by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 14, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Photo of the Day, Pilots, Warbirds
Mark Still submitted this photo and note: “The 1944 C-47/DC-3 owned by the Historic Flight Foundation on the ramp at Paine Field, Washington. This aircraft flew the Hump in World War II, then went on to serve as the corporate aircraft for Johnson & Johnson....
by Frederick Johnsen | Feb 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230209, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
If front-line British warplanes advanced with the global state of the art from the 1930s into the postwar 1940s, some smaller utility aircraft remained delightfully unfazed by the eternal quest for speed or modernity. Such was the case with de Havilland’s...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 2, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230112, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
While the French SPAD single-seat fighters were ace-makers, disappointing performance and maneuverability in the two-seat derivatives failed to justify their use as a fighter. Instead, the two-seat versions earned a niche in the war as bomber and reconnaissance...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 24, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20230112, aviation museums, Aviation News, Briefings, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Warbirds
The AH-1F Cobra, restored to commemorate the crews and aircraft that participated in Desert Storm 1990-1991, is part of the Airbase Arizona Flying Museum’s “100 Years of Military” exhibition. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 13, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221222, Aviation News, B-17, Commemorative Air Force, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Warbirds
The B-17 Alliance Foundation held a week-long Birthday Bash for its B-17 “The Lacey Lady” in 2022. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Dec 11, 2022 | 20221208, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
Only one Boeing XB-15 bomber prototype was built, yet it provided the giant aircraft manufacturer with design ideas that shaped the famous B-17 and Model 314 Clipper airplanes. Read...
