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By Randy Malmstrom Bell P-39Q-15-BE Airacobra, s/n 44-2485. As far as I have determined, this…
By Randy Malmstrom WACO Model UBF-2/U.S. Navy XJW-1, s/n 3692. This particular aircraft was built…
By Randy Malmstrom Grumman A-6E Intruder. Photos are by me and Don England at Museum…
By Randy Malmstrom Bell P-39Q-15-BE Airacobra, s/n 44-2485. As far as I have determined, this…
By Randy Malmstrom WACO Model UBF-2/U.S. Navy XJW-1, s/n 3692. This particular aircraft was built…
Aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind the Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter on display at…
A detailed walk-around and history of Curtiss JN-4D Jenny s/n 3712, tracing its World War…
A detailed photo-driven profile of North American P-51C Mustang N251MX, tracing its WWII combat loss,…
A detailed look at Fairchild UC-86 serial 42-78040, tracing its journey from civilian Fairchild 24…
By Randy Malmstrom Vultee BT-13A Valiant ("Vibrator"), s/n 1491, N53331. As far as I have…
A close look at the Schweizer TG-3A, the World War II-era glider that trained U.S.…
In his latest profile, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom covers the Franklin PS-2 training glider…
A photo-rich history of Stinson L-5 Sentinel s/n 4646, tracing its wartime origins, postwar survival,…
A detailed look at Sopwith Pup reproduction N6475, a hand-built rotary-engined WWI fighter now flying…
An in-depth look at the Curtiss JN-4D Jenny at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, exploring its…
A detailed look at Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor N9645, tracing its journey from early coast-to-coast airline…
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