Aviation
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Night Fighters in the Battle of the Bulge
Exclusive interviews and photos from the 422 squadron's pilots and crews
By Warren E. Thompson
Point Blank!
Jugs over the Battle of the Bulge
By Chris Bucholtz
Flight Journal Gift Guide
22 most-wanted presents for aviation enthusiasts
By the Flight Journal Team
Their Finest Hour
Battle of Britain 80th anniversary
by Barrett Tillman
Great Day for a Fighter Pilot
Kelly Gross battles an Me 262 over the Reich
By Robert F. Dorr
Zero: Myth, Mystery, and Fact
A test pilot compares the A6M5 Zero to U.S. fighters
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FEATURES
Elliptical Elegance
Flying and Evaluating the Seafire Mark III
By Corky Meyer
Untold Story
How the USAF Won the Korean War but Couldn’t Tell Anyone
By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Low & Lethal: The Ploesti Experiment
Skill, Luck, and an Indestructable Liberator Let Them Survive
By Chris Bucholtz
Fighting Falcon, Restless Raptor
The Forgotten Story of Lt. Paul Baer—Was He America’s First Air Combat Ace?
By Tony Garel-Frantzen Learn More -
Three Who Got Three Pilots Who Have Shot Down Airplanes from
All Three Axis Powers
by Thomas Mullin
Jimmy Stewart’s Vietnam Bombing Mission
What Movie Was THAT?
by J. David Truby, PhD
F7F Tigercats over North Korea
Grumman’s Svelte Postwar Killer
by Warren E. Thompson
Lost Cause: Luftwaffe Bombers
The Uphill Struggle
by Barrett Tillman Learn More -
FEATURES
The Warbird Saviors
Inside the Restoration Community
by Budd Davisson
The Best WW II Fighter Pilot?
Hans-Joachim Marseille: German Super Ace
by Robert Tate
Flying the FM-2 Wildcat
A Modern Pilot’s Personal Perspective
by Mike Heiny Sr.
The Boy Next Door Goes to War
On-the-Job P-40 Training in North Africa
by Sparky Barnes Sargent Learn More -
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D-Day Is More than Just a Day
by Budd Davisson
Behind the Brushes
The World of Aviation Art
by Budd Davisson
The “Death Rattlers”
Flying and Fighting with VMF-323
by James P. Busha
Skyhawk Down!
The Day Glen York Earned His Distinguished Flying Cross
by Larry J. Duthie
Photo Forensics: Dissecting the Famous First-Flight Photo
What Does It Actually Show?
by James D. Charlet Learn More -
FEATURES
China Blitzer
Combat over the Hump
by Lt. Col. Benjamin H. Ashmore, USAF, Retired, as told to & written by James P. Busha
Sonic Boom Salesman
Adventures of a Cold War Interceptor Pilot
by Ted Carlson/fotodynamics.net
Time Flies
The Art and History of the Aviator Watch
by Sam Tipton
UFOs vs. Marines
Do You Believe in UFOs?
by Roy “Shadow” Stafford
Flying Legends
Hawks Flock to Duxford
by Frank B. Mormillo Learn More -
FEATURES
China Blitzer
Combat over the Hump
Sonic Boom Salesman
Adventures of a Cold War Interceptor Pilot
Time Flies
The Art and History of the Aviator Watch
UFOs vs. Marines
Do You Believe in UFOs?
Flying Legends
Hawks Flock to Duxford
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FEATURES
8 | Shooting Blanks
Top-Secret Cold War Recce Missions
by Col. LaVerne H. Griffin, USAF, Retired, as told to and written by James P. Busha
22 | Perennial Bad Guy:
The MiG-21 65 Years Old and Still Kickin’ Butt
by Fred Johnsen
36 | Treasure Hunt
The Never-Ending Search for Aviation Memorabilia
by Sam Tipton
44 | Which Way Did They Go?
Midway’s Mysterious Tragedy Is Solved by a $10 Bill
by Mark Carlson
REGULARS
4 | Editorial
6 | Airdrop
56 | Gallery/Reliable Reliants
Stinson’s SR-5 Straight Wing
by Budd Davisson
62 | Classics
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
by Barrett Tillman
64 | Review Runway
66 | Tailview
Confessions of an Av Hoarder Learn More