fighter pilots
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Loyal Wings
Born of ruggedness and strength, she embraced her role as a dedicated and loyal teacher for young military pilots… Continue reading
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Brrrrrttt!
When you design a gun with wings… 😎 Continue reading
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North American T-6G Texan
While I was at the Pickaway County Airport (KCYO) over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see this beautiful 1952 North American T-6G Texan. These U.S. military single-engine advanced trainers were used to instruct pilots during WW2. They continued… Continue reading
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North American Aviation T-6C Texan
“The airplane is just a bunch of sticks and wires and cloth, a tool for learning about the sky and about what kind of person I am, when I fly. An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power… Continue reading
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Strawberry Bitch
This Consolidated B-24D Liberator served in the 512th Bomb Squadron, flying combat missions from North Africa in 1943-1944. Continue reading
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Champaign Gal
“In the war to come, God will be on the side of the heaviest air force. Don’t forget it. Keep your eyes on the sky!” — Brigadier General William ‘Billy’ Mitchell, USAS, back at Langley Field after the Ostfisland was… Continue reading
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Nieuports Looking Skyward
After entering WW1, the young U.S. Army Air Service (USAAS) did not have fighter aircraft of their own. To fill this void they were assigned French built Nieuport 28 C.1. Many young American aces, like Eddie Rickenbacker, scored their first… Continue reading
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