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Table of Contents - May 2012 Aviation History

Published: March 08, 2012 at 3:18 pm
The May 2012 Aviation History has articles on Mustang ace Bud Anderson, the Doolittle Raiders, the Fokker D.VII, the birth of Marine Corps aviation and Marine Corps HRS-1 helicopters.

Movie Stars With Wings

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: March 08, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Before computer-generated images, aviation films had real airplanes and real aviators at the controls.

Letters From Readers - May 2012 Aviation History

Published: March 08, 2012 at 3:11 pm
In the May 2012 Aviation History Mailbag readers discuss one of Jimmy Doolittle salvaged B-25s, Cook Cleland's F2G Corsair racer, Winston Churchill and Project Tip-Tow.

Letter From Aviation History - May 2012

Published: March 08, 2012 at 3:10 pm
The May 2012 Letter From Aviation History discusses the 100th anniversary of Marine Corps aviation.

What is the most important event in Marine Corps aviation?

Published: March 08, 2012 at 3:07 pm
The May 2012 Aviation History asks readers to discuss the most important events in Marine Corps aviation history and the best Marine Corps aviators.

Heinecke Parachute: A Leap of Faith for WWI German Airmen

Jon Guttman | Published: March 01, 2012 at 4:15 pm
The Heinecke parachute proved a gamble to the first German airmen to use it, but it beat the odds of surviving a fiery plunge from the sky.

Table of Contents - March 2012 Aviation History

Published: January 20, 2012 at 7:35 am
The March 2012 Aviation History has articles on the Ploesti Raid, the Tuskegee Airmen, Frank Whittle, the Gloster Meteor, the Republic XF-12 Rainbow and Helen Richey.

Letter From Aviation History - March 2012

Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:37 am
The March 2012 Letter From Aviation History discusses George Lucas' upcoming film on the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails.

Letters From Readers - March 2012 Aviation History

Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:37 am
In the March 2012 Aviation History Mailbag readers discuss the Windecker Eagle, Skorsky VS-300, Piper J-3 Cub, Dornier Do 31 and the Grumman TBM Avenger.

What is the Tuskegee Airmen's greatest contribution?

Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:36 am
The March 2012 Aviation History asks readers to discuss the contributions to American history made by the Tuskegee Airmen.

Shturmovik Rebuilt Under Radar

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:34 am
Russia's Aviarestoration has restored an Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik.

Piloted V-1 Flying Bomb Restored

Rudolf Stumberger | Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:34 am
A German expert has restored a piloted version of the V-1 rocket.

Yak Sets Speed Record

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:34 am
Reno racer Will Whiteside has set a world speed record in a Romanian-built Yak-3U.

Storied C-130E Goes to USAF Museum

Stephen Mauro | Published: January 19, 2012 at 10:33 am
The Hercules suffered a close call during the Siege of An Loc in 1972.

Frank Whittle and the Race for the Jet

Nicholas O'Dell | Published: January 18, 2012 at 12:22 pm
A 1930 patent filed by a young RAF officer kick-started the Jet Age.

F2G Racer Returns

Stephan Wilkinson | Published: November 04, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Once in a junkyard, a Navy Corsair is now restored and ready to race.
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