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WWII

The era from 1938-1945 in which aircraft development and production increased to meet wartime demand for fighters and bombers and ultimately led to the birth of jet aircraft
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During the summer of 1942, this Macchi Folgore fighter was operating out of Libya as part of 4 Stormo, 10 Gruppo, 90 Squadriglia. Formed in 1940, the 4 Stormo was credited with 500 victories. The fighter

In the Museum: Italian Lighting

March 2001 | By Robert C. Mikesh

On a cool day, with a bit of wind and a light load, the Kellett jump giro could leap straight up some 15 feet, gain forward speed, and climb out. But in hot weather and still air, with a full load of fuel and a passenger, it merely lurched upward, relying on its straining engine and propeller to pull it out.

Above & Beyond: Jump Ship

March 2001 | By E. Stuart Gregg

In the Museum: The Japanese Connection

January 2001 | By Topper Sherwood

Above & Beyond: Man Overboard!

May 2000 | By Keith Monroe

Collections: Malta's Work in Progress

May 2000 | By Tom Huntington

Heroes Welcome

Fifty years ago, they worked around the clock to keep Berlin from starving. Now, in a year-long celebration, Berlin invites them back.
July 1998 | By Linda Shiner

Supermarine Spitfire

Jeff Ethell's Pireps
January 1995 | By Jeff Ethell

"My Body Will Collapse Like a Falling Cherry Blossom"

Memoirs of a suicide squadron survivor.
May 1991 | By Hatsuho Naito

The Two Memphis Belles

The romance behind the famous B-17’s name.
May 1990 | By Elaine de Man

Tuskegee cadets gather at a formal assembly. The first graduating class is seated in the front row.

The Flight of the Bumblebee

World War II's black pilots had two war to fight.
November 1989 | By Louis R. Purnell


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