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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…
Today in Aviation History: Eugene Ely and the First Shipboard Aircraft Landing
American aviator Eugene Ely became the first pilot to land an airplane on a ship…
From X-15 to The Moon: Edge of Space Short Film
Set in 1961, at the peak of the U.S.-Soviet space race, a determined USAF test…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Short SC.7 Skyvan
Over sixty years after the first flight of this design, the Skyvan continues to be…
Today in Aviation History: Lady Bailey’s Flight
This pioneering pilot was the first woman to fly solo from London to Cape Town,…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 18
The Twin Beech has a lasting legacy, continuing to fly on nearly 90 years after…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Martin AM-1 Mauler Bu.No. 22275
Randy Malmstrom looks at the history of the Martin AM-1 Mauler and Jack Erickson's example…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair F2Y Sea Dart
When Convair built the world's only supersonic seaplane
Air Base History Series: DeLand Naval Air Station Lives On
A brief look at the DeLand NAS Museum and its aircraft as part of a…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor
The Canadian trainer turned aerobatic performer
Today in Aviation History: Amelia Earhart Flies Solo from Hawaii to California
On January 12, 1935, Earhart became the first pilot to fly nonstop and solo from…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell F2H Banshee
One of the last straight-wing fighters in naval service, the Banshee would mark another steppingstone…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated XPY-1
The forgotten pioneer that led to the PBY Catalina
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed Constellation
This distinctive aircraft was among the first airliners to be pressurized and make the transcontinental…
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