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Aviation History
Sixty years after its introduction, Lockheed’s U-2 spyplane continues to serve as America’s eyes in the sky over distant battlefields....
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World War II Magazine
Four Doolittle Raiders recall the mission that rocked Japan. The first bombs, four 500-pound incendiary clusters, began tumbling down to Tokyo on Saturday, April 18, 1942, at precisely 12:20 p.m. While little is known of Sergeant Fred A....
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Aviation History Magazine
On April 1, 1915, Roland Garros took off in a Morane-Saulnier L from an airfield in northern France, planning to play an April Fool’s Day trick on the Germans....
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Military History Magazine
James Stewart (1908-97) was one of the most popular and respected film actors of the 20th century, appearing in 91 films over five decades, from the mid- 1930s to the mid-1980s. Yet for all his fame and popularity there was another side to...
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Military History Magazine
Kevin Patrick Muncer flew nocturnal bombing missions in Avro Lancasters until a Junkers Ju-88G made him a German prisoner. Born in London and raised in Kent, Kevin Patrick Muncer was working as an analytical chemist when World War II broke...
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Aviation History Magazine
January 14, 1936, Newark, N.J.—American aviator Howard Hughes arrived at Newark Airport after completing a record-breaking sprint across the North American continent. The flight started in Burbank, Calif., and ended 9 hours, 27 minutes...
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Aviation History Magazine
Simulations usually fall into one of two categories, survey simulations or study simulations. The survey simulation is a product featuring multiple aircraft, delivering variety at the expense of some detail. The study simulation focuses on...
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Aviation History Magazine
There’s an old saying in Outback Australia: Any really good piece of equipment that never breaks down is said to be “a bit like Pat’s ax: It may have had two new heads and four new handles, but it’s the same ax!” That description...
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Aviation History Magazine
Boeing B-17s clad in their war paint of olive drab and neutral gray were a common sight over Europe during World War II. Many artists have depicted formations of heavy bombers heading off under leaden skies to targets across the Channel....
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Aviation History Magazine
Chopper by Robert F. Dorr, Berkley Publishing Group, 2005, $24.95. Bob Dorr is a prolific aviation writer, covering a vast variety of subjects in an amazing number of publications, all with great authority and accuracy. At the same...
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Aviation History Magazine
Vagabonds of the Sky by Bruce McAllister, Roundup Press, Boulder, Colo., $29.95. This photographic history is a must-have for those interested in early flight. Page after page of outstanding photographs make for easy entertainment and the...
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Aviation History Magazine
Eye of the Viper: The Making of an F-16 Pilot by Peter Aleshire, Lyons Press, Guilford, Conn., $22.95. The U.S. Air Force calls the General Dynamics F-16 jet fighter the Fighting Falcon, but the men and women who fly it call it the Viper....
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Aviation History Magazine
Where were the fuel tanks and other vulnerable points on a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero? What were the components of the Type F.N.120 tail gun turret on an Avro Lancaster? What was the electrical installation on a Junkers Ju-88A? What was the...
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Aviation History Magazine
The highest-scoring German ace of WWII—and of all time—chalked up an incredible 352 aerial victories. The Soviet pilot German warplanes. It was May 8, 1945—Adolf Hitler had been dead for over a week, and Germany was surrendering....
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Aviation History Magazine
Flying a British plane with the aid of British radar, an American aircrew shot down what may have been a secret Nazi flight over the Mediterranean. The Bristol Beaufighter shrouded in the darkness of the winter night of December 28, 1944....
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Aviation History Magazine
When the Bristol Company’s F.2A made its World War I debut over the Western Front on April 5, 1917, German fighters had a field day. Of the six British aircraft from No. 48 Squadron that entered the fray, four were shot down in quick...
