A Piece of the Pie As a special addition to James P. Busha's "A Piece of the Pie" article appearing in our June 2010 issue, here are four downloadable TBM drawings by illustrator legend Willis Nye. Image One | Image Two Image Three | Image Four
World's Largest Collection of Online Aviation Images The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is proud to announce the launch of possibly the largest online collection of aviation images in the world. By using Flickr.com, the entire SDASM Library & Archives digitized photo collection will eventually be viewable via the internet anywhere in the world. READ MORE»
Royal Air Force Museum Awarded Guinness World Record The Royal Air Force Museum is delighted to announce that its attempt to obtain the world record for the most model Spitfires constructed in a day has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records. READ MORE»
The Battle of Britain Flight Journal Spitfire Special 2005 Dr. Alfred Price, a UK-based historian and respected author gives us yet another view of the Battle of Britain, including inside information on the aircraft and tactics. Lots of terrific color photos of the Spitfire, Hurricane, Messerschmitt and more CLICK HERE»
OnLine Free Artwork! Spitfire MK. II A downloadable, vintage line-drawing of the Spitfire Mk. II by the fabulous William Wylam is available CLICK HERE»
Ten Years Ago in Flight Journal F-8 Crusader pilots are a breed unto themselves who share an intense camaraderie based on the firm conviction that they flew the finest, and probably last, dogfighter ever built. CLICK HERE»
Celebrating a Legend Read the articles Flight Journal presented on this legendary pilot. Rudy Optiz led an amazing life that included shaking Adolf Hitler’s hand many times in ceremonies. Komet 163 » • Tailview »
Flying The Nieuport 11 The aircraft of WW I have been replicated many times in the nine decades since that conflict ended. However, only a few have been faithful clones using the original engines, which most often were rotary types where the engine actually turned with the propeller and the crankshaft stood still. CLICK HERE»
Cessna T-37 Tweet Join us as we take to the air with Flight Journal’s editor-in-chief Budd Davisson, our latest episode #24 - Cessna T-37 Tweet CLICK HERE»
NPR Takes Close Up Look at Stratotanker 'Workhorse' of the U.S. Air Force, the Stratotanker (KC-135) will fly for 30 more years. There was a great story on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" October 13 about the Stratotanker and its many years in the air: READ MORE»
Who is the Unkown Master Model Maker Check out this model! This has been bouncing around the web for some time and the name of the unbelievable craftsman who made it has been lost in the journey. READ MORE»
Dust Bunnies and Desk Treasures Sit down. I’m about to say something shocking: I just cleaned my desk. No, really! Are you okay? It was a shock to me too, But, what was a real kick was the huge amount of treasure that had been literally buried right there at my elbow. READ MORE»
Grumman's Ace Maker: F6F Hellcat Okay, so we’ll admit it: just about every successful fighter of WWII was sleeker and sexier than a Hellcat. However, when it comes to fighters, “beauty is in the doing” and the Hellcat could do it. READ MORE»
