A rogues' gallery of German warplanes from World War II, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
A look at the B-29 Bockscar, the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Boeing Plaza at AirVenture: An Air BnB for some big airplanes.
A P-51 Mustang taxies by at Oshkosh
P-51C Thunderbird
Just finished being restored by AirCorps Aviation (it returned to the sky in June), the P-51C Thunderbird is a beautiful airplane with an amazing history. Owned by actor James Stewart and then by record-setting aviator Jackie Cochran, it's truly historic. Owner Warren Pietsch tells us about the airplane in this video.
Panchito
A look at a B-25 at Oshkosh.
L-19 Bird Dog
Flown in to Oshkosh all the way from California! Let's hear about this Cessna L-19 Bird Dog.
A Douglas B-18 Bolo. In a future issue of Aviation History we will have a story about a B-18 restoration. Stay tuned!
Aviation History magazine editor Tom Huntington flew into the EAA 2023 AirVenture in a 1962 Piper Commanche piloted by writer and pilot Tom LeCompte. It was part of a flight of 54 aircraft (51 of them Mooneys). An unforgettable way to reach Oshkosh!
A Douglas B-18 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
A fast forward walk through part of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's WWII gallery.
The 2023 EAA AirVenture has begun! First stop, Dayton, Ohio, and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
This is what it's like to be in a Ford Trimotor when it takes off.
Ford Trimotor Taxies
The EAA Ford Trimotor is a real blast from the past!
Watch the EAA Ford Trimotor as it taxis in after a flight.
Editor Tom Huntington took a flight in the EAA's Ford Trimotor today. What an experience! Here's engine start. Question: How many engines does a Ford Trimotor have?
May the Fourth be with you! The Star Wars X-wing at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Tuskegee Airmen PT-13D training airplane at the National Museum of African American History and Culure
Last night editor Tom Huntington attended an event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to honor 98-year-old Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., but also to premiere a new film by the World War II Foundation called Return to Ramitelli: The Tuskegee Airmen. Here, Huntington speaks with Tim Gray, co-director of the film and the founder and president of the World War II Foundation.