Follow the latest news in the world of aviation—from priceless warbird recoveries and restorations to vintage airplane gatherings to innovations in the world of military aviation and aerospace engineering.

• Shturmovik Rebuilt Under Radar
• Piloted V-1 Flying Bomb Restored
• Yak Sets Speed Record
• Storied C-130E Goes to USAF Museum
• F2G Racer Returns
• Aviation Heritage Invitational Held at Reno
• World War II Ace Flies Again

• Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot
  Accustomed to seeing military planes piloted by men, the Egyptians were apparently staggered when they saw a woman at the controls of the 1953 Cessna 180, dubbed Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed 'Charlie.' In the cockpit was Mock, a 38-year-old mother of three from Bexley, a Columbus, Ohio, suburb.


• World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Ploesti
  On August 1, 1943, a Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber named the Vagabond King and its American crew took part in a massive bombing raid on the oil refinery complex at Ploesti, Romania. The B-24s took off from Libya without the benefit of a fighter escort.


• Interview with Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee
  Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.