In January 2017, when Mark and the late-Joe Denest and their team at the Smoketown, Pennsylvania-based MD Aero Restorations completed the restoration of Fagen Fighters’ 1943 SNJ-4 in January 2017, Stephen Chapis was there to […]
Today marks the 54th anniversary of Darryl Greenamyer capturing the 3Km World Speed Record. In 2012 Stephen Chapis interviewed Darryl and wrote an excellent article about it. Here is an abbreviated version adapted for the […]
By Stephen Chapis For quite a while now, I’ve wanted to start telling the stories of our Vietnam-era aviators. Our World War II and Korean War veterans are rapidly fading, but veterans of Vietnam are […]
text by Stephen Chapis images by Luigino Caliaro The Grumman F3F had the dubious honor of not only being the last biplane fighter to embark aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, but it was also […]
UPDATE: The Baa Baa Black Sheep book is currently in the works, the expected release date is September 21, 2024. If you would like to be notified and get your copy before anyone else, […]
For those of us old enough to properly remember this day 20 years ago, it left an indelible scar that will likely remain with us for the rest of our lives… It’s still not an […]
by Stephen Chapis In the most recent issue of Warbird Digest, we highlighted the Bealeton, Virginia-based Flying Circus Airshow (FCA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary of its first show in May 2021. One of the […]
By Stephen Chapis When Lockheed Skunk Works unveiled the XF-104 in 1954, it possessed out of this world looks and performance. In 1958, just months after the F-104A entered service with Air Defense Command (ADC) […]
Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article for this website. If you are interested in sharing your memories and stories with us please contact us HERE. By […]
On September 27, 2019, Warbird Digest was invited to fly with Allen Chorman & Son on a mosquito flight over the marshes of central Delaware. While en route to our target area, 41-year-old Jeff Chorman […]
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