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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

May 26 2021
By 
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

May 15 2021
By 
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

Apr 26 2021
By 
Dario Leone
The SAC simulated mission where B-29s dropped their bombs 10,090ft (3,075m) from targets: Had this been the miss distance over Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the cities would have been left unscathed
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

Apr 14 2021
By 
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

Apr 14 2021
By 
Dario Leone
A Mighty Fortress: why the Boeing B-17 is the best bomber ever built
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

A Mighty Fortress: why the Boeing B-17 is the best bomber ever built

Apr 5 2021
By 
Dario Leone
The story of the Nakajima Kikka, the Japanese Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe that never was
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of the Nakajima Kikka, the Japanese Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe that never was

Oct 28 2020
By 
Dario Leone
YB-29 Bomber Escorter
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of Cross Country, the only YB-29 Bomber Escorter ever built

Oct 19 2020
By 
Dario Leone
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Did you know that the speeder bike sound effects in Return of the Jedi were created using samples of P-38 engine noise? Some interesting facts that made the Lightning the coolest military aircraft of WWII
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Did you know that the speeder bike sound effects in Return of the Jedi were created using samples of P-38 engine noise? Some interesting facts that made the Lightning the coolest military aircraft of WWII

Sep 23 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Three injured in B-25 “Old Glory” crash landing in Stockton, California
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Three injured in B-25 “Old Glory” warbird crash landing in California

Sep 21 2020
By 
Dario Leone
The story of the de Havilland Hornet, the cool, forgotten successor of the famous Mosquito
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of the de Havilland Hornet, the cool, forgotten successor of the famous Mosquito

Sep 9 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Here’s how the Royal Navy fixed the F4U shortcomings for which the US Navy deemed the Corsair unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s how the Royal Navy fixed the F4U shortcomings for which the US Navy deemed the Corsair unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations

Aug 20 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Cool video shows Warbirds arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor aboard USS Essex for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII
Military Aviation / Warbirds

Cool video shows Warbirds arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor aboard USS Essex for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII

Aug 15 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Here’s why the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 German fighter aircraft created panic in the RAF when it appeared in late 1941
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s why the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 German fighter aircraft created panic in the RAF when it appeared in late 1941

Aug 13 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Check out this dramatic photo of an F6F smashing into 6 other parked Hellcats with pilots aboard
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Check out this dramatic photo of an F6F smashing into 6 other parked Hellcats with pilots aboard

Jul 4 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Did you know that during WWII German night fighter pilots suffered from “Moskitoschreck” (“Mosquito terror”)? Here’s why ‘The Wooden Wonder’ was the most feared Allied plane in WWII by the Axis
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Did you know that during WWII German night fighter pilots suffered from “Moskitoschreck” (“Mosquito terror”)? Here’s why ‘The Wooden Wonder’ was the most feared Allied plane in WWII by the Axis

Jun 22 2020
By 
Dario Leone
The story of James Howard, the P-51 Mustang pilot who fought alone, for 30 minutes against Luftwaffe fighters to protect B-17 bombers egressing from skies over Germany
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of James Howard, the P-51 Mustang pilot who fought alone, for 30 minutes against Luftwaffe fighters to protect B-17 bombers egressing from skies over Germany

Jun 19 2020
By 
Dario Leone
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