The US Air Force (USAF) accepted the first of five T-7A Red Hawk aircraft from Boeing on Sep. 14, 2023.… Read More
Lt. Raymundo da Costa Canário, Brazilian Air Force P-47 pilot, was able to RTB after the right wing of his… Read More
Only three crew members of B-17F Flying Fortress "Snap! Crackle! Pop!” managed to bail out, one without a parachute. That… Read More
An “ace in a day” feat that earned 2Lt Jefferson DeBlanc, a USMC F4F Wildcat pilot from VMF-112, the Medal… Read More
Nobuo Fujita was a Japanese naval aviator who flew a seaplane from a submarine and dropped incendiary bombs on the… Read More
Sometimes, both the hunter and the hunted were destroyed, with one such encounter occurring on Aug. 1, 1943 when a… Read More
The Horten Ho 229 was built and flown on several occasions but development was held back by numerous factors and… Read More
‘Because of the cannons the Ju 87 manoeuvrability is disadvantageously reduced and its landing speed is increased considerably. But now… Read More
Between the P-51B/C ”Razorback” or the long-ranged P-51D, the P-51B Razorback was faster and flew straighter/smoother with the smooth-back fuselage… Read More
Both Little Boy and Fat Man (and subsequent bombs of that type) did have, in effect, a parachute. Not a… Read More
Goebbels’ Propaganda Ministry falsely attributed a new verb, Coventriert (to ‘Coventrate’), to the British public. The Blitz - the German… Read More
Iconic Catalina amphibious flying boat to be resurrected as new production transport category turboprop. Catalina Aircraft, holder of the Type… Read More
On Jul. 28, 1945 Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith lost his way while flying a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Emerging from… Read More
Filmed at RAF Fairford during Royal International Air Tattoo 2023, the video in this post shows Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe… Read More
Hans-Guido Mutke mentioned his experiences of Apr. 9, 1945 during a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of jet powered… Read More
Although the Me 163 rocket powered fighter had a frighteningly high-top speed and rate of climb, its endurance was very… Read More
Four USMC F-35Bs from VMFA-214 made a quick stop at Coeur d’Alene Airport. Coeur d’Alene is the hometown of World… Read More
