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September - October 2025

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.

- BY JAN TEGLER

Warbirds & more at Innovations in Flight

Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia adjacent to Dulles International Airport.

The aircraft arrived for the one-day event in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Innovations in Flight is the NASM's annual fly-in and outdoor display, created to explore the engineering and design achievements of the past century of flight. Visitors were able to chat with pilots and get up close to the warbirds, active duty military/government aircraft and general aviation planes on hand.

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\"TO A COLD, WET AND HUNGRY AIRMAN, sitting in a rubber dinghy in enemy waters, 600 miles from the nearest friendly base and 600 yards from the nearest enemy installation, the PBY is a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

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A ROLL OF THE DICE

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May - June 2026

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DH Sea Vixen

ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE CLASSIC JETS, even nearly seven decades after the type entered service, surely is the DH Sea Vixen “Foxy Lady” XP924 (civil registration G-CVIX).

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May - June 2026

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DESPERATE FIGHT! French fighters of WW II

HISTORY HAS A WAY OF REWRITING ITSELF.

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May - June 2026

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Powering the Age of Flight

GLENN HAMMOND CURTISS (1878-1930) was often called “The Colossus of Aviation” with good reason.

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May - June 2026

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DESPERATE MEASURES

Volksjäger, the Luftwaffe's last hope

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January - February 2026

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THE Fairey Swordfish

Antiquated, yet devastatingly effective

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January - February 2026

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Tuskegee RED TAILS

The men, the machines, the missions

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11 mins

January - February 2026

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THE HIGH-VELOCITY RAPTOR

The F-22A thrust vectoring system is the “bread and butter” of the Raptor's incredible maneuvering capability.

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January - February 2026

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Mitchells over the Mediterranean

Wavetop warfare: skip-bombing and big guns

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13 mins

January - February 2026

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