Aviation History

Aviation History Magazine is an authoritative, in-depth history of world aviation from its origins to the Space Age. Aviation History offers air enthusiasts the most detailed coverage of the history of manned flight, with action-packed stories and illustrations that put the reader in the cockpit with pilots and military (army, navy, and marine)aviators to experience aviation’s greatest dramas.

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AVIATION HISTORY

MAILBAG

BRIEFING

A PILOT’S PILOT • FORGOTTEN BOMBER LEADER CALEB HAYNES PIONEERED MILITARY ROUTES ACROSS THE NORTH AND SOUTH ATLANTIC AND OVER THE “HUMP”

TWIN MUSTANG TRIUMPH • A DECADE IN THE MAKING, THE RETURN TO FLIGHT OF THE WORLD’S ONLY AIRWORTHY NORTH AMERICAN P-82 IS A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION

THE FLYING BEDSTEAD • APOLLO ASTRONAUTS TRAINED FOR THE MOON LANDINGS ON A RISKY MACHINE THAT NEARLY KILLED NEIL ARMSTRONG BEFORE HE MADE HIS “ONE SMALL STEP”

STYLE • We schedule a flight aboard the world’s first supersonic business jet, and dine on chateaubriand at the Pan Am Experience, a clever L.A. restaurant that’s sure to take off.

MOONSHOT MEMORIES

SAGA OF TWO TON TESSIE • THE BIRTH, LIFE AND DEATH OF A B-24 LIBERATOR TYPIFIED THE STELLAR SERVICE OF COUNTLESS ALLIED BOMBERS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

THE CARPETBAGGERS • WHEN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE NEEDED HELP, A SQUADRON OF EX–SUB HUNTERS BECAME THE AIR ARM OF THE OSS

CARPETBAGGER B-24 MODIFICATIONS

CASE OF THE LOST H-BOMB • WHEN AN F-86 SABRE DOG COLLIDED WITH A B-47 STRATOJET DURING A 1958 TRAINING EXERCISE, THE BOMBER PILOT WAS FORCED TO DITCH HIS PAYLOAD—A 1.69-MEGATON NUCLEAR WEAPON

TECH NOTES

GULFHAWK EMPRESARIO • DESPITE AL WILLIAMS’ IMPRESSIVE LIST OF AVIATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE RACING, TEST AND AEROBATIC PILOT’S ORANGE-PAINTED AIRPLANES ARE BETTER KNOWN TODAY THAN HE IS

D-DAY’S UNSUNG HEROES • TROOP CARRIER COMMAND PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN NORMANDY AND BEYOND, RAPIDLY PUTTING BOOTS ON THE GROUND BEHIND ENEMY LINES WITH MASSIVE AIRLIFTS

TECH NOTES

REVIEWS

MYSTERY SHIP • Can you identify this research airplane? See the answer below.

Apollo’s Strong Suit