Aviation History
Published: May 06, 2013 at 11:35 am
The July 2013 issue of Aviation History offers compelling stories, including Dambusters (a complex RAF bombing mission over Germany), a profile of the Heinkel He-162, and the noble story of the 1926 team of U.S. Army airmen who flew 22,000 miles around Latin America.
Nicholas O'Dell |
Published: May 03, 2013 at 2:42 pm
View our exclusive animation and preview our story about the bold British raid on Germany’s strategic river dams.
Published: May 03, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Every year the National Aeronautic Association awards the Robert J. Collier Trophy for "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which …
Martin A. Bartels |
Published: May 03, 2013 at 2:13 pm
A contract for 20 light air support (LAS) airplanes destined for Afghanistan's fledgling air force has stalled again, as Beechcraft Corporation filed suit against the U.S. Air Force to halt work on the project. This is Beechcraft's third challenge to the …
Don Hollway |
Published: March 04, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Seventy years ago, American pilots accomplished a mission: impossible—and set a military precedent.
Published: March 04, 2013 at 11:17 am
The Aviation History May 2013 issue surveys a wide range of aviation topics, including the PBY Catalina "Flying Boat," the aerial assassination of Admiral Yamamoto in 1943, and the challenges of flying the remarkable SR-71.
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: March 04, 2013 at 11:12 am
The two-story high Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber has become a favorite warbird survivor.
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: March 04, 2013 at 11:12 am
A small Tennessee aviation museum holds a great collection of mostly World War II artifacts.
Robert F. Dorr |
Published: March 04, 2013 at 11:11 am
Among fanciers of the Martin 4-0-4 airliner were luminaries such as Frank Sinatra.
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: January 15, 2013 at 11:59 pm
Chris Prevost's newly refurbished F3F-2, formerly displayed at the Lone Star Flight Museum, bears the colorful markings of VMF-2 (Kyle Dykes).
Christ Prevost of the Vintage Airplane Company has just returned to the air the F3F-2 you see here, which …
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: January 15, 2013 at 11:58 pm
The Rolls-Royce Merlin III on the RAF Museum's newly restored Boulton Paul Defiant Mk. I (RAF Museum, Hendon).
Largely forgotten is that one squadron of Defiants was among the world's first effective electronic countermeasure units
The U.S. had its …
Stephen Mauro |
Published: January 15, 2013 at 11:58 pm
Seattle's Museum of Flight premiered the new hi-def version of the PBS doc Pioneers in Aviation: The Race to the Moon.
William Lyons |
Published: January 15, 2013 at 11:56 pm
A Mustang jockey recounts one of his most memorable missions—from start to finish.
Robert O. Harder |
Published: November 05, 2012 at 3:44 pm
The so-called Christmas Bombings in 1972 brought the North Vietnamese back to the negotiating table, but at a high cost
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: November 05, 2012 at 3:42 pm
The Historic Aircraft Collection's rebuilt Hawker Fury displays its sleek lines and the checkerboard markings of No. 43 Squadron RAF. (Photo: Richard Paver)
Some of the handsomest biplanes ever built were British and U.S. end-of-an-era fighters of the 1930s. Gloster …
Stephan Wilkinson |
Published: November 05, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Bill and Robyn Reid's restored Avro Anson is one of only three "Annies," and the only Mark I model, currently flying. (Photo: Gavin Conroy/Classic Aircraft Photography)
Twin Beech fans might take issue, but the U.S. had nothing like the Avro …
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