Air Age Store - Aviation

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6 ‹ Five-Gun Fury
Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: Wingman to the Aces
By John Dejanovich

18 ‹ The Growler
Boeing’s electronic attack weapon
By Ted Carlson

28 ‹ North American Aviation X-15
Space Age Pioneer
By John Fredrickson

42 ‹ Rampant Raiders
April 25, 1967, VA-212 tests the A-4 to the limit
By Peter Mersky

56 ‹ Impossible Odds
He hoped the Jug was as tough as they said it was
By Dr. Timothy M. Grace, with George Sutcliffe

REGULARS
4 ‹ Editorial
52 ‹ Gallery
66 ‹ Tailview Learn More

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6 ‹ Legendary Heavy Hitter
Avro Lancaster
By Clive Rowley
20 ‹ Remembering the
Bomber Boys
Behind the Scenes of the
"Lancaster" Feature Documentary
By David Fairhead
24 ‹ M-9 Reaper
The world's most feared drone
By Ted Carlson
34 ‹ The Cost of Recon
RA-5 Vigilante in Vietnam
By R. R. "Boom" Powell
48 ‹ Kamikaze Killers
Marine Corsair pilots dominate the Pacific
By Warren E. Thompson
58 ‹ Zemke's Wolfpack
The 56th Fighter Group racks up the kills
By William Hess

REGULARS
4 ‹ Editorial
44 ‹ Gallery
66 ‹ Tailview Learn More

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6 ‹ The Battle of Britain’s
Best Fighter
Spitfire and Hurricane vs. Bf 109
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)
24 ‹ Flying the Bf 109 in Combat
Luftwaffe ace Hans-Ekkehard Bob
recounts his experiences
by Nicholas Wright
32 ‹ Lethal Lancer
Bad-to-the-bone B-1B bomber
by Ted Carlson
46 ‹ Trolling for SAMs
Flying an F-4D decoy mission in Vietnam
By Lt. Col. Michael P. Kennedy (USAF Ret.)
56 ‹ Hellcat Ace
“Mac” McWhorter splashes Zeros
By Robert F. Dorr

REGULARS
4 ‹ Editorial
42 ‹ Gallery
64 ‹ In Theater
66 ‹ Parting Shot Learn More

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6 ‹ Mustang Ace of Aces
Major George E. Preddy
By Clive Rowley
22 ‹ Straight Wings
vs. Swept Wings
F-84 Thunderjets & MiG-15s over Korea
By Warren E. Thompson
32 ‹ Rare Bear
The wrecked F8F-2 Bearcat that became Air
Racing’s winningest Unlimited racer
By Jan Tegler
42 ‹ SR-71 Blackbird
Faster than a speeding bullet!
by Ted Carlson
56 ‹ Fleet Finch
The classic Canadian trainer
By Mike Davenport

REGULARS
4 ‹ Editorial
64 ‹ In Theater
66 ‹ Tailview Learn More

FEATURES
The Ghosts of Pearl Harbor
The heroes, facts, & figures | By David Aiken
Defending the Fleet
The amazing response to total surprise | By David Aiken
Bronco Bravery
Captain Steve Bennett, Captain Mike Brown & the Medal of Honor | By Jan Tegler
Lightnings to Spitfires
A lifetime as a fighter pilot | By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)
Long live the BUFF
Celebrating 70 unbelievable years of B-52s | by Paul Novak

REGULARS
Editorial
Gallery
The rarest of Tigers
By Gilles Auliard
In Theater
Already flying before Pearl Harbor
By Budd Davisson
Tailview Learn More

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Winds of Fate
Mustang pilots fly rocket attacks over Iwo Jima
By Brian Walter

That’s Close Enough!
Captain Tom Dwelle’s DFC-winning mission to save an Army convoy
By Jan Tegler

REACH
A C-17 aircrew’s dramatic flights during the fall of Kabul
By Jan Tegler

Sturmovik Killer!
Top scoring Fw 190 ace Otto "Bruno" Kittel
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)

Spirits in the Sky
B-2 Stealth Bombers can do it all—unseen!
By Ted Carlson

REGULARS
Editorial

Gallery
The Forgotten Stinson: Model A Tri-motor
By Xavier Méal

Tailview
First Victory
By Col. C. E. “Bud” Anderson Learn More

FEATURES

High-Time Hog Driver
Inside the cockpit with Lt. Col. John Marks,
the Air Force’s most experienced A-10 pilot
By Jan Tegler

Aerial Refueling
with a Drone
In the cockpit with the first aircrew ever to
refuel in flight from an uncrewed tanker
By Jan Tegler

Nighthawk
Under cover of darkness, Britain’s Hawker
Hurricane hunts for prey
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)

Dive-Bombing Mustangs
The forgotten A-36
By Walter Boyne

Electric Flight Takes Off
A bright future for cleaner, quieter,
next-gen power
By Tom Atwood

REGULARS

Editorial

Gallery
Taylor Aerocar
By Dave Unwin

Tailview
An interview with
Jimmy Doolittle
By David Walsh



ON THE COVER: Flying in darkness, single-seat, non-radar-equipped Hawker Hurricanes fl ew with RAF Fighter Command night-fi ghter squadrons, their pilots attempting to intercept and destroy German bombers attacking targets in England in in 1941. RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane Mk IIC PZ865, fl own here by Group Captain Matt Peterson MBE. (Photo by John Dibbs/Facebook.com/ theplanepicture with eff ects by Betty Nero) Learn More