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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Piper HE-1 (AE-1)
By Randy Malmstrom Piper HE-1 (AE-1), BuNo 30262, Constr. No. (s/n) 5-1465, N63557. This particular…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Sikorsky HO3S-1G (S-51)
Aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the history behind the Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter on display at…
Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration
Among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history, the Douglas EA-3b Skywarrior entered service…
Female WWII ATA Pilots Honored at Aces High Aviation Gallery
During World War Two, a group of heroic female pilots played a key role in…
The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.
It was March 9th 1942 when The United States Army Air Forces were reorganized with…
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane's…
The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service
It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service…
SM 79 ‘Sparviero’ “Sparrowhawk”
Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or…
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Judy Awakens
A former Japanese Imperial Navy Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive-bomber (Allied reporting name "Judy") fired up…
First Flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m
Today, 81 years ago , the first flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m took place.…
Tom Griffin, veteran of Doolittle’s Raid, dies at the age of 96
Major Thomas C. Griffin (known simply by friends and family as Tom) passed away Tuesday,…
British Attack Over German Territory
On March 6th 1944 the Lancasters and Halifax's of Bomber Command began an offensive against…
Rare Hawker Tempest II Comes to the States for Restoration
With Indian Air Force livery still evident, Hawker Tempest II MW404 arrived at Hooks Memorial…
90 Years Ago Today Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp. Was Estabilished
It was March 5th 1923 when The great aeronautical pioneer Igor Sikorsky set up the…
Black Arrow Hawker Hunter Completes Restoration
The Hawker Hunter which was the lead plane for the 111th Squadron's Black Arrow aerobatic…
General Chuck Yeager’s First Kill
It was March 4, 1944 during the first daylight raid escorting bombers over Berlin that…
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