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The P-51 Pioneers: Breaking in the Mustang

by Jon Guttman11/14/202211/14/2022

Contrary to popular belief, the introduction of the Merlin-powered P-51B to combat over Europe was not without its problems.

Building Mike Rogers’ “Beantown Banshee”

by Dick Smith11/14/202211/14/2022

Spitfire Ace Colin Gray: High Flying Kiwi

by Jon Guttman9/8/20229/8/2022

Who Was America’s First World War II Ace?

by David Alan Johnson8/27/20228/29/2022

Israel’s Bait-and-Switch: When the IAF Lured Soviet MiGs to Their Destruction

by Marshall Michel 5/13/20225/24/2022

Does the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator Deserve Its Bad Rap?

by Barrett Tillman3/31/20223/31/2022

Bringing Charles Home: A P-51 Pilot’s War and Ultimate Sacrifice

by Nina Lee Soltwedel12/1/20215/17/2022

Air Force Honors Vietnam Fighter Pilot Robin Olds

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/16/202111/15/2021

The Brewster Buffalo Was an Unlikely Fighter Plane—But Finland Loved It

by Barrett Tillman9/22/20214/17/2022

Saving Captain Vizcarra: A Downed Fighter Pilot’s Rescue from North Vietnam

by Marcelo Ribeiro da Silva8/25/20214/14/2022