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Keeping 'em Flying!- The new generation of warbird pilots, restorers and mechanics
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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.

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July - August 2024
The Corsair Maker- Bringing the Vought Corsair to the fleet was a daunting challenge that spanned nearly three years.
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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

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July - August 2024
STARFIRES Over Korea
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STARFIRES Over Korea

F-94 pilots tangle with MiGs

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July - August 2024
Training Mission
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Training Mission

BY THE TIME THIS TRAINING SCENE WAS RECORDED in Canne, Italy, in July 1944, Allied Yugoslavian airmen had several years of experience working side by side with the RAF.

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July - August 2024
KC-46A PEGASUS
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KC-46A PEGASUS

Next generation aerial refueler

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July - August 2024
"SATAN'S ANGELS" ACE - Tales from a P-38 pilot in the South Pacific
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"SATAN'S ANGELS" ACE - Tales from a P-38 pilot in the South Pacific

\"AS A KID GROWING UP on the bow of my father's tugboat, hauling oil from Seattle to Alaska, I had a lot of time on my hands.

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July - August 2024
WACO YKC - Stunning and Ultra Rare Golden Age Cabin Flier
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WACO YKC - Stunning and Ultra Rare Golden Age Cabin Flier

BETWEEN THE IMPLEMENTATION of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 and December 31, 1948, all U.S. registered flying machines sported an N-number, much as they do today, the \"N\" being an internationally recognized identifier for the United States. During that period, however, an additional letter-identifier followed the \"N.\" Depending on their category, they were registered in the NC (Commercial), NG (Glider), NL (Limited), NR (Restricted, usually meaning race airplanes), NS (State government), and, finally, NX (experimental).

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July - August 2024
BADER'S HURRICANES
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BADER'S HURRICANES

Double amputee fighter ace Douglas Bader and his Battle of Britain Hurricanes

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July - August 2024
Scourge of the Allied Fighters
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Scourge of the Allied Fighters

IT HAD TO BE THE MOST HELPLESS FEELING in the world: you're at 25,000 feet over Europe knowing that your primary function is to drop bombs-or flying escort for the bombers while being a slow-moving target for some of the world's finest shooters. However, you have John Browning's marvelous .50 caliber invention to give some degree of protection. Unfortunately, you're absolutely helpless against flak. Piloting and gunnery skills play no role in a game where sheer chance makes life and death decisions. For that reason, the Krupp 88 mm Flak 18/36/37 AA cannon could be considered WW II's ultimate stealth fighter. You never saw it coming.

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November - December 2023
ZERO MYTH, MYSTERY, AND FACT
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ZERO MYTH, MYSTERY, AND FACT

A test pilot compares the A6M5 Zero to U.S. fighters

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November - December 2023
Fw 190 STURMBÖCKE
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Fw 190 STURMBÖCKE

The Luftwaffe's \"Battering Rams\" against the USAAF heavy bombers

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November - December 2023
American BEAUTY
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American BEAUTY

\"Forgotten Fifteenth\" top-scoring Mustang ace John J. Voll

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November - December 2023
BANSHEE WAIL!
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BANSHEE WAIL!

Flying Skulls over Burma

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November - December 2023
KILLER CORSAIR
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KILLER CORSAIR

Albert Wells, Death Rattlers Ace

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November - December 2023
BACKSTREET BRAWLER
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BACKSTREET BRAWLER

A young man, his Hurricane and the Battle of Britain

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November - December 2023
Still Flying After All These Years
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Still Flying After All These Years

One of the oldest airworthy J-3 Cubs

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September - October 2023
NOORDUYN NORSEMAN
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NOORDUYN NORSEMAN

Canada's rugged, fabric-covered workhorse

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September - October 2023
A good landing is one you can walk away from
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A good landing is one you can walk away from

NO, THIS IS NOT A SCENE FROM A MOVIE where the hero staggers away from a \"good landing\" on Mindoro, Philippine Islands, after being shot down by a Japanese Zero.

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September - October 2023
General Curtis LeMay
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General Curtis LeMay

Strategic Air Command Creator & Commander

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September - October 2023
Flying the MESSERSCHMITT ME 109
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Flying the MESSERSCHMITT ME 109

Thrilling tales of aerial supremacy

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September - October 2023
Firepower
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Firepower

AS AN EVOLVING WEAPONS PLATFORM, the Boeing B-17 underwent numerous changes during its production run to increase its survivability over deadly Axis-held skies.

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September - October 2023
Stinson AT-19
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Stinson AT-19

The Reliant goes to war

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September - October 2023
EJECTING FROM A HAWKER HUNTER
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EJECTING FROM A HAWKER HUNTER

Roderick Kurtz punches out after an encounter with a USAF F-35

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September - October 2023
Adventures in the WAIRAPA WILD CAT
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Adventures in the WAIRAPA WILD CAT

A New Zealand P-40 warrior racks up the kills

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September - October 2023
Forgiveness - Lt. Gen. Richard Reynolds on crashing a $379 million B-1 prototype
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Forgiveness - Lt. Gen. Richard Reynolds on crashing a $379 million B-1 prototype

By the time Lieutenant General Richard Reynolds retired from the USAF in 2005, he’d had a distinguished 34-year career as a B-52 pilot, an Air Force test pilot with experience flying 72 different aircraft types, a B-2 system program office director, a commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, and more.

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July - August 2023
BA Swallow - Slab-sided floater
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BA Swallow - Slab-sided floater

The British Aircraft (BA) Swallow originated in Germany in 1927 as the Klemm L.25, a tandem two-seat, low-wing, all-wood monoplane. Klemm first exported to Britain in March 1929 and started a small \"flood.\"

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July - August 2023
FLYING THE ROC!
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FLYING THE ROC!

Stratolaunch test pilot Evan Thomas on flying the world's largest operational airplane

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July - August 2023
PAYBACK - B-25s settle the score on the Rising Sun
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PAYBACK - B-25s settle the score on the Rising Sun

As I sat silently in my B-25-shrewdly named \"Fickle Finger of Fate\"awaiting the signal from the Navy deckhand to start my engines, I thought long and hard about how I ended up here and about the unknown that lay ahead.

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July - August 2023
SPITFIRE SPY - over China
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SPITFIRE SPY - over China

Unauthorized, high-risk photo-recon missions

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July - August 2023
"GENTLEMEN, YOU HAD A RACE ...The end of the Reno Air Races BY JAN TEGLER ייף
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"GENTLEMEN, YOU HAD A RACE ...The end of the Reno Air Races BY JAN TEGLER ייף

It has been almost 59 years since legendary pilot Bob Hoover first uttered the famous words, “Gentlemen, you have a race!”

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July - August 2023

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