Flight Journal
THEIR FINEST HOUR
85 summers ago, the British Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe fought the world's first great air campaign
7 min |
September - October 2025
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Warbirds & more at Innovations in Flight
SEVEN P-51S AND THE B-29 “DOC” were among the warbirds that flew in for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's “Innovations in Flight” day on June 14 at the Steven F.
2 min |
September - October 2025
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WINGS OF THE FLEET
Celebrating the U.S. Navy's 250-year legacy
9 min |
September - October 2025
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A TALL ORDER
The final flights of “Philippine Mars”– the last airworthy Martin JRM Mars flying boat
10+ min |
September - October 2025
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WARBUG IN THE PACIFIC
Surviving combat in a Stinson OY-1/L-5
10 min |
September - October 2025
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Pacemaker: Bellanca's 1929 Heavy Hauler
North Country workhorse
2 min |
September - October 2025
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MALTA SPITFIRE
American fighter ace Claude Weaver III DFC DFM
10+ min |
September - October 2025
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Search- and-Rescue Superstar
A-7D SLUF
1 min |
July - August 2025
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TREETOP WARFARE
A Bird Dog FAC in Raven territory
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE
A Misty pilot recounts a mission of utmost courage
6 min |
July - August 2025
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Mohawk vs. MiG
An unusual air battle over North Vietnam
7 min |
July - August 2025
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GUNFIGHT!
Skyraiders down a MiG-17
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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WOLFPACK ASSASSIN
Confessions of a MiG killer
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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UH-1 Iroquois “Huey”
Enduring Vietnam workhorse
1 min |
July - August 2025
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BLACKBIRD IN TROUBLE
At Mach 3, all emergencies are serious
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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ZORRO STRIKES
The T-28's secret war in Southeast Asia
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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GOING FOR IT!
A-4 Skyhawks strike hard in the Tet Offensive
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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THE FEAR OF THE AIR FORCE’S WRATH
THIS POSSIBLE VENGEANCE had dogged the Mohawk for 14 years, ever since the Army decided in 1956 to create the first designed-for-the-purpose “battlefield reconnaissance” aircraft since the North American 0-47 had flown in 1937.
2 min |
July - August 2025
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“It’s Showtime!” Fighting Falcons F-4J
A CARRIER FLIGHT DECK is a crowded, noisy, dangerous place. There, the young deck crew of the USS Constellation works furiously to prepare “Showtime 105”—an F-4J Phantom of the famous Fighting Falcons, VF-96-for yet another mission over North Vietnam.
1 min |
July - August 2025
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SEAWOLVE UNLEASHEE
Attack of the Navy's little-known Hueys
9 min |
July - August 2025
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TALES OF THE 21
Lethal Cold War icon
10+ min |
May - June 2025
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THE GOONEY TURNS 90
Still one of the most important transport aircraft of all time
10+ min |
May - June 2025
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HUNTING THE HUNTERS
Memories of a night intruder pilot
10+ min |
May - June 2025
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ROYAL NAVY WILDCATS
Grumman's carrier-based fighter excels in His Majesty's Service
10+ min |
May - June 2025
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Boeing P-12E
HERE’S ONE CLASSIC THAT WAS SAVED FROM AN IGNOMINIOUS END...
2 min |
May - June 2025
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C3B The Original Stearman
WHEN THE NAME STEARMAN IS MENTIONED in aviation circles, the first thought that comes to mind is of the popular World War II PT-13, PT-17 and N2S biplane military primary training planes that introduced thousands of military pilots to flying.
3 min |
May - June 2025
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"BIG JUICY"
R.K. Smithley battles the Los Angeles Wildfires in a DC-10 fire bomber
10+ min |
May - June 2025
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The Curtiss P-40 Came early and stayed late
The Curtiss P-40 was undoubtedly the most widely used Allied fighter of WW II.
1 min |
May - June 2025
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WARRIORS REMEMBERED
Families gather in England to pay tribute to a fallen WW II aircrew
3 min |
March - April 2025
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A-26 BRIDGE BUSTER
Courage under fire in North Vietnam
10+ min |