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Aviation History Magazine Aviation History magazine is an authoritative, in-depth history of world aviation from its origins to

Aviation History magazine covers the rich history of aviation, from Glenn Curtiss and the Wrights, to Hellcats, Mustangs, and even a Viper or two.

A cutting edge American design and a world class British engine became a game changing fighter.
05/07/2024

A cutting edge American design and a world class British engine became a game changing fighter.

How the late, great Johnny Alison became a U.S. Air Force icon.
05/04/2024

How the late, great Johnny Alison became a U.S. Air Force icon.

The Lockheed Constellation may be the object of more misinformation and fables than any other airliner ever made. Stepha...
05/03/2024

The Lockheed Constellation may be the object of more misinformation and fables than any other airliner ever made. Stephan Wilkinson sorts out fact from fiction.

The Lockheed Constellation may be the object of more misinformation and fables than any other airliner ever made. Stephan Wilkinson sorts out fact from fiction in this Aviation History magazine article.

‘Yesterday I was in America, and I am the first man in Europe to say that,’ said John Alcock after his transatlantic fli...
05/03/2024

‘Yesterday I was in America, and I am the first man in Europe to say that,’ said John Alcock after his transatlantic flight with Arthur Whitten Brown.

Dick Merrill repeatedly gambled his life while barnstorming, delivering airmail, conquering the Atlantic, flying the Him...
05/02/2024

Dick Merrill repeatedly gambled his life while barnstorming, delivering airmail, conquering the Atlantic, flying the Himalayas and pioneering airline routes, but he always came out with a winning hand.

These 10 great aerial rescues demonstrate that aircraft serve a far nobler purpose than hauling passengers and cargo or ...
05/01/2024

These 10 great aerial rescues demonstrate that aircraft serve a far nobler purpose than hauling passengers and cargo or dealing death from the skies.

These 10 great aerial rescues demonstrate that aircraft serve a far nobler purpose than hauling passengers and cargo or dealing death from the skies

Airfix of England’s 1/72nd scale B-24J/Mk.VI Liberator kit was first released in 1963. While several other model compani...
05/01/2024

Airfix of England’s 1/72nd scale B-24J/Mk.VI Liberator kit was first released in 1963. While several other model companies have produced more modern examples, this kit will test your skill in building a replica from the “early days” of modeling.

Airfix of England’s 1/72nd scale B-24J/Mk.VI Liberator kit was first released in 1963. While several other model companies have produced more modern

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer combed through a thousand pages of letters and diaries to show readers the real Or...
04/30/2024

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer combed through a thousand pages of letters and diaries to show readers the real Orville and Wilbur Wright.

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 arrived in time to change the course of the air war during the Spanish Civil War.
04/30/2024

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 arrived in time to change the course of the air war during the Spanish Civil War.

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 arrived in time to change the course of the air war during the Spanish Civil War

The 1937 bombing of the medieval Basque town had dire consequences, affecting the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and t...
04/30/2024

The 1937 bombing of the medieval Basque town had dire consequences, affecting the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and the future course of military conduct.

The 1937 bombing of the medieval Basque town had dire consequences, affecting the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and the future course of military conduct

Captain Robert Lewis preserved an archive of an epic moment in history.
04/29/2024

Captain Robert Lewis preserved an archive of an epic moment in history.

Captain Robert Lewis preserved an archive of an epic moment in history

A love letter to aviation...
04/28/2024

A love letter to aviation...

Producer/director Brian Terwilliger’s love letter to aviation, Living in the Age of Airplanes reminds us of the myriad ways in which flying has

Instructions for painting and assembling a Heinkel He-111 WW2 German bomber, using Revell and Monogram’s 1 / 48th-scale ...
04/28/2024

Instructions for painting and assembling a Heinkel He-111 WW2 German bomber, using Revell and Monogram’s 1 / 48th-scale Heinkel He-111 kit.

De Havilland's versatile Wooden Wonder racked up an admirable record within a remarkably short timespan.
04/27/2024

De Havilland's versatile Wooden Wonder racked up an admirable record within a remarkably short timespan.

Pan American World Airways wanted something special. Boeing responded with the 377.
04/27/2024

Pan American World Airways wanted something special. Boeing responded with the 377.

Hellcat pilot David McCampbell used his gunnery skills to achieve “ace in a day” status twice, earning the Medal of Hono...
04/26/2024

Hellcat pilot David McCampbell used his gunnery skills to achieve “ace in a day” status twice, earning the Medal of Honor and ultimately becoming the U.S. Navy’s ace of aces.

Hellcat pilot David McCampbell used his gunnery skills to achieve “ace in a day” status twice, earning the Medal of Honor and ultimately becoming the U.S. Navy’s ace of aces

Some of the most unusual Corsairs in the world are the two dozen that participated in the last-ever air war involving pi...
04/26/2024

Some of the most unusual Corsairs in the world are the two dozen that participated in the last-ever air war involving piston-engine fighters, during the July 1969 “Soccer War” between El Salvador and Honduras.

Some of the most unusual Corsairs in the world are the two dozen that participated in the last-ever air war involving piston-engine fighters, during the

The CH-46F quickly became the Marine Corps' workhorse in Vietnam, used in airmobile assault, combat support and medevac.
04/25/2024

The CH-46F quickly became the Marine Corps' workhorse in Vietnam, used in airmobile assault, combat support and medevac.

The CH-46F quickly became the Marine Corps' workhorse in Vietnam, used in airmobile assault, combat support and medevac

The planes of the Great War terrified soldiers and civilians on the ground and changed combat forever.
04/25/2024

The planes of the Great War terrified soldiers and civilians on the ground and changed combat forever.

The last HH-43 Huskie left Indochina on Sept. 20, 1975, making it the last U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter t...
04/24/2024

The last HH-43 Huskie left Indochina on Sept. 20, 1975, making it the last U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter to leave the theater.

The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians — Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith — who piloted a Travel Air across the Pac...
04/23/2024

The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians — Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith — who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked.

The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians -- Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith -- who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked.

Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that G...
04/23/2024

Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch.

Artists have transformed old planes at the Davis-Monthan AFB "Boneyard" into colorful works of art.
04/23/2024

Artists have transformed old planes at the Davis-Monthan AFB "Boneyard" into colorful works of art.

Restoration pro Tom Reilly is restoring the rarest Twin Mustang to survive—the number-two XP-82 prototype.
04/22/2024

Restoration pro Tom Reilly is restoring the rarest Twin Mustang to survive—the number-two XP-82 prototype.

The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end.
04/21/2024

The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end.

The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end

The delicate dance between the tanker and airplane in need of the fuel for the mission is controlled by the deft hand of...
04/21/2024

The delicate dance between the tanker and airplane in need of the fuel for the mission is controlled by the deft hand of "the Boomer."

Made for the 1960s big-budget World War I film Biggles Sweeps the Skies, "Biggles' Biplane" is a re-creation of a de Hav...
04/21/2024

Made for the 1960s big-budget World War I film Biggles Sweeps the Skies, "Biggles' Biplane" is a re-creation of a de Havilland B.E.2c, constructed using de Havilland Moth components.

First the British, then the Germans believed that three wings would give them a fighter with good pilot visibility, tigh...
04/20/2024

First the British, then the Germans believed that three wings would give them a fighter with good pilot visibility, tight maneuverability and a better climb rate. But one other issue remained to be addressed: speed.

Air-to-air refueling techniques have evolved in the past 85 years from dangling a simple hose connected to a 75 gallon-t...
04/20/2024

Air-to-air refueling techniques have evolved in the past 85 years from dangling a simple hose connected to a 75 gallon-tank to positioning telescoping booms that transfer thousands of gallons of fuel.

The world became a little smaller when the China Clipper blazed an aerial pathway across the Pacific and inaugurated pra...
04/20/2024

The world became a little smaller when the China Clipper blazed an aerial pathway across the Pacific and inaugurated practical commercial air routes during a 60-hour flight.

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