Aviation History Magazine

05/07/2024

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

05/04/2024

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

04/27/2024

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

04/27/2024

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

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

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

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