Author: Frederick Johnsen

Three-quarters of a century ago, in September 1949, the North American Aviation XT-28 chugged into the sky, launching a production […]

Once every two years the bastion of Fairchild Air Force Base swings open its gates and welcomes the residents of […]

Formed in 1918 to make airplane parts, Eberhart gained a U.S. Army Air Service contract to rebuild British S.E. 5A […]

A STOL competition, RC flying, civilian and military performers all came together for the 2024 Moses Lake Air Show in […]

Here’s another installment in “Can you pick a panel for a plane?” in which our Of Wings & Things columnist […]

I look at these snapshots from World War II and I wonder how their owner’s life went in peacetime. Did […]

Coulson Aviation recently announced plans to place the air tanker Hawaii Mars in the British Columbia Aviation Museum (BCAM), not […]

Can you look at an instrument panel and tell what airplane it belongs to? Source: general aviationCan you pick a […]

Designed and manufactured at the Naval Aircraft Factory, the SA-1 was diminutive, simple, and open air, with small wheels complementing […]

From movie magic to high speed reconnaissance to a casual biplane hop, sometimes the best photo of the day isn’t […]