Flying-Aviation
Flight Journal
FIRST RAID TO BLECHHAMMER
Escaping and Evading in Southwest Slovakia
10+ min |
April 2020
Flight Journal
EYES IN THE SKY
An inside look at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s modern drone collection
10+ min |
April 2020
Flight Journal
Flying Backseat in a Texan
Recently, senior editor Gerry Yarrish had an experience of a lifetime when he was able to fly backseat with Nick Ziroli Jr. in his beautiful AT-6 Texan.
1 min |
April 2020
Flight Journal
AVIATION'S LIVING HISTORY
The museums and tours that are keeping warbirds alive and aloft!
10+ min |
April 2020
Flight Journal
POINT BLANK!
Jugs Over the Battle of the Bulge
10+ min |
February 2020
Flight Journal
THEIR FINEST HOUR
THE SUMMER OF 2020 WILL MARK 80 YEARS SINCE THE BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) AND NAZI GERMANY’S LUFTWAFFE FOUGHT THE WORLD’S FIRST GREAT AIR CAMPAIGN
6 min |
February 2020
Flight Journal
ZERO Myth, Mystery, and Fact
A test pilot compares the A6M5 Zero to U.S. fighters
10+ min |
February 2020
Flight Journal
NIGHT FIGHTERS in the Battle of the Bulge
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS FROM THE 422 SQUADRON'S PILOTS AND CREWS
10+ min |
February 2020
Flight Journal
Building an RC Blackbird
An SR-71 nine years in the making
1 min |
February 2020
Flight Journal
Untold Story: How The USAF Won The Korean War But Couldn't Tell Anyone
Not even the most aggressive aerial bombing in history was winning the Korean War, until one heroic Air Force mission did the impossible—ended the war—and violated every rule command leadership had created. Author Thomas McKelvey Cleaver reveals the secrets behind this daring mission.
9 min |
December 2019
Flight Journal
Confessions Of A Type Hunter
What, you may logically ask, is a type hunter? Well, they come in degrees, but a dedicated type hunter is a severely addicted person with a clear goal to fly as many different types of airplanes as possible. He or she can’t explain why. It just is.
3 min |
December 2019
Flight Journal
Elliptical Elegance: Flying And Evaluating The Seafire Mark III
It’s commonly agreed that the Spitfire/Seafire configuration was the most beautiful fighter ever. Its elliptical wing and long, slim fuselage were most delightful to the eye, and its flight characteristics equaled its aerodynamic excellence. The Navy Spitfire, the Seafire, was heavier, but otherwise retained all of the Spitfire’s delightful flight characteristics.
4 min |
December 2019
Flight Journal
Lost Cause: Luftwaffe Bombers
The Uphill Struggle
10 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
F7F Tigercats Over North Korea
Grumman's svelte postwar killer
10+ min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Vietnam Bombing Mission
What movie was that?
8 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
The A-20 Havoc Story - An Unknown Warrior
A Unknown Warrior
3 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Pilots Who Have Shot Down Airplanes From All Three Axis Powers
Pilots who have shot down airplanes from all three axis powers
10 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Record Setting Transcontinental Glider Flight
Frank Hawks at the End of a Rope
2 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Dragon's Jaw
An Epic Story of courage and Tenacity in Vietnam
1 min |
October 2019
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
10+ min |
June 2018
flight journal
the future of aerial warfare
are hyper-sophisticated fighters actually needed?
5 min |
april 2017
Flight Journal
A Tale Of Two Mules
CLASSICS
2 min |
April 2019
Flight Journal
In A Tiny Corner Of A Huge World: What Are The Chances?
TAILVIEW
3 min |
April 2019
Flight Journal
When Plumbing Fixtures Ruled The Skies
Humor and American Ingenuity at Work.
10 min |
April 2019
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
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 |