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Boeing Actually Tried Rocket Assisted Takeoffs On the 727

Extreme Punchout: The Ejection Seat of the X-15

CHECK SIX: The F-4 Phantom’s F3H Demon Roots

The First American Covert Overflights of the Soviet Union

Operation Moked: The Premiere of the Anti-Runway Bomb

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So Many Airbus Jets Were Born on Boeing Wings

July 15, 2017, 2:52 pm
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The Mach 3+ F-4 Phantom

July 4, 2017, 2:51 pm
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“This is Where the Cowboy Rides Away”: The Last Departure of Southwest’s Lone Star One
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The Early History of ALPA, the Air Line Pilots Association, and the First Airline Strike

February 27, 2016, 8:31 pm
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The Boeing 767 and the Birth of Twin Engine Flying Over The Atlantic – How ETOPS Happened

January 2, 2016, 7:21 pm
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Meet David Neeleman: The Guy Who Made His Millions Starting Airlines

December 19, 2015, 7:36 am
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Task Force 38’s Unheralded Contribution to the Fall of Japan

December 14, 2015, 3:28 am
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Operation Ranch Hand and the Controversial Use of Agent Orange
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How The US Space Shuttle Lost Its Jet Engines

February 3, 2015, 5:06 am
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MIke Grimm, Father of the Night Stalkers

January 4, 2015, 11:00 pm
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A BBJ Combi!

February 12, 2014, 2:27 am
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Band of Brothers

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American WWII Squadron nears Europe for 75th Anniversary of D-Day

OXFORD, Conn. — A fleet of American Douglas C-47 Skytrains are en route to the United Kingdom today to join up with their European counterparts to honor and remember the 75th anniversary of D-Day. These cargo and troop support aircraft took part in the first and second waves of the Allied invasion of northern France on June […] More

by Charles Atkeison May 22, 2019, 12:02 pm

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Air Force Thunderbirds Co-Founder, Pilot Dies at 94

ATLANTA — Lt. Gen. Charles “Buck” Pattillo, a co-founder and one of the first pilots of the Air Force Thunderbirds, passed away on Monday. He was two-weeks shy of his 95th birthday. In November 1942, an 18-year-old Pattillo and his twin brother, Bill, joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. They fought during the second World War […] More

by Charles Atkeison May 20, 2019, 2:56 pm

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Back When United’s 767-200 Was State Of The Art

While United Airlines has had its ups and downs in terms of service and profitability, one area where the airline has always led is that they are early adopters of the latest Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The Boeing 767 was no exception. United Airlines was the launch customer for the Boeing 767-200. It launched at […] More

by Avgeekery May 20, 2019, 2:42 pm

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Rare Footage of Southwest 727-200 Operations and Dallas Love Before DFW

Before DFW became a juggernaut and fortress hub, Dallas Love Field served as the gateway to the Dallas and Fort Worth cities. At one time, Dallas Love Field served as a hub for Braniff and a large operation for Delta and American Airlines. In the early 1970s, upstart Southwest Airlines was also serving intrastate destinations […] More

by Avgeekery May 20, 2019, 2:25 pm

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F-16 Viper Demo Team Announces New Pilot for 2019-20

SHAW AFB, S.C. — The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team announced on Thursday their new commander and pilot for the 2019 and 2020 air show seasons. Major Garret “Toro” Schmitz will both lead the team and pilot the F-16 Viper jet at select air show across the United States for the next two seasons. His […] More

by Charles Atkeison May 16, 2019, 7:38 am

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Blue Angels, F-16 Viper to Headline the Great Tennessee Airshow

SMYRNA, Tenn. — The largest air show in the middle south will see the return of the Navy’s Blue Angels, as civilian aerobatic pilots and military aircraft perform in June at the Great Tennessee Air Show. Tennessee’s highest-rated air show returns the weekend of June 8 and 9 to the Smyrna Airport. The family-friendly event will […] More

by Charles Atkeison May 14, 2019, 1:14 pm

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