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WATCH: Listen as P-51 Mustangs Go Roaring and Whistling By

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The Pajama Pilot of Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941…A Day of Heroes December 7, 1941, a day that every American of just about any age knows about, was the day the United States was physically attacked…

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Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to Honor the end of World War II

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WATCH: This Is The World’s Most Famous Spitfire

This Combat Veteran Has More Acting Credits Than Any Other Airworthy Spit Avgeeks everywhere appreciate the art of the low pass. Whether it’s a prop job or jet, watching an…

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Movie Star Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick

When a P-51 Mustang Isn’t Really a P-51 Mustang at All. As we go to press the world is ever so slowly turning toward the release of the summer 2020…

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WATCH and LISTEN: Powerful XP-82 Twin Mustang Flies Again

Heart-Warming Sights and Sounds for the Warbird Lover in All of Us We brought you the EAA-produced video about the restoration and imminent first flight of the one-of-a-kind XP-82 Twin…

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WATCH: A Gathering of Mustangs Has You Surrounded

This Mass Flight of P-51s Looked Every Bit as Incredible as it Sounded The Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) AirVenture 2019 was an event few who were in attendance are likely…

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The Bearcat: The Last and the Best of Grumman’s Propeller Driven Cats

Developed to Operate from Escort Carrier Decks, the F8F Barely Missed the Action in World War II On 23 June 1943 a meeting took place at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.…

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WATCH: The Superfortress Graveyard: B-29s Once Inhabited the Deserts of the American West

Watch for the History, Then Read About the China Lake Survivors That Were Saved This photographic essay documents the Boeing B-29 Superfortress boneyard at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China…

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Texans, Harvards, and Yales- North American’s Advanced Trainer

The T-6 Was the Most Important Trainer of World War II On April 1st 1935 the North American prototype that would become the T-6 Texan first took flight. The United…

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The Spitfire: Engineers Kept Improving Britain’s Best Fighter

Nothing Says Battle of Britain like the Spitfire On March 5th 1936 at Eastleigh Aerodrome near Southampton, England, the prototype Supermarine Spitfire took to the skies for the first time.…

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Hell Hath No Fury Like the Sea Fury

One of Today’s Most Popular Warbirds Is Also One of the Few Prop Fighters to Shoot Down a Jet. On February 21st 1945, the prototype Hawker Sea Fury flew for…