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Stallion 51 Pays It Forward

Stallion 51 Corporation has been in the business of sharing the cockpit of their dual control Mustang for over 30 years.  During those decades thousands of people have experienced the elegance and grace of the quintessential WWII fighter.  Some have come to fly in the aircraft their grandfather or grandmother flew or the aircraft they […]
Air Apaches

Air Apaches

Brave Little Indians The 345th Bomb Group (BG) was first acti­vated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, in November 1942 and was christened the “Air Apaches.” As a B-25 bomber group, it was broken into four squadrons: the 498th, known as the “Falcons”; the 499th, “Bats Outa Hell”; the 500th, “Rough Raiders”; and the […]
On this Day: December 19 – Last Manned Mission to the Moon Splashes Down

On this Day: December 19 – Last Manned Mission to the Moon Splashes Down

45 years ago today! It was twelve days after launching from Kennedy Space Center, the 3-man crew of Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. The last of six missions that successfully put men on the moon, the program fell victim to budget cuts and shrinking interest from the public. […]
On this Day in Aviation History — Japan Fighters Intercept Chinese Plane

On this Day in Aviation History — Japan Fighters Intercept Chinese Plane

Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane was seen Thursday near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries. This is the first time that the dispute over the islands — which Japan calls Senkaku and China refers to as Diaoyu — has involved aircraft, introducing a new sphere of […]
Superfortress Atomic Bombs: Little Boy & Fat Man

Superfortress Atomic Bombs: Little Boy & Fat Man

Known as Little Boy and Fat Man, the atomic bombs that the Superfortresses dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were game changers Development of nuclear weapons began in early 1943, following years of scientific and engineering research. The Manhattan Project managers identified two methods of firing a nuclear weapon, and given the prospects for ending the […]
Soviet Stealth Sukhoi Su-57

Soviet Stealth Sukhoi Su-57

The Sukhoi Su-57 is a single-seat, twin-engine multi-role 5th-generation stealth jet fighter developed for air superiority and ground attack operations. The aircraft is the product of the PAK FA, a fighter program of the Russian Air Force. Sukhoi’s internal name for the aircraft is T-50. The Su-57 is the first aircraft in Russian military service […]
Farewell George HW Bush, Naval Aviator & President

Farewell George HW Bush, Naval Aviator & President

President George H.W. Bush died on Friday just a week before the country marks the 77th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — an event that would change his life. A high school senior on Dec. 7, 1941, Bush wanted to enlist as soon as he heard the news that Pearl Harbor had […]
Blue Angels Get New Rides!

Blue Angels Get New Rides!

It’s official: the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team, aka the Blue Angels, will be flying Super Hornets by the end of 2021. From the Department of Defense news release: “The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded $17,002,107 for firm-fixed-price delivery order N0001918F2654 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001).  This order is for […]
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours

This Thanksgiving weekend we wish all of our dear readers the blessings of family and friends, good food and health, and fair skies and smooth landings. We are incredibly grateful for you and our shared enthusiasm for aviation.
International Space Station — Happy 20th Birthday

International Space Station — Happy 20th Birthday

Nov. 20, 2018. The International Space Station (ISS) is celebrating its 20th birthday.  Russian space agency Roscosmos kicked off the project to build a successor to the Mir and Skylab stations on 20 November 1998 when it launched its Zarya module from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Two weeks later, NASA followed suit with its own […]
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