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Watch: History in Motion! F4U Corsairs Take to the Skies!

July 31, 2017 Vought_F4U_Corsair_USMC

The F4U is an aircraft full of mystique, folklore and historical significance. The fact that we are lucky enough to have some of these famed World War II aircraft still View More ›

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World War II Pilot’s Remains Found in a Tree 70 Years After His Airplane Crashed

July 15, 2017 P-47D_365th_FS_in_High_Halden_June_1944

The year was 1945 and 21 year old Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William Gray was on a combat mission over Germany in a single-seat P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft when disaster struck. View More ›

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Aircraft Lost in Time: Story of WWII P40 Found in Desert After 70 Years

May 19, 2017 p-40-sahara-desert

An amazing aviation story you probably never heard about! Back in 2012 a Polish oil exploration team found the wreckage of a British P40 Kittyhawk war plane. The plane went View More ›

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Air Force Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan

April 21, 2017 Doolittle Raider-75th Anniv

The 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid was celebrated at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, on April 18, 2017. Air Force Chief of Staff General David View More ›

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A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part III

March 21, 2017 f-16-fighter-pilots

By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on a Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot. If you missed the last segment, we finished our sortie. Now it’s View More ›

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Watch: Historic Bomber ‘Memphis Belle’ Undergoes Rework and Restoration

March 11, 2017 Memphis Belle Restoration

A little over a month ago we told you about the World War II Air Force Bomber ‘Memphis Belle‘ and that it will be put on public display at the National View More ›

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Civilian contractor killed and USAF Airman injured during a F-16 live-fire training exercise

February 1, 2017

Losing someone during a training exercise, or while “just training” is always a difficult pill to swallow. It’s extremely painful to all involved, but because it happened during training versus View More ›

Nate Jaros 5 Comments Air Force, Ask A Fighter Pilot, Expert Analysis, Military Aviation, News, World War II
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WWII Bomber ‘Memphis Belle’ to be Displayed at National AF Museum

January 22, 2017 memphis-belle-b-17-bomber

World War II Air Force Bomber ‘Memphis Belle‘ will be put on public display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio beginning in May 2018. View More ›

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