August 2022 Articles

• Harry Ballance Jr. has no memory of his father’s Stinson SR5A or any of the Stinsons his father owned. Born in 1939, he was too young to comprehend the beauty or significance of the Reliant series of elegant, high-wing commercial/private aircraft made in Wayne, Michigan between 1933 and 1941. With 10 principal civilian models, four […]

  

  Stinson SR5A Reliant – Harry Ballance’s pursuit of perfection

  Harry Ballance Jr. has no memory of his father’s Stinson SR5A or any of the Stinsons his father owned. Born in 1939, he was too young to comprehend the beauty or significance of the Reliant series of elegant, high-wing commercial/private aircraft made in Wayne, Michigan between 1933 and 1941. With 10 principal civilian models, four […]
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• If, in 1945, some farsighted investor had suggested purchasing and hoarding war surplus aircraft as a guaranteed way to make your fortune, you would have considered him a crackpot of the first order. Now, advance yourself to the 21st century: next to gold bullion (1945 price: $35/ounce), you might have been wise indeed to collect, […]

  

  The Spoils of War – One generation’s junk is another generation’s treasure

  If, in 1945, some farsighted investor had suggested purchasing and hoarding war surplus aircraft as a guaranteed way to make your fortune, you would have considered him a crackpot of the first order. Now, advance yourself to the 21st century: next to gold bullion (1945 price: $35/ounce), you might have been wise indeed to collect, […]
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• The now combat-tested F-35A has become ubiquitous around the world, and the aircraft can be found residing as the top dog of choice within the various air forces. Born in controversy as are almost all new programs, the F-35 continues to be manufactured at a high rate, aside from some Covid delays. The cost was […]

  

  Covert Lightning – The A-Model F-35

  The now combat-tested F-35A has become ubiquitous around the world, and the aircraft can be found residing as the top dog of choice within the various air forces. Born in controversy as are almost all new programs, the F-35 continues to be manufactured at a high rate, aside from some Covid delays. The cost was […]
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• A bomber crew from the 1st Bomber Wing make final preparations for their next mission in “Button Nose,” a late model B-17G S/N 43-37704 (MS-G) that served its short career with the 535th Squadron at Ridgewell, England, during the summer of 1944. At that time, bomber crews worked at a feverish pace to support the […]

  

  Lucky Mission

  A bomber crew from the 1st Bomber Wing make final preparations for their next mission in “Button Nose,” a late model B-17G S/N 43-37704 (MS-G) that served its short career with the 535th Squadron at Ridgewell, England, during the summer of 1944. At that time, bomber crews worked at a feverish pace to support the […]
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• A Mustang, Mosquito, Corsair and Warhawk bring the Super AVI collection to life On a sweltering day last August, liquid-cooled Merlin and Allison V-12s and an air-cooled Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine idled impatiently at the east end of the Military Aviation Museum’s (MAM’s) beautifully maintained, 5,000-foot grass runway. Sweating through his tan flight […]

  

  Breitling Dials Up a Unique Formation

  A Mustang, Mosquito, Corsair and Warhawk bring the Super AVI collection to life On a sweltering day last August, liquid-cooled Merlin and Allison V-12s and an air-cooled Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine idled impatiently at the east end of the Military Aviation Museum’s (MAM’s) beautifully maintained, 5,000-foot grass runway. Sweating through his tan flight […]
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• “During the 11 years that I served with the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), I was privileged to fly Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 on numerous occasions.” ON THE GROUND “Taxiing out to the runway in AB910 you need to weave to see around the long nose, which blocks the view ahead. […]

  

  IN THE COCKPIT OF AB910

  “During the 11 years that I served with the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), I was privileged to fly Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 on numerous occasions.” ON THE GROUND “Taxiing out to the runway in AB910 you need to weave to see around the long nose, which blocks the view ahead. […]
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• One of only nine Mk V Spitfires still flying worldwide, the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 is a truly remarkable example of its type. A combat veteran with an amazing pedigree, this incredible aircraft flew operationally for almost three years during World War II and has defied the […]

  

  Combat Veteran – Spitfire AB910 Flew 143 Wartime Operations and Has Amazing Stories To Tell

  One of only nine Mk V Spitfires still flying worldwide, the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 is a truly remarkable example of its type. A combat veteran with an amazing pedigree, this incredible aircraft flew operationally for almost three years during World War II and has defied the […]
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• September 30, 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of perhaps the finest fighter pilot of World War II: Hans-Joachim Marseille. This article focuses only on September 1942. It was truly a month like no other for in this month, Marseille rewrote the book on fighter-to-fighter combat. In addition to claiming an astounding 54 […]

  

  A Month Like No Other – The epic final days of Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille

  September 30, 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of perhaps the finest fighter pilot of World War II: Hans-Joachim Marseille. This article focuses only on September 1942. It was truly a month like no other for in this month, Marseille rewrote the book on fighter-to-fighter combat. In addition to claiming an astounding 54 […]
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