Flight Journal
Search- and-Rescue Superstar
A-7D SLUF
1 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE
A Misty pilot recounts a mission of utmost courage
6 min |
July - August 2025
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GUNFIGHT!
Skyraiders down a MiG-17
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
TREETOP WARFARE
A Bird Dog FAC in Raven territory
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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WOLFPACK ASSASSIN
Confessions of a MiG killer
10+ min |
July - August 2025
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Mohawk vs. MiG
An unusual air battle over North Vietnam
7 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
UH-1 Iroquois “Huey”
Enduring Vietnam workhorse
1 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
GOING FOR IT!
A-4 Skyhawks strike hard in the Tet Offensive
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
SEAWOLVE UNLEASHEE
Attack of the Navy's little-known Hueys
9 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
“It’s Showtime!” Fighting Falcons F-4J
A CARRIER FLIGHT DECK is a crowded, noisy, dangerous place. There, the young deck crew of the USS Constellation works furiously to prepare “Showtime 105”—an F-4J Phantom of the famous Fighting Falcons, VF-96-for yet another mission over North Vietnam.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
THE FEAR OF THE AIR FORCE’S WRATH
THIS POSSIBLE VENGEANCE had dogged the Mohawk for 14 years, ever since the Army decided in 1956 to create the first designed-for-the-purpose “battlefield reconnaissance” aircraft since the North American 0-47 had flown in 1937.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
BLACKBIRD IN TROUBLE
At Mach 3, all emergencies are serious
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
ZORRO STRIKES
The T-28's secret war in Southeast Asia
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Flight Journal
THE GOONEY TURNS 90
Still one of the most important transport aircraft of all time
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
HUNTING THE HUNTERS
Memories of a night intruder pilot
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
TALES OF THE 21
Lethal Cold War icon
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
The Curtiss P-40 Came early and stayed late
The Curtiss P-40 was undoubtedly the most widely used Allied fighter of WW II.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
C3B The Original Stearman
WHEN THE NAME STEARMAN IS MENTIONED in aviation circles, the first thought that comes to mind is of the popular World War II PT-13, PT-17 and N2S biplane military primary training planes that introduced thousands of military pilots to flying.
3 min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
Boeing P-12E
HERE’S ONE CLASSIC THAT WAS SAVED FROM AN IGNOMINIOUS END...
2 min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
"BIG JUICY"
R.K. Smithley battles the Los Angeles Wildfires in a DC-10 fire bomber
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
ROYAL NAVY WILDCATS
Grumman's carrier-based fighter excels in His Majesty's Service
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Flight Journal
WARRIORS REMEMBERED
Families gather in England to pay tribute to a fallen WW II aircrew
3 min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
A-26 BRIDGE BUSTER
Courage under fire in North Vietnam
10+ min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
Spitfire FIGHTER-BOMBERS
The iconic fighter was surprisingly effective in other roles
10+ min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
OUTGUNNED & OUTMANNED
A losing battle against a well-equipped foe
10+ min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
Lockheed XP-49: Trying to Do the P-38 One Better
IT MADE NUMEROUS TEST FLIGHTS and at least one cross-country journey, yet no air-to-air picture of it appears to have survived.
2 min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
Wichita Wonder
Cessna’s I-50 proves to be astonishingly necessary for RCAF trainees
7 min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
"BAT WING" LIGHTNING
The Charlie-Model F-35
10+ min |
March - April 2025
Flight Journal
The Corsair Maker- Bringing the Vought Corsair to the fleet was a daunting challenge that spanned nearly three years.
When the first production Corsairs exited the Stratford factory in June 1942, Guyton, as seen here, was tapped to manage the flight and production test program. Armament was improved to six wing-mounted .50s, displacing the wing fuel tanks now placed forward of the cockpit which necessarily was moved rearward by 32 inches. Overall length was increased, armor plate added, landing, arresting and tail gear improved, aileron control enhanced, and a new version of the R2800 engine was incorporated. But those significant improvements unearthed numerous idiosyncrasies that would take an extended period to make the Corsair acceptable for carrier operations
3 min |
July - August 2024
Flight Journal
Keeping 'em Flying!- The new generation of warbird pilots, restorers and mechanics
The new generation of warbird pilots, restorers and mechanics. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, the fighters, bombers, and trainers that defended freedom continue to enthrall and inspire audiences at airshows, thanks to generations of warbird pilots, maintainers, restoration specialists and collectors. In our September, 2022 issue we introduced you to the young warbird pilots, maintainers and restorers who are already beginning to displace more "experienced" warbird fliers and fixers.
10+ min |