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Five-Gun Fury .

Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: Wingman to the Aces

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March - April 2021
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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.

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January - February 2021
WACO “Super Sport” S3HD - A Golden Age king
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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.

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January - February 2021
SPITFIRE WITH A PUNCH - ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER IN POLISH COLORS
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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.

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January - February 2021
F-35B LIGHTNING II SEMPER FI
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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.

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January - February 2021
DEFENDER OF THE REICH WW II as seen by a Luftwaffe Ace
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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.’

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January - February 2021
Lightning ACE!
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Lightning ACE!

P-38 Legend Robin Olds

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Annual 2020
SOUTH PACIFIC WARRIOR
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SOUTH PACIFIC WARRIOR

A rare combat Mustang

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Annual 2020
Supermarine Spitfire Elliptical Elegance
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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.

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Annual 2020
THE BEST WWII FIGHTERS
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THE BEST WWII FIGHTERS

Which was number one?

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Annual 2020
“Hotrod” Jug
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“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.

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Annual 2020
GUNFIGHTER OF THE RISING SUN
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GUNFIGHTER OF THE RISING SUN

A Zero pilot’s own story

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Annual 2020
Me 262 Mach 1 Mystery
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Me 262 Mach 1 Mystery

Did the Reich get there first?

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Annual 2020
HELLCAT VERSUS CORSAIR
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HELLCAT VERSUS CORSAIR

GRUMMAN TEST PILOT FLIES THE COMPETITION

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Annual 2020
Flying the FW 190
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Flying the FW 190

A legend gets checked out in the Butcher Bird

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Annual 2020
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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.

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November - December 2020
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THE MARINES' LAST DOGFIGHT

THE CORSAIR WAS ONE TOUGH BIRD

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November - December 2020
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KITTYHAWK JUNGLE RESCUE

P-40 GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE

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November - December 2020
A Human Record of War: Life magazine, 1965
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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.

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November - December 2020
On the Night Before
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On the Night Before

Airborne operations over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944

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September - October 2020
TERRIFIC TILTROTOR
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TERRIFIC TILTROTOR

DRIVING THE V-22 OSPREY

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September - October 2020
My Life as Rosie the Riveter
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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.

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September - October 2020
The Art of James Dietz
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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.

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September - October 2020
I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
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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.

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September - October 2020
Restoring a Classic
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Restoring a Classic

A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life

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September - October 2020
FIRST KILLS!
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FIRST KILLS!

F-82 OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR

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September - October 2020
Preserving aviation history
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Preserving aviation history

Duplicate history

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September - October 2020
HURRICANE FORCE
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HURRICANE FORCE

Group Capt. Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace

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September - October 2020
BAILOUT AT 70,000 FEET
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BAILOUT AT 70,000 FEET

A U-2 pilot hits the silk at the edge of outer space

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September - October 2020
And in the end ... friends
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And in the end ... friends

Piloting one of 21 Fw 190s of II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 1, Oberleutnant Wolfgang Kretschmer, during the March 6, 1944 Berlin Air Raid, took part in the noon head-on attack on the 13th Combat Bomb Wing. As he emerged from the rear of the B-17 formation, he instinctively glanced back at the receding enemy bombers and saw the one he had attacked, rear up and out of control. Others, trailing smoke or losing height, were obviously in trouble. The German pilot turned back to the front to find that the rest of his unit had disappeared. He was alone. Undaunted, Kretschmer pulled a tight turn and sped after the enemy bombers, determined to deliver a follow-up attack from the rear.

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June 2020