Warplane aficionados despaired of ever seeing a Bf 109 — especially a genuine German example — in flying condition. To […]
Author: Frederick Johnsen
A 21st Century Jenny
Members of EAA Chapter 1414 joined forces with the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum in Poplar Grove, Illinois, to build […]
One story towers above all the rest at Oshkosh
The control tower at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is Crazy Town to normal mortals, yet it […]
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 a record-breaking show
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 is over, and as the last prop wash wafts across the matted acres of now-empty grass […]
Helicopters give thousands an aerial view of AirVenture
Three helicopters buzz above EAA AirVenture all day, every day, of the show, giving AirVenture visitors a birds-eye view of […]
The Tommy Scout: From war to sport flying
The Thomas-Morse S-4, known as the Tommy, was a plane at the intersection between aircraft development during World War I […]
Japanese piloted bomb showed desperation and resolve
A 1945 Navy report said Ohka “presents the most difficult target our surface forces and aircraft have encountered in the […]
Tips for general aviation pilots during wildfire season
As wildfires become more common in the U.S., general aviation pilots need to know what’s involved in sharing airspace with […]
Rain doesn’t dampen SkyFest 2022
Fabulous fliers outweighed drizzly disappointments as SkyFest 2022 returned an airshow to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, after […]
Newest Liberator was cast for the ages
A lot of records were set by the Convair B-24 Liberator heavy bomber of World War II. But for all […]