Nose Art: A Brief History Of The Personalized Painted Planes Of WW2
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN1h
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Thomas-Morse MB-3
On this day in aviation history, February 21, 1919, the Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighter made its first flight. This aircraft was ...
World War II aviation history for sale — tucked away in central California farmland
A central San Joaquin Valley airport with historic ties to World War II is for sale. Located amid acres and acres of farmland ...
Foreign Affairs2d
The False Promise of Strategic Bombing
Despite the widely differing contexts of these conflicts, belligerents in all of them have used strategic bombing for a ...
One lake, two worlds: Jet skis in Rwanda. Bodies ashore in Congo
To cross from Congo to its sister city in Rwanda here takes just minutes by land. The countries share a painful history but have little in common these days.
Hudson Institute2d
The US Military Will Need More, Not Less, Access to Electromagnetic Spectrum
Bryan Clark testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Bitter Discord That Drove the Fastest Brothers on the Planet
Arthur Arfons died in 2007 at age 81; Walter Arfons died in 2013 at age 96. Nothing was ever resolved between them.
The National Interest2d
The F-86 Sabre Was America’s Most-Produced Fighter Jet Ever
Above the skies of the Korean Peninsula, the F-86 Sabre formed one part of an epic aerial rivalry—against the MiG-15.
Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II hit full-rate production last year. Today, over 150 fighter jets are being made annually.
The Philippine Mars took its final flight. See photos of the flying-boat aircraft from WWII to its last 800-mile journey.
The Philippine Mars' final flight ended in Lake Pleasant, Arizona, where the aircraft will be displayed. See photos of the ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN2d
WWII-Era C-54 Skymasters Abandoned at Small Arizona Airport
Outside the thriving desert mecca of Tucson in southern Arizona lies a little-known piece of aviation history among the local ...
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The U.S. Military’s Oldest Weapons, Ranked from Newest to Most Ancient
The U.S. Military still has guns in use that were developed in the late 1970s to over 100 years ago. Of course, the military ...