The Week1d
Of planes and plans
What brought me to old planes is Special Correspondent Rahul Devulapalli’s Untold Story on Warangal’s Mamnoor airport, which ...
This Navy admiral just bagged his 1,000th landing on an aircraft carrier
With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...
A rickety biplane flown at Fort Sam Houston 110 years ago laid foundation for the Air Force
Lt. Benjamin Foulois made history when he climbed aboard a Wright Flyer at Fort Sam Houston and made the first-ever military flight. Sunday marks the 115th anniversary of the milestone. Foulois flew ...
The National Interest2d
Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
To be more specific, the Sea Fury’s maiden flight took place on February 21, 1945. However, it didn’t actually make its official operational debut until August 1947, with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ...
Blackburn Buccaneer: A Look Back At The Royal Navy's Carrier Fighters
During the early years of jet-powered flight, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy extensively invested in the development of ...
The Aviationist3d
F-35 Flies for the First Time with Meteor BVRAAM
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B flew the first test missions with the Meteor missile, starting the integration of the European ...
AeroTime3d
The stories of heroism behind World War Two’s famous aircraft wreckages
AeroTime looks at some of the most fascinating World War Two stories, revealing why the hunt for undiscovered aircraft ...
Arizona Daily Star4d
Pima Air Museum lands seaplane built for war but repurposed for firefighting
With no lakes nearby, the Pima Air Museum is having its newest acquisition delivered by truck in pieces: a flying boat that went from the Navy to fighting forest fires.