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Aviation HistoryMiracle Landing Off KoreaPublished: January 03, 2014 at 2:47 pm
Setting down on a carrier is difficult under the best conditions—but next to impossible if you can’t see.
Doolittle Raiders Drink a Final ToastPublished: January 03, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Edward Saylor, Dick Cole (Jimmy Doolittle's copilot) and David Thatcher drink to their comrades. [Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force]
A milestone historical event took place on November 9, 2013, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Rather than …
Down-Under Boxkite ReplicaPublished: January 03, 2014 at 2:44 pm
A Bristol Military Biplane replica, recently delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force, awaits testing. [James Kightly]
Until now, there has been only one flying Bristol Boxkite—the oft-photographed example that is part of the Shuttleworth Collection in England, a fragile …
Learjet's Golden AnniversaryPublished: January 03, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Rat Pack stalwarts Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra lent Lear's private jet an invaluable aura of cool during the mid-1960s. [John Bryson/Sygma/Corbis]
It wasn't until the age of 50 that Frank Sinatra owned his first Learjet, but for the next …
Dog Finds a New HousePublished: January 03, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Veterans of HMM-361 pose with the restored Sikorsky UH-34D they presented to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. [U.S. Marine Corps]
The Sikorsky UH-34D was properly named the Seahorse when flown by Marines, but jarheads usually called it the …
Table of Contents—March 2014 'Aviation History'Published: January 03, 2014 at 2:42 pm
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Willy Messerschmitt gave his name to a vast array of aircraft, including the deadliest fighter of World War II.
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First Planes Down at PearlPublished: November 04, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Three National Guardsmen on a morning sightseeing flight were among the first casualties on December 7, 1941.
Table of Contents—January 2014 'Aviation History'Published: November 04, 2013 at 1:55 pm
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Boyington's Bastards
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Hero-hungry Americans couldn't get enough of the "Black Sheep," the Marines of VMF-214 who followed "Pappy" Boyington to fame in the Pacific.
Skyrocketing …
Spanish StorkPublished: November 04, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Emilio Garcia-Conde's Fieseler Fi-156 "Storch" in Spanish Civil War Nationalist markings. [© Dirk Bende via Dave McDonald]
For all its warlike mien and malevolent insignia, the Luftwaffe version of the Fieseler Fi-156 Storch (Stork) is somehow charming—all gawky gear legs, …
Morane-Saulnier Across the MedPublished: November 04, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Flying a replica Morane-Saulnier G, Baptiste Salis arrives in Tunisia, having crossed the Mediterranean a century after Roland Garros first did so in a Morane-Saulnier H. [©2013 Demotix]
It's a quirk of history that Louis Blériot's July 1909 crossing of …
Twin Beech Takes Top NAHIPublished: November 04, 2013 at 1:53 pm
From left: George Scott, Matt Walker and Mike Kvasnik with their award-winning 1946 Beechcraft D-18S. [Photo: Jim Dunn]
Each year the National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) brings together some of America's best aircraft restorations. The 15th NAHI competition was held …
From da Vinci to VoyagerPublished: November 04, 2013 at 1:53 pm
In 1505-06, Leonardo da Vinci envisioned a day when humans would fly like birds. [Biblioteca Reale, Turin; Inset, NASA]
"One can draw an imaginary line from the genius of the Renaissance [Leonardo da Vinci], who dreamed about human flight by …
Table of Contents—November 2013 'Aviation History'Published: September 06, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Reginal Mitchell's Supermarine Spitfire; the mysterious disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper; Max Immelmann, the "Fokker Scourge;" the effort to cut off Hitler's oil supply in Ploesti; a dramatic search-and-rescue in Greenland during World War II.
Douglas World Cruiser ReduxPublished: September 06, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Beginning next spring, the World Cruiser replica "Seattle II" is poised to reprise the 1924 round-the-world flight made by its forebear. [Image: Bob Dempster]
Any American who can fog a mirror will know the name of the airplane and aviator …
A Tigercat Roars AgainPublished: September 06, 2013 at 2:13 pm
James Slattery's Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat made its debut at the EAA AirVenture this summer. [Image: Jim Koepnick]
The only reason to restore a Grumman F7F Tigercat is because it's so beautiful. The airplane was rejected as a carrier-borne fighter, the …
Sikorsky Prize Goes to CanadiansPublished: September 06, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Todd Reichert prepares to make history during the June 13 attempt to meet the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Challenge. [Image: Aerovelo]
After 33 years, the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Challenge has at last been met. The …
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