Flying-Aviation
Flight Journal
Which Way Did They Go?: Midway's Mysterious Tragedy Is Solved By A $10 Bill
There is one mystery concerning the June1942 Battle of Midway that has long confoundedhistorians: Why did not even one Hornet divebomber attack the Japanese carrier force? Reportedly, they were on the same course as theplanes from Yorktown and Enterprise and took off at the same time. Numerous official and unofficialexplanations all came down to simple bad luck.There is no denying that luck and chance playeda major role at Midway. In the case of HornetsAir Group 8, however, so did bad judgment, poorleadership, and arrogance. It was a simple $10 billthat provided the missing clue to the mystery.
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December 2018
Flight Journal
Reliable Reliants Stinson's SR-5 Straight Wing
The 1930s had more than its share of dichotomies that, from this end ofhistorys telescope, make little sense. The stock-market crash of 1929 seta record depression in motion that numbed America for most of the nextdecade. To make matters worse, nature decided to make mid-America intoa dust bowl, where real estate in one state often found its way to another.
2 min |
December 2018
Flight Journal
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
The image captured here is exceptionalfor more reasons than one.
1 min |
December 2018
Flight Journal
Right Place, Right Time
How luck and fate allowed me to survive my missions.
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2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Never Stay Still
Geoffrey Wellum: The Battle of Britain’s Youngest Warrior.
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2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Sharp-Shooting Hellcat
“Mac” McWhorter runs up the score.
9 min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Jugs Vs. Jets
P-47 pilot scores the ultimate kill.
10 min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Government Gets Something Right
Super Light Titanium Timepiece Loses Only One Second Every 20 Million Years.
1 min |
June 2018
Flight Journal
Cosmic Connections
A Circular Bit of History
3 min |
June 2018
Flight Journal
Vanished Hero
THE MYSTERY OF LT. COL. ELWYN RIGHETTI
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June 2018
Flight Journal
Out For A Sunday Ride
Civilian Pilots Caught in History’s Path.
10+ min |
December 2016
Flight Journal
Flying Jackets
History’s love affair with the aviator’s best friend.
9 min |
October 2018
Flight Journal
Burma Banshees
The 90th fighter squadron in the CBI.
10+ min |
October 2018
Flight Journal
Running With The Devil
Becoming an ace with “Satan’s Angels”
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October 2018
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the future of aerial warfare
are hyper-sophisticated fighters actually needed?
5 min |
april 2017
Flight Journal
Kingfisher To The Rescue
Balancing himself carefully on the root of the OS2U Kingfisher’s right wing, Chief Aviation Radioman Ruben Hickman waited for the opportunity to grab the cable and hook suspended from a crane aboard the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore.
3 min |
June 2017
Flight Journal
The Flying Heritage Collection F6F-5 Hellcat
The Flying Heritage Collection (FHC) at Paine Field, Everett, Washington, proudly displays and flies Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Bureau Number 79863, the 11,008th Hellcat accepted by the U.S.
2 min |
June 2017
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an angel in my pocket
surviving the luftwaffe’s new year’s surprise party
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april 2017
Flight Journal
So You Wanna Fly A Warbird
YOUR GUIDE TO THE WARBIRD EXPERIENCE
3 min |
August 2018
Flight Journal
Air Apaches
BRAVE LITTLE INDIANS
10+ min |
August 2018
Flight Journal
Flying The FM-2 Wildcat
A Modern Pilot’s Personal Perspective
10+ min |
August 2019
Flight Journal
Sonic Boom Salesman
Adventures of a cold war interceptor pilot
10+ min |
February 2019
Flight Journal
Lee Lauderback Sets A Record
10,000 Hours of Mustang Flying
3 min |
June 2019
Flight Journal
Fairchild's Model 71
A Working Bird to the End
3 min |
June 2019
Flight Journal
The Death Rattlers
Flying and Fighting with VMF-323
10+ min |
June 2019
Flight Journal
Artificial Intelligence For Beginners
AI, Aviation, and Human Destiny
3 min |
August 2019
Flight Journal
China Blitzer
Combat Over The Hump
10+ min |
February 2019
Flight Journal
Flying Legends
Hawks flock to duxford
10 min |
February 2019
Flight Journal
Brushstrokes
Nose art goes to war.
8 min |
October 2018
Flight Journal
Rabbits Out Of A Hat
Archivist Miracles
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