Night Witches: Soviet Female Aviators in World War II
Hundreds of women served as Soviet combat pilots and flight crew during World War II. Other nations allowed a few …
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F-100 Versus MiG-17: The Air Battle Nobody Told You About
One of the great fighters of the Cold War and the Vietnam conflict was the North American F-100 Super Sabre, …
Air Power Lessons from the Korean War
The silvery F-86 Sabre flashed through Korea’s skies and racked up a 7-to-1 kill advantage over the MiG-15 in a …
The Thunderbirds | Photos
After losing the 2013 flying season due to sequestration, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” have returned with …
Book Review – Area 51 Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America’s Secret Aviation Base
Billed as the “first fully-illustrated history of Area 51,” Area 51 Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at …
Book Review – X-15: The World’s Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who Ushered in the Space Age
In the annals of experimental aircraft, the X-15 is not as revered or as remembered as the Bell X-1, which …
The U.S. Army Air Forces Strips Its Planes of Paint
All the military powers in World War II used camouflage paint schemes for their aircraft. The main purpose was to …
Book Review – The Star of Africa: The Story of Hans Marseille, the Rogue Luftwaffe Ace Who Dominated the WW II Skies
For those who flew in the Luftwaffe during World War II, the names of top-scoring aces like Erich Hartmann or …
Book Review – Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the U.S. Air Force
Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold first took to the sky on May 3, 1911. Instructed by Orville and Wilbur Wright, and …
Book Review – Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 – August 1945
“The battle for Rabaul was World War II’s longest,” writes Bruce Gamble, a retired naval flight officer, in the final …