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Bombardier was a movie about the training program for US Air Force bombardiers released in 1943. It was filmed mainly at Kirtland Army Air Field (formerly Albuquerque Army Air Base) in New Mexico, site of the first bombardier training school.
RKO Pictures began the film project in ... | 12 | 630 |
Spirit of America
On 15 November 1965, Californian Craig Breedlove earned the title of "The Fastest Man on Earth" when he set a land speed record of 600.601 mph over a measured mile at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, in his custom-built Spirit of America – Sonic I.
A consistent record breaker for several year... | 12 | 915 |
Trumpeter Avro Vulcan B.MK 2
The Avro Vulcan is a jet-powered tailless delta wing high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984.
The Vulcan B.1 was first delivered to the RAF in 1956; deliveries of the improved Vulcan B.2 started in 1960. The B.2 featured more po... | 12 | 159 |
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The Royal Air Force bombs the Limoges arsenal
During the Second World War, the arsenal in Limoges was requisitioned by the Germans to produce aircraft engines. The allies decided to neutralise the factory and a bombing raid was planned on the night of 8th February 1944.
The factory in Limoges, founded in ... | 12 | 187 |
On April 28 of this year, the Air Force unveiled a new T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft with a decidedly spectacular paint job to directly honor the trailblazing achievements of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen who were the first African-American aviators allowed to fly as pilots in the Air Force in 1944. The T-7A Red Hawk is n... | 12 | 677 |
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F4U-2 Corsair (*)
In late 1941 , before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and some seven month before the first production F4U-1 made its initial flight, the Navy expressed an interest in the development of a night fighter ... | 12 | 1,222 |
.:Italeri:. LTV A-7E Corsair II #soon
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The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its airframe design is somewhat a smaller version of the supersonic Vought F-8 Crusader. The Corsair II initiall... | 12 | 171 |
This is an analytical account of the entire operational history of the IAF. Within five years of its creation the fledgling Flights of No 1 Squadron were undergoing trials by fire in the NWFP. During the World War II, the IAF expanded nine-fold and made valiant contributions in turning the tide of Japanese onslaught. H... | 12 | 505 |
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large long-range airliner developed from the C-97 Stratofreighter military transport, itself a derivative of the B-29 Superfortress. The Stratocruiser's first flight was on July 8, 1947. Its design was advanced for its day; its innovative features included tw... | 12 | 661 |
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F-22 Raptor: Was It Too Ahead of Its Time?
The F-22 Raptor, a fifth-generation fighter jet, stands as an embodiment of cutting-edge aviation technology and air dominance in the modern age. Combining stealth, advanced avionics, and unparalleled maneuverability, the Raptor has revoluti... | 12 | 2,773 |
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The Glasgow Air Force Base in Glasgow, Montana was a United States Air Force base that was active from 1942 to 1967. Located in the northeast corner of Montana, the base was a key part of the United States' defense strategy during the Cold War. The base was home to a variety of aircraft, including the B-4... | 12 | 2,323 |
William Lawrence
Admiral Lawrence in the 1970s PHOTO: U.S. Navy
Some people bring the word "hero" to mind. William Lawrence is one of those people.
Lawrence grew up in the heart of Nashville, in a home right next to Vanderbilt University. He excelled in just about everything he tried as a young man (including high s... | 12 | 398 |
J.Herris Otto, AGO and BFW Aircraft of WWI (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 37)
Otto C.I
Whereas many operational Allied aircraft were pushers, the Otto C.I was one of the very few German aircraft to use that configuration. A partial explanation for this is because the Otto company was located in Muni... | 12 | 1,818 |
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The search for Antarctica began in the early 1700s as European nations tried to discover Terra Australis Incognita. It was during the Golden Age of Exploration that the first Aviation events took place with tethered balloons. By the start of World War 2, a great deal of Antarctica had be... | 12 | 306 |
After the war, Yeager became a test pilot and flew many types of aircraft, including experimental rocket-powered aircraft for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Through the NACA program, he became the first human to officially break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, when he flew the experiment... | 12 | 4,085 |
10 Famous missing airplanes
Everyone has heard of Amelia Earhart and her disappearance in 1937 right? In case you haven't, here's the tale. She was the first female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo, for which she was awarded the US Distinguished Flying Cross. She also broke other records and wrote books a... | 12 | 1,712 |
North American AT-6G
Also listed under the designation of North American Harvard or North American SNJ, the North American T-6 Texan is an advanced trainer, single engine aircraft used for training by the US Army Air Force, Royal Air Force, US Navy, and other British air forces. The T-6 was designated as the SNJ by th... | 12 | 179 |
Heading 3Greek Air Force "HAL"
The Hellenic Air Force is one of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, and its mission is to guard and protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the Hellenic Army and the Hellenic Navy and to provide humanitarian aid in Greece and around the world. The Hell... | 12 | 197 |
One of the European community's most successful joint defense projects, the Eurofighter Typhoon has distinguished itself as a versatile and exceptionally agile fighter over its two decades of service.
In the early 1970s, several Western European states perceived the need for a new fighter platform to phase out their a... | 12 | 712 |
The rank insignia is the star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath, over a crossed sword and baton.
In terms of orthography, compound ranks were invariably hyphenated, prior to about 1980. Nowadays the rank is almost equally invariably non-hyphenated.[a] When written as a title, especially before a person's name, both ... | 12 | 376 |
Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed opening next week
The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, housed in the restored Bellman Hangar, and the new Flight Shed combine to show the ingenuity and skill of the men and women who designed, built and flew aircraft at Brooklands from the early pioneering days in 1908 through t... | 12 | 453 |
Category Archives: Rybarczyk, Chester AAgain wasEarlier this year, on April 15, 2015, I attended a lecture at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Ocala. The speaker was Jay Dean, Ph.D., director of the Hyperbaric Biomedical Research Laboratory and Professor in the Department of Molecular Pha... | 12 | 1,938 |
Modern history
14. Queens of the Air
MARKETING MATERIALS FOR Saturday, February 8, 1890, announced that one of the Van Tassell Sisters (billed as "Miss Val. Van Tassell") would make the balloon launch and descend by parachute at the Newcastle Racecourse. It remains unclear how Valerie was chosen for the task, or if s... | 12 | 3,471 |
B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers pound NT sites
United States Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers have recently participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise in the Northern Territory.
CAPTION: US Marine Corps Captain Benjamin Hovies and Australian Army Sergeant Aaron Costas direct the flight... | 12 | 337 |
Spanish autogyro stamps have a strong appeal
The autogyro, which superficially resembles a helicopter, was invented by the Spanish aviation pioneer Juan de la Cierva. The first successful flight took place in January 1923.
Gyroplanes have a non-motorized rotary wing mounted on a mast above the fuselage. Power is prov... | 12 | 453 |
During world War 2, a consortium was formed by Howard Hughesand Henry Kaiser to create a giant, wooden, flying boattransport. The airplane was designated HK-1 for the Hughes-Kaiserconsortium. After Henry Kaiser left the project the designationof the wooden aircraft was changed to H-4. Later, a contestheld among Hughes ... | 12 | 3,470 |
Space History Photo: 1942 Wind Tunnel Test
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a scale model of an airplane is prepared for study in one of the 7 x 10-foot wind tunnels at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, on April 1, 1942. Now called the Ames Research Center, the facility now has an 11 x 11-foot wind... | 12 | 153 |
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Anthony Fokker
Anthony Fokker
Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Dr.... | 12 | 250 |
Traditionally, when we gather to remember a fellow military aviator who has "flown West," we throw a nickel on the grass as we leave. There are a lot of stories for why we do this, but below is the one I like best. It started in the Korean War, or maybe even years before (we know it was no later than the 50s because th... | 12 | 112 |
A tribute one of the foremost ground-attack aircraft ever to take to the skies!
The dark days following the fall of France had seen a triumphant German advance in the west stemmed and ultimately halted by the RAF in the Battle of Britain. As Hitler turned his eyes and ambitions east towards Russia, military planners i... | 12 | 148 |
Interesting facts about Zeppelins
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century.
Zeppelins are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. These vessels used heated air to become airbo... | 12 | 1,356 |
URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE – AIR BRIGADE II
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URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE – AIR BRIGADE II
The Uruguayan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, abbreviated FAU) is the air service branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. Originally created as part of the National Army of ... | 12 | 569 |
February 26, 1935: Hitler Reestablishes the Luftwaffe
A Brief History
On February 26, 1935, the militant German nationalist leader Adolf Hitler defied the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and ordered the reestablishment of the German Air Force, known as the Luftwaffe.
Digging Deeper
Hitler and his Nazi buddies had... | 12 | 868 |
Breguet-Richet no. 1 gyroplane
Louis Breguet1907
Louis Breguet, heir to the famous watchmaking dynasty, was convinced that vertical flight was the best way of solving the problem of bodies heavier than air. In the family factory at Douai, aided by his friend Professor Richet, he built a machine with four rotors 8 met... | 12 | 222 |
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The Day Model A Special was planned originally for pilots with limited experience by offering them a safe, easy to fly aircraft. An early light plane around-the-world-flight was successfully achieved by Charles Healy Day with his wife Gladys in 1931. They completed a 24,000 mile global tour in an open cockpi... | 12 | 300 |
Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
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Marine Corps Air Station Ewa (MCAS Ewa) was a United States Marine Corps air station that was located 7 miles (11 km) west of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The base was hit during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and later served as the hub for all Mari... | 12 | 627 |
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An aileron is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll, which normally results in a change in flight path due to the tilting of the lift vector. Movemen... | 12 | 1,331 |
Category:Northrop YB-49 Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop shortly after World War II. Intended for service with the U.S. Air Force, the YB-49 featured a flying wing design. It was a jet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35; the ... | 12 | 185 |
Peter89 wrote:4000 EXTRA PLANES with aircrew and infrastructure is a bit funny number for me as the LW was not capable to operate that number for quite a long time.
...which is why I've always said 1,500 AC supporting the MidEast drive. Put another 1,000 or so elsewhere (Aegean and Sicily primarily).
The LW operated ... | 12 | 5,868 |
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - March 28, 2023 – The 113th anniversary of the first seaplane flight in history (1910)
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(Worldkings.org) On 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre achieved successful lift off of an aircraft not from the ground, but from the water, and also landed it back on the water – a first in... | 12 | 521 |
War movies based on actual historical events have always been interesting because they show how brutal war is for soldiers. From gunfights on the battlefield and in the trenches to dogfights in the air or battles between warships at sea to international espionage, war movies have a lot of ways to show how dangerous lif... | 12 | 763 |
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