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  1. NEW ITEMS fOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Chronicle of an American disaster Vietnam Air...
  2. REFLECTIONS ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLIGHT THAT CAPTURED THE WORLD'S IMAGINA...
  3. WHAT WOULD BECOME AMERICA'S GREATEST TWIN-ENGINE PROPELLER-DRIVEN ATTACK AIRCRAFT WAS...
  4. After reading Jack Shaver's letter (and seeing the accompanying photograph) regarding...
  5. If THE WAR HAD CONTINUED, WOULD THE A-26F HAVE BECOME A PRODUCTION STANDARD? To avia...
  6. On 14 April Fairchild FT-26 Cornell FV720/CF-CVT received extensive damage in a force...
  7. BRISTOL FIGHTER The caption with the photo of the "Bristol F.2A/F.2B" on page 70 of ...
  8. CHECKLIST NEW ITEMS FOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Profiling the rise of an enemy's ai...
  9. PRESENT AT PEARL HARBOR AND THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE GRUMMAN DUCK SERVED...
  10. DURING WORLD WAR TWO, TRAINING FLIGHTS WERE NOT WITHOUT THEIR OWN CERTAIN THRILLS Du...
  11. The oldest flying Boeing B-52 took part in ceremonies commemorating the 50th annivers...
  12. AN INTENSIVE RESTORATION HAS RETURNED A RARE AIRCRAFT TO WHERE IT BELONGS - IN THE AI...
  13. SUCCESS AL WAYS ELUDED THIS WELL-DESIGNED RACING AIRCRAfT Gordon Israel had gained a...
  14. AN EXTREMELY RARE SURVIVOR Of THE GREAT I WAR IS NOW BASED fAR FROM ITS ORIGINAL HOME...
  15. THE TRAGIC DEMISE OF THE LAST BOEING MODEL 307 STRATOLINER This past July, I had the...
  16. As we head to the 100th anniversary of manned flight, ... -.11 new books highlight th...
  17. * On 6 April, Beech T-34 Mentor N6VY was destroyed and the pilot and passenger were k...
  18. CRUDELY BUILT AND DUBBED THE "PEOPLE'S FIGHTER," THE HEINKEL HE 162 COULD HAVE BECOME...
  19. PART TWO LIVING A LIFE OF ADVENTURE, DICK ROSSI JOINED THE NAVY TO LEARN HOW TO FLY....
  20. New volume with an interesting slant Because I Fly (McGraw-Hill) edited by Helmut Re...
  21. CHECKLIST Profiling a great airline The Age of Flight by William Garvey and David F...
  22. Van Nuys Airport in southern California has long been a bastion of unusual aircraft, ...
  23. AFTER NEARLY EIGHT YEARS, OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NORTHROP N9M...
  24. An unfortunate incident took place on 21 March which resulted in extremely heavy dama...
  25. I really did appreciate the article "Rare Pair" in the April issue since I flew both ...
  26. I was surprised to find a Korean War F-51D painted up as a copy of an old friend in t...
  27. Massive work on French Aircraft There is a fair amount of literature available on ai...
  28. LIVING A LIFE Of ADVENTURE, DICK ROSSI JOINED THE NAVY TO LEARN HOW TO FLY. HE THEN J...
  29. On 19 January, a rather bedraggled Douglas C-54 Skymaster arrived at March AFB in sou...
  30. What is certainly the finest specimen of the Convair C-131 has been donated to the Co...
  31. Mojave Airport has received a new gate guardian in the form of a Convair 880. One of ...
  32. AT MOJAVE AIRPORT, AL LETCHER HAS RESTORED AN INCREDIBLY RARE PIECE Of AMERICAN AERON...
  33. FORGOTTEN RACERS THE STRANGE SAGA Of ONE Of THE MOST INTERESTING UNLIMITED RACING ...
  34. Your article in the February issue about Colonel Gil Wymond brought back many great m...
  35. WITH THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF UNITED AIR LINES, WE TAKE A PICTORIAL L...
  36. The USAF Museum's newest exhibit is "Fifty Years of Hope" and honors Bob Hope's contr...
  37. MORE INTERESTING AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EDITOR'S FILES Copyright Challenge ...
  38. On 6 February, Steve Hinton gave Lockheed P-38L Lightning s/n 4426996/N5596V a thorou...
  39. Aero Trader has a significant cache of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 parts for sale. "Over the pa...
  40. THIS INNOVATIVE RACER STATED ITS CAREER WITH A BRACED WING AND FIXED GEAR, PROGRESSED...
  41. A FURTHER SELECTION OF WORLD WAR ONE PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING THE DANGERS OF THE EARL...
  42. At Chino's Fighter Rebuilders, a very significant restoration is taking place and wil...
  43. The world of aviation preservation offers no guarantees as to continued survival. Dur...
  44. During December 2001, workers were busy at Chino Airport as they started construction...
  45. Aero Trader has made the decision to remove North American B-25J Mitchell s/n 45-8887...
  46. I would like to add some information to Alex Adair's excellent article "Earthquakers ...
  47. An example of what was thought to be an extinct aircraft has been discovered in a mos...
  48. Bill Turner and the whole gang at Repeat Aircraft, Flabob Airport, California, have c...
  49. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, the leading American air ace in Europe during World War ...
  50. In an extremely ambitious project, Kevin Smith is restoring a Douglas Dauntless. Star...
  51. Your series on Lockheed's "Shining Stars" was extremely interesting and informative. ...
  52. Stored in the Aero Trader yard at Chino, California, is Cham Gill's Douglas AEW.1 Sky...
  53. During the late 1930s, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's fortunes were considerably inc...
  54. NEW ITEMS fOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Brief yet remarkable World War Two episode Le...
  55. Massive tome highlights a neglected period of aviation Published by Flying Machines ...
  56. THE SAGA OF A FORGOTTEN GROUP OF AERIAL ENTREPRENEURS EDITOR'S NOTE: Unfortunately, ...
  57. A PICTORIAL SALUTE TO THE CHANCE VOUGHT/GOODYEAR CORSAIR - PERHAPS THE MOST CHARISMAT...
  58. PHOTOGRAPHIC SELECTION Of DISTINCTLY "BENT" GREAT WAR AIRCRAFTBOTH FRIEND AND FOE HIG...
  59. The Royal Air Force between the wars Operational requirements defined the aircraft p...
  60. Memoirs of Lt. Camillo Viglino: Italian Air Force 1915-1916 by Camilla Viglino (Traff...
  61. We have been meaning to let readers know that Hail Weekley (see Air Classics Septembe...
  62. Chino Airport has been getting a major new taxiway installed and considerable digging...
  63. WARBIRD REPORT KEEP'EM FLYING. The US Centennial of Flight Commission and The Wright...
  64. In prior articles and commentaries, you have spoken critically of the management of t...
  65. For many years, I have done my utmost to perpetuate the history of the 352nd Fighter ...
  66. THIS CLASSIC GOLDEN AGE BIPLANE HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY RESTORED BY YANKS AIR MUSEUM WHE...
  67. In preparation for EAA's 50th convention and anniversary, we're doing some serious sl...
  68. It is no small assumption that the average American aviation enthusiast has not heard...
  69. The Commemorative Air Force and the American Airpower Heritage Museum will present a ...
  70. As mentioned elsewhere in this magazine, the National Warplane Museum's Boeing B-170 ...
  71. During 1933, designer, Lawrence W. Brown was contracted to build a racing aircraft ar...
  72. AMERICAN HEROES Saga of US pilots during World War Two The American fighter pilot c...
  73. The enthusiastic Norwegian Aviation Museum has completed the epic recovery of two Luf...
  74. On 5 December 1942, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Trevor Keene (Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve)...
  75. The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum has been accepted into Smithsonian Institution ...
  76. One of us is way off base. Our Virginia Aviation Museum displays the last surviving V...
  77. Lufthansa had long considered that the seaplane was the only safe aircraft for transo...
  78. I expect that you're accustomed to nit-picking so you shouldn't mind some concerning ...
  79. The New England Air Museum is making excellent progress on their static restoration o...
  80. My interest in flying goes back to the 1930s when I was an avid builder of model airp...
  81. VARIETY Of NEW AVIATION HISTORY VOLUMES During its titanic military struggle with Ge...
  82. UNBLOODED HEAVY BOMBER CREW NUMBER 6757 HAD TRAINED FOR AND ANTICIPATED THE DAY OF TH...
  83. Combat record of the 361st Fighter Group Yellowjackets! The 361st Fighter Group in W...
  84. The Commemorative Air Force's Stars and Stripes Wing is based in Frederick, Maryland,...
  85. This past September, Glacier Girl roared back to life - nearly 60 years after being a...
  86. WITH COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN ITS INFANCY, CATAPULTS ABOARD OCEAN LINERS AND MERCHANT S...
  87. Opening day ceremonies for the Union Air Terminal, Burbank, California, had what was ...
  88. A SPECIAL PORTfOLIO PROFILING ONE Of HISTORY'S MOST FAMOUS COMBAT AIRCRAFT-- THE NORT...
  89. Engineers from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics are talking wit...
  90. In the November 2001 issue on page 65, the Budd BB-1 was identified as being displaye...
  91. DISPLAYED AT YANKS AIR MUSEUM, THIS SOLE SURVIVING P-47M HAD AN ABORTED CAREER A AS A...
  92. Airspeed, a dramatic large format (LF) film began production on 13 September 2001, fi...
  93. I am enclosing some details as a follow-up to your story on the Delgado Flash in the ...
  94. FORGOTTEN RACERS THIS KEITH RIDER RACER SURVIVED A RIGOROUS RACING CAREER, YEARS OF ...
  95. NEW BOOKS COVER A VARIETY Of SUBJECTS HISTORIC AVIATIONS'S BOOK OF THE MONTH The p...
  96. A FURTHER SELECTION Of AERIAL "CREATIONS" THAT NEVER ACTUALLY TOOK TO THE AIR 1 Man...
  97. A BRIEF HISTORY Of THE 12TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP DURING WORLD WAR TWO In June 1942, whi...
  98. De Havilland F Mk. 3 Vampire N6878D is once again flying, this time under the ownersh...
  99. The National Air and Space Museum's Book of Cockpits This new volume, titled At The ...
  100. New book examines World War Two aircraft turret and gun positions Gunner written by ...
  101. As readers well know, Lefty Gardner's famous P-38 Lightning sustained major damage in...
  102. HARBIRD REPORT KEEP'EM FLYING! Edward T. Maloney was inducted into the EAA's Hall o...
  103. WE VISIT A GATHERING OF CLASSIC GERMAN BIPLANES AND FLY WITH THE FIRST PRODUCTION BUC...
  104. Your recent article on the Lockheed 10 Electra in Volume 37, Number 11, prompts me to...
  105. In reference to the Lockheed Electra article in the November issue, the photograph on...
  106. In recent months, the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield has benefited from huge ...
  107. THE ONLY SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE FLYING IN AUSTRALIA COMMEMORA TES THE HEROIC DAYS WHEN ...
  108. THE STRANGE AERONAUTICAL SAGA Of AUGUSTUS HERRING - WAS HE THE FIRST POWERED HEAVIER-...
  109. Two classics are seen at Grand Central Air Terminal during a mid-I 930s aviation disp...
  110. ART CHESTER DEMONSTRATED THAT A CAREFULLY DESIGNED RACER COULD OFFER EXCELLENT PERfOR...
  111. This letter involves the P-51As mentioned in the October 2000 Air Classics (p. 10) an...
  112. HOW HOWARD HUGHES AND A FAITHfUL CREW SETA GLOBAL FLIGHT RECORD IN A LOCKHEED MODEL 1...
  113. I am writing in regards to your October 2001 article and superb photographs on the Bo...
  114. On 16 July 2001, Yakovlev Yak 52 N48GA crash-landed one mile north of Moultonboro, Ne...
  115. On 20 November 2001, North American B-25J Mitchell USAAF s/n 44-86758/N9643C owned an...
  116. HOW GIL WYMOND AND THE MEN Of THE 65TH fIGHTER SQUADRON QUICKLY DEVELOPED THE P-47 TH...
  117. I've enjoyed Air Classics and am now a regular subscriber. You've done an outstanding...
  118. The membership of the Confederate Air Force has selected Commemorative Air Force as t...
  119. The Historic Flying Collection has been adding to its collection of vintage aircraft ...
  120. WITH HIS VINTAGE STEARMAN, JR. SMITH IS INTRODUCING A WHOLE NEW GENERATION TO THE JOY...
  121. Corgi Classics Inc., a leading die-cast collectibles company, is honoring the men and...
  122. Long-time Warbird rebuilder and pilot Jack Shaver recently sent us a most amazing pho...
  123. THIS INTERESTING RACER UNDER WENT NUMEROUS SPEED MODIFICATIONS During the mid-1930s,...
  124. Located in a small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Minden, ...
  125. A GROUP OF AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS HOPE TO RETURN MINTER FIELD TO ITS WORLD WAR TWO GLOR...
  126. THE HISTORIC AIRFIELD AT THORPE ABBOTTS IS COMING BACK TO LIFE The story of the p...
  127. CHECKLIST This volume details nearly forgotten Salmson Aircraft of the Great War Sa...
  128. PART TWO ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAPANESE ATTACK WE PRESENT A FURTHER SELECTI...
  129. I enjoyed the recent articles about the Vultee BT-13 Valiant. During 1951 and 1952, 1...
  130. Enjoyed Dave John's article "Waist Gunner." On pages 28-29 of the November issue you ...
  131. I have a few corrections for my "Paper Chase" article that was in the October issue. ...
  132. How Billy Mitchell saved the Air Service After the millions of casualties incurred d...
  133. Once America entered World War Two, many late 1930s military aircraft that could not ...
  134. Your story about Greg Herrick's Avro Avian stirred some memories of the stories my da...
  135. AIR CLASSICS INTERVIEWS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AVIATION ARTIST ROBERT TAYLOR AC: R...
  136. . NEW FILM PORTRAYS WORLD WAR TWO THROUGH THE EYES OF A CZECH FIGHTER PILOT FLYING FO...
  137. New CD-ROM screensaver features famous racing aircraft WarbirdAeroPress.com has prod...
  138. Adolf Hitler was the first head of state to have his own personal pilot and airplane....
  139. LITERALLY FLYING IN THE FACE Of ADVERSITY, THE AIR MUSEUM PRESENTED A STUNNING WARBIR...
  140. Philip Makanna's new book captures the aeronautical spirit of the Confederate Air For...
  141. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but one of the strangest appearing flying machin...
  142. WARBIRD REPORT KEEP'EM FLYING! After decades of outdoor display on a pole at Meadow...
  143. MODIFIED L-12 HELPED DEVELOP AN EffICIENT WING DE ICING SYSTEM Among the many pre-wa...
  144. THE LOCKHEED 12 WAS WELL-SUITED TO TEST OUT THE NEW TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR As aircraf...
  145. I read the article "Mohawk Zero-Zero" in the April issue and this brought back an alm...
  146. THIS POST-WAR DESIGN WAS AN ATTEMPT AT CREATING A HiGH-- PERFORMANCE LIGHT AIRCRAFT ...
  147. A RESTORATION THAT SPANNED 17 YEARS HAS RESULTED IN THE LAST AIRWORTHY LOCKHEED HUDSO...
  148. Incompetent management, poor location, and a couple of really bad airshows have cause...
  149. The Weeks Air Museum at Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport closed on 22 July. Founder ...
  150. PART TWO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT FACT FILE CONCLUDING THE HISTORY OF LOCKHEED'S RADICAL AL...
  151. The most visible of all Lockheed 12s is also somewhat of a mystery. When Warner Broth...
  152. In the August issue, Jim Thompson presented "Flights of Fancy" - a weird assortment o...
  153. When I spotted the Aleutian Tiger nose art on the photos of Curtiss P-40K s/n 42-9733...
  154. In the October issue you had a feature titled "Mystery Plane" about an aircraft owned...
  155. AFTER AN ILL-FATED MISSION, THE AUTHOR TAKES UP LIFE AS A PRISONER OF WAR COMBAT In...
  156. On 11 September, Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI SL721/N721WK received considerable dama...
  157. CHECKLIST EXPANDED SELECTION OF AERONAUTICAL ITEMS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON Great a...
  158. Russia's surprise launching of an orbiting satellite escalated the Cold War The 4th ...
  159. De Havilland aircraft during the Great War As mentioned recently, literature relatin...
  160. CHCECLIST The importance of flight research Flight research takes up where the othe...
  161. Chase-Durer's three-in-one The Trident FCX Pilot's Watch, with three separate time z...
  162. During the 1950s, the American military was extremely interested in aircraft featurin...
  163. I was overwhelmed by two of your fine articles in the February issue. They have taken...
  164. Forgotten aces of World War Two Although it fought valiantly during the dark, deadly...
  165. I have just read your article "Stratoliner" on the Pan Am Clipper Flying Cloud. You h...
  166. The photo of the North American 047 in the September "Airlines" brought back some pre...
  167. INVENTOR SIDNEY COTTON WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO UTILIZE A LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT IN THE SPY...
  168. On 20 September, David Grant died in Los Angeles at age 84. In 1947 he was a 30-year-...
  169. British company offers an extensive range of excellent collectibles Diverse Images i...
  170. When Britain led the way The de Havilland Comet was one of the most graceful of all ...
  171. IN A RADICAL SWITCH FROM ITS HIGH-PERfORMANCE LINE Of ALL- WOOD SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRA...
  172. FORGOTTEN RACERS THIS WINNING RACER ALSO SPELLED THE END Of THE RACING BIPLANE Wit...
  173. I share the feelings of those correspondents commenting on that great training plane ...
  174. AFTER WASHING OUT IN PRIMARY TRAINING, THE AUTHOR BECAME AN AERIAL GUNNER ABOARD B-1...
  175. AIRLINES Enjoyed Steve Hutton's "Squadron of Deception" but my first quick look at t...
  176. As part of its expansion of featured programs, the Museum of Flying held a gathering ...
  177. CHECKLIST Nicolas Trudgian and Military Gallery have released two great signed print...
  178. The September "Album" featured three examples of the Siemens-Schuckert fighters the D...
  179. Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003 recently announced the first flight of its replica of t...
  180. Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California, is doing a great job of assembling an excellent ...
  181. Just was reading the article on Kermit Weeks's P-51C and noted the references to Jimm...
  182. WITH TWO EPIC JOURNEYS ALREADY COMPLETED, THE MAGNIFICENT VICKERS MY IS GETTING SET T...
  183. The Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum is working to complete its flying reproduction of Char...
  184. HAROLD KINDSVATER HAS THE DISTINCTION Of HAVING THE ONLY FLYING HISPANO HA-1112 IN NO...
  185. Combining safety and authenticity The leather flying helmet is the ultimate trademar...
  186. NEARLY FORGOTTEN TODAY, THE LITTLE AVION HELPED TEST OUT JACK NORTHROP'S THEORIES ON ...
  187. In the June issue, the story "The Big Switch" shook my memory bank. On page 23, the p...
  188. Douglas VC-47B-10-DK USAAF sin 43-49210 assigned to MAAG Norway/Headquarters 3rd Air ...
  189. The Museum of Flight in Seattle recently put on display a 19.44 Supermarine Spitfire ...
  190. On 5 October, members of the Confederate Air Force will vote on a new name for the or...
  191. As per usual, wellknown aviation photographer Philip Makanna was visiting the huge Fl...
  192. At the Texas Airplane Factory, George Tischler reports that the Nakajima Ki-43s are m...
  193. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS FALL BEHIND FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS IN PERCEIVED GLAMOR. ...
  194. REPEAT AIRCRAFT'S ROSCOE TURNER LRT-14 RACER IS NEARING FLIGHT TESTING Afull-scale r...
  195. The pilots that comprise the Unlimited group at the Reno National Air Races are a pre...
  196. Paper" was the code name for Japanese fire balloons launched from the Home Islands an...
  197. Please accept my heartfelt compliments (and sincere appreciation) for your most outst...
  198. Last evening, I was paging through my son's September issue of Air Classics and noted...
  199. On 23 July, there was a sight off the left wing of the T-6 camera plane that I though...