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Flight Journal
THE GROWLER
Boeing’s electronic attack weapon
10+ min |
March - April 2021
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Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Authenticated by its log books, an N3N that 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush trained in is preserved and still flying—now owned by Stewart Wells.
1 min |
March - April 2021
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Five-Gun Fury .
Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: Wingman to the Aces
10+ min |
March - April 2021
Flight Journal
YELLOW SCORPIONS - P-51 Mustangs rule the skies in China
Using Chinese airfields, the 311th Fighter Group was the first to take World War II to the Japanese. The 311th’s 530th Fighter Squadron, which became known as the “Yellow Scorpions,” was the first squadron based in China. During their combat tour, they flew A-36 dive bombers along with all versions of the P-51 (A, B, C and D). However, it was their expertise with P-51 B and C models that earned them the respect of Japanese pilots.
10+ min |
January - February 2021
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WACO “Super Sport” S3HD - A Golden Age king
The WACO “Super Sport” S3HD is often referred to as the “King of the WACO biplanes.” Built as only one example, it is the stuff of legends.
1 min |
January - February 2021
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SPITFIRE WITH A PUNCH - ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER IN POLISH COLORS
Squadron Leader Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.), a former officer commanding the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, tells the story behind the latest color scheme for the Flight’s Spitfire Mk XVI TE311.
10+ min |
January - February 2021
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F-35B LIGHTNING II SEMPER FI
The JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) program is synonymous with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which ultimately won the competition against Boeing and its X-32. The JSF plan was to have a similar new fighter for the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy and U.S. allies: Build a bunch and keep the price tag down. It has been a success story since then.
10 min |
January - February 2021
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DEFENDER OF THE REICH WW II as seen by a Luftwaffe Ace
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring was in rare form, his eyes full of fire as he faced one of the better known of Germany’s aces, Oberst Walther Dahl. “Göring’s reply astonished even me,” Dahl remembered. “In the presence of pilots with heads, arms and legs in plaster, he yelled: ‘You cowards! Now I know why your Geschwader holds the record for parachute jumps: you jump so as not to fight.’
10+ min |
January - February 2021
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Lightning ACE!
P-38 Legend Robin Olds
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
SOUTH PACIFIC WARRIOR
A rare combat Mustang
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Supermarine Spitfire Elliptical Elegance
Showing off the flowing curves of a jaguar ready to pounce, a Spitfire snugs in close, its pilot a picture of concentration as he carefully places the airplane exactly where he wants. It’s a timeless image of a timeless design.
2 min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
THE BEST WWII FIGHTERS
Which was number one?
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
“Hotrod” Jug
By the time this limited-production high-performance version of Maj. Michael Jackson’s Teddy was photographed in early spring 1945 at Boxted, the 56th FG had been operating with Thunderbolts for almost three years. Initially constituted in November 1940 as the 56th Pursuit Group, with three Squadrons (61st, 62nd and 63rd) operating a mix of training aircraft and basing, they were posted in scattered locations in defense of New York City in early 1942. With the 63rd actually based at Republic’s Farmingdale factory, it was a natural for the 56th to be tapped to be the premier Thunderbolt unit in May 1942.
2 min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
GUNFIGHTER OF THE RISING SUN
A Zero pilot’s own story
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Me 262 Mach 1 Mystery
Did the Reich get there first?
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
HELLCAT VERSUS CORSAIR
GRUMMAN TEST PILOT FLIES THE COMPETITION
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Flying the FW 190
A legend gets checked out in the Butcher Bird
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
THE F-5 AN AMERICAN TIGER
We all know about jet fighters such as the Phantom, Tomcat, Eagle, Viper, Hornet, F-22, and F-35, but what about the less-covered F-5? It doesn’t seem to secure as much time basking in the spotlight. Let’s indulge ourselves.
10+ min |
November - December 2020
Flight Journal
THE MARINES' LAST DOGFIGHT
THE CORSAIR WAS ONE TOUGH BIRD
7 min |
November - December 2020
Flight Journal
KITTYHAWK JUNGLE RESCUE
P-40 GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
10+ min |
November - December 2020
Flight Journal
A Human Record of War: Life magazine, 1965
1965…The April 16 cover story in Life was a photoessay by Larry Burrows, a British journalist best known for his war photography in Vietnam.
4 min |
November - December 2020
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On the Night Before
Airborne operations over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
TERRIFIC TILTROTOR
DRIVING THE V-22 OSPREY
10 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
My Life as Rosie the Riveter
I have read about and seen many images about “Rosie the Riveter,” but my story is unique. I was a model with a rivet gun who worked at a factory, and my husband really did fly the very planes that I was advertising to encourage women to build during WW II.
4 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
The Art of James Dietz
A historical painting is only as good as the story it tells, and how convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an appropriate composition.
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
In I Will Run Wild, Cleaver expertly captures the strained relationship between the U.S. and Japan prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
Restoring a Classic
A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life
10 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
FIRST KILLS!
F-82 OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR
10+ min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
Preserving aviation history
Duplicate history
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
HURRICANE FORCE
Group Capt. Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace
10+ min |