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All Airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress Warbirds expected to be Grounded by Coming FAA Airworthiness Directive

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

All Airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress Warbirds expected to be Grounded by Coming FAA Airworthiness Directive

Dario Leone

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MiG-15 Fagot warbird loses canopy after taking off during the Classic Jet Aircraft Association air show

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

MiG-15 Fagot warbird loses canopy after taking off during the Classic Jet Aircraft Association air show

Dario Leone

Flak-Bait

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

A detailed account of the restoration of B-26 Marauder ‘Flak-Bait’, the Only US warplane to Survive 200 Bombing Missions during World War II

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

6 Killed After Commemorative Air Force P-63 and B-17 “Texas Raiders” Vintage Aircraft Collide at Wings Over Dallas Air Show

Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

6 Killed After Commemorative Air Force P-63 and B-17 “Texas Raiders” Vintage Aircraft Collide at Wings Over Dallas Air Show

Dario Leone

Horrific video shows B-17G Texas Raiders suffering mid air collision with a P-63 Kingcobra during Dallas Air Show

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Horrific video shows B-17G Texas Raiders suffering mid air collision with a P-63 Kingcobra during Dallas Air Show

Dario Leone

Preserved [Non-flyable] Avro Vulcan XM655 suffered Runway Excursion during fast taxi run

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

Preserved [Non-flyable] Avro Vulcan XM655 suffered Runway Excursion during fast taxi run

Dario Leone

The story of "I‘m the one with the part in the back," the B-17 Memphis Belle legendary Pin-Up Nose Art

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of “I‘m the one with the part in the back,” the B-17 Memphis Belle legendary Pin-Up Nose Art

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The story of B-17F Snake Hips: the Fortress that safely RTB after having suffered a flak detonation inside its bomb bay and being nearly destroyed by bombs dropped by its own formation

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of B-17F Snake Hips: the Fortress that safely RTB after having suffered a flak detonation inside its bomb bay and being nearly destroyed by bombs dropped by its own formation

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Did you know the "Memphis Belle" was almost called "Little One"? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Did you know the “Memphis Belle” was almost called “Little One”? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Mach Loop Classics: unique video shows Nanchang CJ-6, BAC Jet Provost and de Havilland Vampire flying through the Mach Loop

Military Aviation / Warbirds

Mach Loop Classics: unique video shows Nanchang CJ-6, BAC Jet Provost and de Havilland Vampire flying through the Mach Loop

Dario Leone

Spitfire Vs P-51 Mustang: which was the better Merlin-engined fighter?

Military Aviation / Warbirds

Spitfire Vs P-51 Mustang: which was the better Merlin-engined fighter?

Dario Leone

During WWII Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft: they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable and the P-51 disconcerting

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

During WWII Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft: they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable and the P-51 disconcerting

Dario Leone

First air-to-air sortie for A-10 Warthog with new World War II heritage paint scheme of P-47 Thunderbolt

Military Aviation / Warbirds

First air-to-air sortie for A-10 Warthog with new World War II heritage paint scheme of P-47 Thunderbolt

Dario Leone

The story of Koga’s Zero, the captured A6M that helped the F6F Hellcat become the most effective carrier fighter of World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of Koga’s Zero, the captured A6M that helped the F6F Hellcat become the most effective carrier fighter of World War II

Dario Leone

USAF Recruiting Service unveils Tuskegee Airmen's P-51 Mustang paint scheme for Indy 500, NASCAR races

Military Aviation / Warbirds

USAF Recruiting Service unveils Tuskegee Airmen’s P-51 Mustang paint scheme for Indy 500, NASCAR races

Dario Leone

Here’s why over Germany in 1943 the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s why the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24 over Germany in 1943

Dario Leone

“Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine crashed because the pilot lowered the landing gear too early which lead to the aircraft landing short of the runway,” NTSB says

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

“Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine crashed because the pilot lowered the landing gear too early which lead to the aircraft landing short of the runway,” NTSB says

Dario Leone

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