together

Flying “Fortress in the sky” The Germans thought it was a Superplane! The Boeing B-17… Read More

1 week ago

Even according to Adolf Galland, Spitfire Mk.XIV (not P-51D) was the best WWII piston-engined fighter in Europe. Here’s why.

The most important of the Griffon powered Spitfires The legendary Spitfire entered service with the… Read More

2 weeks ago

US Navy Vs B-36: how Naval Fighters proved they could Shoot Down the Peacemaker during the Fight for Funding between the USAF’s Long-Range Bombers and the US Navy’s Super Carrier

Peacemaker Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have… Read More

2 weeks ago

Triple ace Robin Olds put on Thunderbirds-style show with F-101s to get off of promotion list for brigadier general to become combat wing commander in Vietnam

Voodoo Designed to serve with the Strategic Air Command as a long-range escort and “penetration”… Read More

2 weeks ago

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

B-17G The Flying Fortress is one of the most famous airplanes ever built. The B-17… Read More

3 weeks ago

Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived Finger-Four Formation

The Spanish Civil War The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men to Spain from 1936… Read More

3 weeks ago