Taken on Apr. 8, 1945 the horrific, main image of this post is one of the iconic pictures of the American…
Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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Here’s why it Took four Weeks to Scuttle USS America, the Only Supercarrier Ever Sunk
by Dario LeoneOn Apr. 19, 2005, USS America left Philadelphia under tow on its final mission. The America was towed off the east…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
When Jimmy Stewart flew B-52’s in Vietnam: the Story of the Hollywood Star who became an Air Force 2-Star General
by Dario LeoneJimmy Stewart was a keen aviator and a great patriot, and in 1966 he insisted on participating in a bombing strike…
- Aviation HistoryU.S. Navy
Check out this image of CVW-17 Sailors aboard USS Nimitz recreating a 1943 photo featuring Grumman Avenger aboard USS Card
The original 1943 photo (which is shown below) was aimed to demonstrate that about 90 people were necessary, to get one…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Legendary Tuskegee Airman who Flew a Record 409 Combat Missions in Three Wars Promoted to Brigadier General
by Dario LeoneTuskegee Airman Charles McGee, who turned 100 on Dec. 7, 2019 was honorarily promoted from colonel to brigadier general in the…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Capture of the U-570: The Story of the Only U-boat Seized solely by Aircraft
by Dario LeoneOn Aug. 27, 1941 Lockheed Hudsons of RAF Coastal Command’s 269 Squadron performed a remarkable mission, something never repeated during the…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
The Death of a Flying Tiger Ace: the Final Flight of Bill Reed, China’s Shining Mark
by Dario LeoneBill Reed’s engine went silent when he was about 20 miles from Liangshan airfield. Despite what misgivings he may have had,…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationWarbirds
The story of B-17 “Patches:” the Fortress that RTB from a combat mission with one propeller embedded in the wing
by Dario LeoneAfter B-17 “Patches” had been hit by flak, one of the props flew off, took the tip off another one and…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Me 410 and the Colossal Five-Centimetre BK 5 Cannon: the Story of ‘The Backbone of Reich Defence’
by Dario LeoneWhen, in November 1943, Hitler watched a demonstration of an Me 410 equipped with a BK 5 cannon, he enthused that…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The First Engagement Between a P-51 and an Me 262 and the Death of Luftwaffe Ace Walter Nowotny
by Dario LeoneNowotny’s last words, though garbled, indicated that his aircraft was hit and on fire, and seconds later he crashed to his…
