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The story of the only aerial victory scored by a Royal Australian Air Force Wirraway during World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the only aerial victory scored by a Royal Australian Air Force Wirraway during World War II

Dario Leone

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The day VMF-214 Black Sheep CO Gregory “Pappy” Boyington shot down three Zeros in 60 seconds

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the mission where VMF-214 Black Sheep CO Gregory “Pappy” Boyington shot down 5 Japanese fighters and became “ace in a day”

Dario Leone

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During WW II SBD Dauntless crews were officially credited with an astonishing 138 aerial victories, 106 of them Zero-sens, but these totals suffer from overclaiming. Here’s why.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

During WW II SBD Dauntless crews were officially credited with an astonishing 138 aerial victories, 106 of them Zero-sens, but these totals suffer from overclaiming. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The “accidental” arrival of the legendary F4U Corsair in the South Pacific and the story of Ken Walsh, the first man to become a “Corsair ace”

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The “accidental” arrival of the legendary F4U Corsair in the South Pacific and the story of Ken Walsh, the first man to become a “Corsair ace”

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The Story of the Ki-43 Hayabusa pilot that claimed the shooting down of four USAAF P-38 Lightnings in an air battle that never was

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Story of the Ki-43 Hayabusa pilot that claimed the shooting down of four USAAF P-38 Lightnings in an air battle that never was

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Casemate

Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

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

The Dogfight that led to the birth of the “Thach Weave” maneuver, the defensive counter employed during WWII by all US Navy and USMC fighter pilots when dealing with the Zero´s superior maneuverability

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

The Dogfight that led to the birth of the “Thach Weave” maneuver, the defensive counter employed during WWII by all US Navy and USMC fighter pilots when dealing with the Zero´s superior maneuverability

Dario Leone

Buffalo flop! The story of the Brewster F2A, the aircraft deemed superior to Grumman’s F4F but that was totally outclassed by Japanese fighters

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Buffalo flop! The story of the Brewster F2A, the aircraft deemed superior to Grumman’s F4F but that was totally outclassed by Japanese fighters

Dario Leone

How low did he go? F-14 Pilots who helped filming "The Final Countdown" on how low the Tomcat pulled out during the Zero dogfight scene

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

How low did he go? F-14 Pilots who helped filming “The Final Countdown” on how low the Tomcat pulled out during the Zero dogfight scene

Dario Leone

We Killed Yamamoto: a detailed description of the P-38 assassination of the man behind Pearl Harbor

Aviation History / Military Aviation

We Killed Yamamoto: a detailed description of the P-38 assassination of the man behind Pearl Harbor

Dario Leone

How Japanese Zero-sen naval aviators turned the obsolete V formation into a formidable tactics in dealing with allied fighters during the early stages of the Pacific War

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

How Japanese Zero-sen naval aviators turned the obsolete V formation into a formidable tactics in dealing with allied fighters during the early stages of the Pacific War

Dario Leone

Here’s how Cactus Air Force was able to Repel every Japanese Assault during the Battle of Guadalcanal

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Here’s how Cactus Air Force was able to Repel every Japanese Assault during the Battle of Guadalcanal

Dario Leone

F-14 Pilot’s Unreleased Notes on Filming “The Final Countdown”

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

F-14 Pilot’s Unreleased Notes on Filming “The Final Countdown”

Dave Bio Baranek

The Story of the First Kamikaze Attack in World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Story of the First Kamikaze Attack in World War II

Dario Leone

Remembering Jim Huston, the Naval Flight Officer who filmed the aerial sequences of "The Final Countdown" cult movie

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

REMEMBERING JIM HUSTON, THE NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER WHO FILMED THE AERIAL SEQUENCES OF “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN” CULT MOVIE

Dario Leone

Lightnings

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

WHEN THE OLD MEETS THE NEW: WWII FIGHTER PILOT WHO FLEW THE ORIGINAL P-38 LIGHTNING GETS A GLIMPSE ON THE F-35 LIGHTNING II AND SHARES STORIES

Dario Leone

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