June 2021 Articles

• The late 1920S, aviation was working its way out of the carefree barnstorming era into a period where its future as transportation would be guaranteed. In the shadow cast by Lindbergh’s epic adventure, the public view of aircraft was changing rapidly, and many companies were established to begin building aircraft that would serve a useful […]

  

  Curtiss Robin C-1

  The late 1920S, aviation was working its way out of the carefree barnstorming era into a period where its future as transportation would be guaranteed. In the shadow cast by Lindbergh’s epic adventure, the public view of aircraft was changing rapidly, and many companies were established to begin building aircraft that would serve a useful function—the Curtiss Robin was one of those.
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• Squadron Leader Clive Rowley MBE RAF (Ret.), a former officer commanding the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, tells the story behind the latest markings for the Flight’s Avro Lancaster bomber. Monday September 6, 1943, 19:48 hours GMT (21:48 Double British Summer [local] time). A green Aldis lamp shone from the runway controller’s […]

  

  Heavy Hitter – Avro Lancaster

  Squadron Leader Clive Rowley MBE RAF (Ret.), a former officer commanding the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, tells the story behind the latest markings for the Flight’s Avro Lancaster bomber. Monday September 6, 1943, 19:48 hours GMT (21:48 Double British Summer [local] time). A green Aldis lamp shone from the runway controller’s […]
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• When VMF-323 Marine Fighter Squadron first trained at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina in August of 1943, three lieutenants killed a huge, six-foot rattlesnake. It quickly became the squadron’s namesake, and from then on, they were known as the “Death Rattlers.” The name is still used for the squadron today! The newly commissioned squadron started […]

  

  Kamikaze Killers – Marine Corsair pilots dominate the Pacific

  When VMF-323 Marine Fighter Squadron first trained at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina in August of 1943, three lieutenants killed a huge, six-foot rattlesnake. It quickly became the squadron’s namesake, and from then on, they were known as the “Death Rattlers.” The name is still used for the squadron today! The newly commissioned squadron started […]
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• Seven years ago at a pub in rural England, I met up with my friend and colleague Ant Palmer for a chat over a pint. That conversation led directly to the making of “Spitfire,” a feature documentary that was released worldwide in 2018. It was during one of our filming trips to the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in Lincolnshire that we realized what our next film had to be: “Lancaster.”

  

  Remembering the Lancaster

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• The Avro Lancaster in this haunting photo is L7583, which in 1942 was serving with 207 Squadron based at RAF Langar in Nottinghamshire, England, wearing the code letters EM-A.

  

  The Fighting Lancaster

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• COL. HUBERT ZEMKE, CO of the 56th FG, had seen his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots mature from the first group trained on that type aircraft to a group that was ready to fight when it arrived in England in April l943.

  

  Zemke’s Wolfpack – The 56th Fighter Group racks up the kills

  COL. HUBERT ZEMKE, CO of the 56th FG, had seen his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots mature from the first group trained on that type aircraft to a group that was ready to fight when it arrived in England in April l943.
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• The Vigilante was doing 650 knots near the North Vietnamese port of Hon Gai when there was a huge explosion behind the tail from either heavy caliber antiaircraft fire or an SA-2 missile.

  

  The Cost of Recon – RA-5 Vigilante in Vietnam

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• In the past several decades, the demand for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has exploded. Compared to manned aircraft, UAVs are low cost, have a long endurance, can work independently from other assets, and are a great bang for the buck in achieving combatant commander’s intent—not to mention the plethora of other roles they can perform.

  

  M-9 Reaper – The world’s most feared drone

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