Nose Art: A Brief History Of The Personalized Painted Planes Of WW2
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN19h
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Thomas-Morse MB-3
On this day in aviation history, February 21, 1919, the Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighter made its first flight. This aircraft was ...
The Aviationist22h
California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Begins Transition to the HH-60W
The 129th RQW, located at Moffett ANG Base, Mountain View, has now received the first two new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to replace its current ...
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FSB declassifies evidence of Nazi atrocities in Kursk Region during WWII
Many residents of the Voroshilov and Red Plowman farm cooperatives, fleeing from the Nazi brutalities, hid in cellars. German soldiers pelted their hiding places with grenades, and those who tried to ...
Learn how these Mainers changed U.S. military history as Tuskegee Airmen in WWII
In 1941, the formation of the first group of Black military pilots and mechanics was underway in Tuskegee, Alabama where ...
Opinion
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Flying blind on aviation safety
DESPITE continuous advancements in technology, the rise in aeroplane accidents has shaken the aviation industry. Each crash brings back the same pressing concerns: are we truly learning from these ...
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World War 2 aircraft settles into Chico Air Museum
Hundreds of that kind of plane occupied Chico’s runway during 1942 as the Chico Army Airfield trained pilots for World War II. To Mueller ... According to aircraft records, this plane was ...
The National Interest15d
The F-5A Freedom Fighter: When Simplicity Met Lethality
The F-5A was a testament to what happens when a defense contractor actually tries to restrain its impulses and focus on making an affordable craft.
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The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
During WWII, the Luftwaffe relied heavily on the Junkers Ju-88, a versatile aircraft for bombing raids, combat, and reconnaissance. Despite its recognition as one of the most flexible planes of ...
Simple Flying18d
What Airlines Operated The World's Only DC-1?
After half a year of testing and performing over 200 test flights (and out competing the Ford Trimotor and the Fokker Trimotor ... as a civilian passenger aircraft, it was soon converted to the ...
WTOP News22d
The 2 aircraft that collided over Washington are both workhorses in use around the world
The aircraft involved in Wednesday’s collision was an Army version. There are other variants made for the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, and for specialized duty such as intelligence gathering ...
Hindustan Times24d
Alaska F-35 jet crash: Pilot safety status updated after ‘significant damage’ to military aircraft; wild video emerges
January 28, 2025: A U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 was compromised in an accident that occurred at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.(X) The accident occurred on the runway at Eielson Air ...