by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Warbirds
Boasting a collection of more than 300 aircraft with accompanying artifacts, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is divided by era: The Early Years, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, Modern, Space, R&D, Presidential, and Global Reach....
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | B-25, History, Warbirds
John “Jack” Fox and Paul I. “Pappy” Gunn, under the sponsorship of 5th Air Force Cmdr. Gen. George Kenney, field-installed fixed .50-caliber guns in the B-25. The following is Fox’s account of the installation. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | A-26, History, Honoring The Past, Special Kay, Warbirds
Special Kay is special for a number of reasons, some of them having to do with the luck (both good and bad) that followed it through its post-military career and allowed it to be the sole flying representative of its very limited breed. Link To...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Tuskegee Airmen, wwii
Driving through the sunny Alabama countryside with my windows down and sunroof open, I was enjoying the breeze and the sights of a rural landscape. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Air Show, AirVenture, History, Honoring The Past, Why We Fly
How well do you know Oshkosh? Pick the year this aircraft FIRST attended Oshkosh convention! Link To Site
by Jim Busha | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past, Twin Mustang, warbird, Warbirds, XP-82
Of the first two XP-82 Twin Mustangs built by North American Aviation in 1945, only one survived the scrapper’s torch. The first airplane accumulated less than 300 hours at PAX River before being scrapped in 1955. XP-82 44-83887 — although beat up, bent, and battered...
