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Happy Birthday To The Douglas C-47 Skytrain

December 23, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas C-47 Skytrain flew for the first time 73 years ago today. Developed from the Douglas DC-3, the C-47 was the most widely-used transport of World War II. Douglass built […]

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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F-14 Tomcat

December 21, 2014 WarbirdsNews 2

By www.aviation-enthusiasts.com The Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew for the first time 44 years ago today.  The F-14 emerged from the failed F-111B, which left the Navy without a successor for the F-4 Phantom in the […]

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Happy Birthday To The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

December 18, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver took flight for the first time.  A carrier-based dive and torpedo bomber, the Helldiver was designed to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless.  SB2Cs […]

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Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang

October 26, 2014 WarbirdsNews 1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang flew for the first time 74 years ago today.  One of the truly great fighters of World War II, the P-51 was designed from a […]

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Happy Birthday To The Grumman TBF Avenger

August 7, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman TBF Avenger flew for the first time seventy-three years ago today. Grumman’s Avenger (built by General Motors / Eastern Aircraft as the TBM) was the most important American torpedo […]

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Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

July 28, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-nine years ago today, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress took flight for the first time.  One of the most important bombers in history, the B-17 fought in every theater of World […]

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Happy Birthday To The Douglas A-26 Invader

July 10, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas A-26 Invader flew for the first time seventy-two years ago today.  Designed to replace the A-20 Havoc, the three-seat light attack bomber was heavily used throughout the European and […]

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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F6F Hellcat

June 26, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman F6F Hellcat flew for the first time seventy-two years ago today.  A single-seat carrier-based fighter, the F6F was touted as a bigger and better version of the F4F Wildcat.  […]

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Happy Birthday To The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

June 22, 2014 WarbirdsNews 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty years ago today, the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk took flight for the first time.  A classic of Naval Aviation, the A-4 was an extraordinary aircraft.  The legendary Ed Heinemann created […]

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Today in Aviation History – First US Air-to-Air Victory of The Vietnam War

June 16, 2014 WarbirdsNews 4

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Forty-nine years ago today, an Navy F-4B Phantom II from the “Freelancers” of Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) scored the first US air-to-air victory of the Vietnam War.  While operating from the […]

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D-Day Squadron Documentary Premiere at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

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The Air Force Museum Foundation Living History Series invites you to the film premiere of “Into Flight Once More” on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. You will […]

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