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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Bell P-39Q Airacobra s/n 44-2485
By Randy Malmstrom Bell P-39Q-15-BE Airacobra, s/n 44-2485. As far as I have determined, this…
Randy’s Vintage Profiles: WACO Model UBF-2/U.S. Navy XJW-1
By Randy Malmstrom WACO Model UBF-2/U.S. Navy XJW-1, s/n 3692. This particular aircraft was built…
The Luftwaffe in 1961 by Howard “Scrappy” Johnson, Part 1
Few days ago we have published an introductory article about Howard "Scrappy" Johnson. Scrappy an…
Howard “Scrappy” Johnson,The Fighter Pilot
During my research for a book about the pilots who flew F-104 Starfighter I had…
Filming The Rescue of The B-25 “Sandbar Mitchell”
If you are a warbird enthusiast you must have watched the documentary "The Restorers" at…
A Night Flight With S. Elmo, Flying the A-26 Invader in Vietnam
"On a summer night in 1967, my navigator and I launched from a remote jungle…
Flying The Focke Wulf FW-190
Ray is a "flying machine", in fact he serves as the Chief Pilot for the…
Flying The North American Harvard Mk II
Skipper Hyle ever since he used the hear his grandfather talk about flying from his…
In the Air With the CAF Houston Wing’s Lockheed C-60 Lodestar
Recently, noted aviation photographer and journalist, Luigino Caliaro had the opportunity to photograph the Commemorative…
The Long and Winding Road of the City of Calgary’s Mosquito Finally Leads to a Restoration
If we had to name one warbird that has grabbed headlines this year, it has…
70 Years After WWII a Son Pays Tribute to His Father and the Greatest Generation
Nearly 70 years after airman Merrel L. Duncan from Dundee, Minnesota survived 30 hazardous missions…
Two Taiwanese Northrop F-5 Jets, Swapped for an A-26 Invader, Arrive in Oregon
Two decommissioned Taiwan Air Force warplanes, a Northrup F-5E and an F-5F, sent to the…
Aviation Photography Workshop, A Talk With Pro Photographers
It all started off with a good idea. We were set for an early morning…
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight From Within the Cockpit
As we reported yesterday, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF), a unique public/private organization…
MiG Fury Fighters’ North American FJ-4B Fury: The Last of its Kind
Jake Peterson Reports: Every year a gathering of people and aircraft come together in one…
Necessity Is The Mother of Invention: Paper Drop Tanks of WWII
Faced with wartime metal shortages, and a need to extend the range of fighter craft…
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