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Boeing B-17E aircraft formed the first Cactus Air Force unit, overcoming major challenges to reach the South Pacific
Supplying the B-17 Flying Fortress squadrons in the South Pacific added a whole dimension of challenge
"Cactus Air Force" was the collective name for the...
Iowa ANG F-16A static display gets an all-gold paint scheme to celebrate ANG history
Last week, the Iowa Air National Guard unveiled a historic fighter jet of their own, a retro 50th anniversary, down to the details, gold...
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was originally supposed to be named “Tomcat”
On Memorial Day 1996, the F7F Tigercat flew its only airshow routine with its more modern descendant, the F-14 Tomcat, with Captain Dale “Snort”...
How Kelly Johnson Named the U-2 Mid-Flight — With a Raised Middle Finger
In August 1955, a furious radio exchange between Lockheed's chief designer and his test pilot over a Nevada lakebed gave the world's most famous...
How to make a hop in the F-20 Tigershark, the super light fighter that never was
Super ace Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, once said that “of all the airplanes in the world that I’ve...