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Military Aviators

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Soul of the Skyraider

A U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot describes what it’s like to fly three generations of ground attack aircraft.
August 14, 2012 | By Linda Shiner

Bait and Switch in Libya

Naval aviators push Qaddafi's buttons in a 1981 exercise.
July 2012 | By Commander Thompson E. Sanders U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Combat on Canvas

Art and artifacts from the Marine front lines, now on display in Washington.
January 24, 2012 | By Rebecca Maksel

Gilbert Hooker with navigator Ron Dunn

The Man My Mother Fell in Love With

When the Navy retired the Tomcat, my father went with it.
January 2012 | By Brad Hooker

Gallery Inventory Project, Jet Aviation

Ask a Veteran

These Museum staffers and volunteers once served their country in the armed forces. Now they serve in a different way.
November 10, 2011 | By Rebecca Maksel

Aviation Art: The Lighter Side

In wartime, a customized Zippo was part of an airman's identity.
September 07, 2011 | By Rebecca Maksel

When seven men got stuck in a grim patch of Greenland in 1948, the Air Force sent a B-17 to rescue them, but it got mired in soft snow (top of montage), only worsening the predicament. The Air Force kept the men from starving by parachuting food and stove

Stranded

Four aircraft, 12 airmen, 25 days, 40 below zero, in the middle of nowhere.
September 2011 | By Edward Farmer

Air Force Thunderbird pilot Nicole Malachowski, the first woman to fly with a U.S. military high-performance demonstration team.

What Were They Doing at 25?

Some were already heroes. Others were nowhere near where you would have expected them to be.
May 2011 | By Michael Klesius

Crew chief Dick Lofland, left, with pilot Bob Ferry before the record-setting flight.

Moments and Milestones: Now, That’s Good Mileage

May 2011 | By Don Porter

F/A 18V

100 Years of Naval Aviation

The Navy's first pilot and 10 more milestones.
March 2011 | By The Editors

The centrifuge at Holloman AFB in New Mexico has closed after more than 20 years of training Air Force pilots.

Spin Down

Thousands of Air Force pilots trained on the Holloman centrifuge. Now a better ride is coming.
February 11, 2011 | By Mark Betancourt

After the B-52D crash was solved, over 200 “cause unknown” aircraft losses were attributed to the same condition.

Above and Beyond: Fire and Ice

November 2010 | By Leonard R. Scotty

John Freeborn, second from right, relaxes with fellow Royal Air Force pilots from 74 Squadron at their base in Hornchurch, Essex, in August 1940. Also pictured: Roger Boulding (with dog) and Henryk Szczesny.

John Freeborn: 1919-2010

In a 2004 interview, an RAF hero recalled encounters with friends and enemies during the Battle of Britain.
September 03, 2010 | By Gavin Mortimer

Carl Schahrer, commander of the B-29 Boomerang, shows off the talisman, on which his crew carved their missions.

One More For The Checklist

For some pilots, a good-luck charm is standard equipment.
September 2010 | By Michael Klesius

Thirty-eight WASPs died in service. Mary Hartson (left, with Hardman, center) was killed in a BT-13 crash in 1944.

Flying Bombers in World War II

Stories my mother told me.
August 2010 | By Melissa Jordan

Snodgrass’ repertoire extends beyond modern jets; here, Snort flies a World War II SNJ trainer at a 1999 airshow.

The Real Top Gun

Nobody handled a Tomcat like Snort.
July 2010 | By Debbie Gary

The 609th Air Commando Squadron flew out of Nakhon Phanom airfield in eastern Thailand.

Truck Killer

For one mission in Vietnam, the best aircraft for the job was a bomber from World War II.
July 2010 | By David Lande

Viewport: Building a Wall of Support

July 2010 | By J.R. Dailey

My Mother Had Wings

The daughter of a WASP tells her mother's tale.
June 16, 2010 | By The Editors

Book Club July 2010: Fighter Pilot

The memoirs of legendary ace Robin Olds.
May 17, 2010 | By The Editors


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