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Letters From Readers - January 2012 Aviation History

Published: November 04, 2011 at 11:13 am
In the January 2012 Mailbag readers discuss the Boeing B-29, the Boeing XB-39, Barty Brooks and the North American F-100C Super Sabre.

Letter From Aviation History - January 2012

Published: November 04, 2011 at 11:12 am
The January 2012 Letter From Aviation History discusses Jimmy Doolittle, zero-visibility flying, and Air France Flight 447.

New Boyington Bio

Alex Kershaw | Published: October 05, 2011 at 8:33 am
Black Sheep The Life of Pappy Boyington By John F. Wukovits 228 pp. Naval Institute Press, 2011. $34.95. Mavericks win wars. And the legendary alcoholic Marine Corps ace Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was surely one of the most colorful mavericks of …

The Pearl Harbor Myth

Alan D. Zimm | Published: October 05, 2011 at 8:28 am
A new analysis shows the ‘brilliant’ Japanese attack was riddled with surprising blunders

Twin Mustang Prototype to Fly Again

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: September 16, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Restoration pro Tom Reilly is restoring the rarest Twin Mustang to survive—the number-two XP-82 prototype.

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: September 16, 2011 at 12:08 pm
A team of English modelers have built a 1/6th-scale radio-controlled model of the B-26B Marauder Flak Bait.

WWI Wings & Wheels

Jon Guttman | Published: September 16, 2011 at 12:08 pm
A World War I aviation theme pervaded the annual Wings & Wheels Extravaganza held July 9-10 at the Golden Age Air Museum in Bethel, Pa.

Table of Contents - November 2011 Aviation History

Published: September 16, 2011 at 12:07 pm
The November 2011 Aviation History has articles on the Marianas Turkey Shoot, Sherman Fairchild, Johnny Alison, the OS2U Kingfisher, aerial adventure novels and EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

What did you think of Oshkosh 2011?

Published: September 16, 2011 at 12:06 pm
The November 2011 Aviation History Readers Poll asks readers to discuss what they thought of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year.

Letters From Readers - November 2011 Aviation History

Published: September 16, 2011 at 11:54 am
In the November 2011 Mailbag readers discuss the B-29, German ace Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and the first supersonic DC-8 flight.

Letter From Aviation History - November 2011

Published: September 16, 2011 at 11:52 am
The November 2011 Letter From Aviation History discusses three aviation legends in attendance at EAA AirVenture: Burt Rutan, Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover.

Johnny Alison: American Eagle

Richard P. Hallion | Published: September 16, 2011 at 11:43 am
How the late, great Johnny Alison became a U.S. Air Force icon.

Postcards From Oshkosh

Guy Aceto | Published: September 16, 2011 at 11:42 am
Aviation History photographer Guy Aceto visited Oshkosh and came back with some great photos.

Killing the Yamato

Robert Gandt | Published: August 04, 2011 at 11:00 am
The last voyage of Japan’s greatest warship

Britain's Faery Swordfish

Jim Laurier | Published: August 04, 2011 at 10:58 am
  Click for larger image. To see past Weapons Manuals by Max Gadney, click here. This infographic originally appeared in the Septebmer/October issue of World War II magazine.…

Kiwi P-40C Takes Wing

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: July 11, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Avspec's P-40C Warhawk is actually a restored Tomahawk, the export version of the plane. It was recovered as a wreck in northern Russia.
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