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Bremont P-51 Watch

Hereís the perfect gift for the pilot who has everything: a limited edition, custom watch that was made with parts from a P-51 Mustang! The Bremont Watch company was started by British brothers in 2002, and since then they have been offering high-quality, aviation-inspired timepieces. Their latest, the Bremont P-51, incorporates aluminum from the fuselage […]

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WW II B-17 crash-lands in Oswego, Illinois

Itís a sad day in aviation, as a historic B-17 crash-landed in a field in Oswego, Illinois Monday, June 13th, and burst into flames. Thankfully, the FAA has reported that all seven people onboard survived without injury. Hereís the full AP report: A World War II bomber made what appeared to be an emergency landing in a […]

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Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | First exhibits of Southeast Asia War Gallery renovation open at National Museum USAF

First exhibits of Southeast Asia War Gallery renovation open at National Museum USAF

DAYTON, Ohio ó As the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force opens the first exhibits of the on-going Southeast Asia War Gallery renovation, visitors have the opportunity to learn about some of the most well-known groups and individuals from that war. One of the great Air Force leaders who emerged during this war was […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | B-2’s Drop Precision Bunker Penetrating Bombs On Gaddafi Hard Points

B-2’s Drop Precision Bunker Penetrating Bombs On Gaddafi Hard Points

Six pilots and crew return home safe and sound from a bombing mission to Libya after being in the cockpit for an incredible 25 hours. Three B-2 Spirit bombers, piloted by two men each, made it back after the 11,418-mile round trip from the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri – where they are kept […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | Fly-In Movie Weekend with “The Great Waldo Pepper”

Fly-In Movie Weekend with “The Great Waldo Pepper”

Free Airport Camping for Fly-In Pilots Film, food, fun and pilot seminars fill out a weekend of programming co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), the City of North Adams Airport Commission and Shamrock Aviation. (North Adams, Massachusetts)In an unusual collaboration, MASS MoCA, the nation’s largest center for […]

The last of the glorious Few

Aces in the pack: Flanked by Spitfires and Hurricanes at Duxford, 17 of the last remaining Battle of Britain pilots line up for the camera They are the glorious Few, the airmen whose extraordinary bravery saved Britain from Nazi invasion. Seventy years on, the heroes who repelled Hitlerís Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | Classic Fighters Airshow at Omaka Airfield, Blenheim, New Zealand

Classic Fighters Airshow at Omaka Airfield, Blenheim, New Zealand

At the outbreak of World War II, the forces of Nazi Germany enjoyed dramatic success due to the air supremecy quickly gained by the German Air Force, known in that country as the Luftwaffe. As the war raged on, the word Luftwaffe engendered fear in whole nations just as the machinery of that powerful air […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | Lone Star Flight Museum Welcomes its P-51 Mustang

Lone Star Flight Museum Welcomes its P-51 Mustang

The Lone Star Flight Museumís newest aircraft arrived on Wednesday, March 9. The museumís North American P-51 Mustang has undergone restoration work over the last year and has emerged as Galveston Gal, a P-51 flown by Galveston native Capt Ray Lancaster. Museum officials will add the legendary fighter to its warbird flight experience program later […]