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Flying Tiger Shot Down in 1943 Finally Returns Home
Fighter Aircraft

Flying Tiger Shot Down in 1943 Finally Returns Home

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Veterans on board Honor Flight on 8 Nov 25
Military Aviation News

Honor Flight Network: The Mission Bringing Veterans to D.C.—and the Surprise They’ll Never Forget

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Screen shot from the film Coming Home: A Fight for a Legacy
News

Forgotten Female Aviators of World War Two: The WASP Story Lives On In Film

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Both England and Germany Mounted Aluminum Rings on Wellington Aircraft to Combat Magnetic Mines. | Image: Public Domain
History

Wellington DWI: The RAF’s Ringed Aircraft that Defeated German Magnetic Mines

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The Hiller Aircraft Company Designed a Sky Crane Helicopter with Tip Jets Mounted on its Rotor Blades. | Image: Aviastar.org
News

The Ambitious Tip Jet Helicopters That Promised More Than They Delivered

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The Story of the Iconic “Square D” Tail Code of the 100th Air Refueling Wing
History

The Story of the Iconic “Square D” Tail Code of the 100th Air Refueling Wing

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One of the C-47s paying tribute to D-Day
History

Haunting Honor: Six Years Ago, D-Day Squadron’s C-47s Recreated History for Normandy’s 75th

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The Germans had high hopes that the flawed He-177 Greif heavy bomber would give it a major advantage in WWII.
Bomber Aircraft

He-177 Greif Heavy Bomber a Failure for Nazi Germany

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WASP Pilot Shirley Slade on the cover of LIFE Magazine in 1943 | IMAGE: LIFE Magazine
History

The Unshakable Valor of WASP Pilot and Airborne Heroine Shirley Slade

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In 1965 Convair received a U.S. Navy contract to design and develop and flying submarine.
News

Groundbreaking Flying Submarine Ideas that Defy Imagination

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The British Napier Sabre and German Jumo-222 were both 24-cylinder engines used in their aircraft during the Second World War.
Bomber Aircraft

England vs. Germany: A Tale of Two 24-Cylinder Engines

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1st Lt. Ken Dahlberg and the P-51 Shillelagh during 1944 prior to being shot down over France| Image: Aircorpsaviation.com
History

P-51 Restoration Honors Aircraft and Triple Ace Pilot Ken Dahlberg

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