by Frederick Johnsen | Sep 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, aviation museums, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
The Kyushu Shinden first tested its wings on Aug. 3, 1945. Two more quick test sorties, said to have been made on Aug. 6 and 9, the dates when atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last flights for the Shinden. Six days later Japan surrendered,...
by Frederick Johnsen | Aug 20, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250904, Aviation News, B-17, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, p-51, Pilots, Warbirds
War-time pilots were told ditching a B-17, P-51, B-24 and other warbirds was a “last resort.” Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Jun 27, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250703, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
Led by Sherman Mills Fairchild, who enjoyed both wealth and talent, Fairchild fast became a reliable part of American aviation industry. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Apr 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
Through the 1970s, air shows in the Northwest U.S. and across the border in British Columbia could count on a roaring, rousing opener performed by McDonnell F-101 Voodoo interceptors. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Mar 29, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250403, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
Longren did not have any formal education as an aeronautical designer and engineer. He also lacked any flight training. Neither stopped him from achieving success with his original biplane, the Longren Topeka. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Nov 12, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
The armored Junkers J.I reached frontline units toward the end of 1917 during World War I. The biplane gained affection for the rugged protection it offered its crews, who flew at low altitudes to determine the ebb and flow of the front lines of combat. Read...
