/r/AviationHistory
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Still Not Found After 43 Years - Aussie Crash 1981 (MSFS)
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The Day a Blue Angel The Day a Blue Angel Phantom Took Out Downtown
During a pre air show practice on the morning of the 7th of August; Capt. Vince D. Donile flying Right Wing #2 in his F-4J Phantom was setting up inbound for the Four Plane Cross maneuver when he noticed he had fallen behind in positioning. Compensating for his tardiness, Capt. Donile elected to light up his over 36,000 pounds of thrust with afterburners, quickly accelerating towards the crossing point at show centre...
Unfortunately, Capt Donile was only moments too late when he deselected his burners, and his USN F-4 Phantom announced his error to the world as it shattered the morning air with a deafening sonic boom.
https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-a-blue-angel-phantom-blew-out-8-city-blocks-of-windows
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What did the Allies know about Japanese capability before WW2? Join us to find out!
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How the original design for the ornithopter by leonardo da vinci was supposed to work? I mean, the drawings are so messy that i just can't figure out the mechanics of it
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A B-47 Bomber Flew Under the Mighty Mac Bridge!!
April 24th, 1959, U.S. Air Force Captain John S. Lappo was flying a USAF RB-47E 6-engine 230,000-pound Strategic Air Command nuclear bomber forward towards the waters of Lake Michigan when at 400kts when he decided to fly UNDER the "Mighty Mac"
https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-a-b-47-bomber-flew-under-the-mackinac-bridge
16:51 UTC
If you enjoyed the show Masters of the Air check this out
Me and friend are designing and creating animated history of the mighty 8th Air Force, and the combined bomber offensive of the Second World War. If interested check it out and let me know what you think! -AWM
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Howard Hughes test flying a radio controlled scale model of the Spruce Goose in California, c.1947.
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Need Help Identifying What Plane This Indicator/Gauge Is From.
I had this gauge gifted to me and I have been scouring the internet trying to figure our which plane it is from. When I was given it I was told is was a bank indicator, however, from the research I have done I think it is a yaw indicator instead. The only other thing that I know is that it was created by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Any help is appreciated.
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World's 1st Air Hijack? Mediterranean WW2. (MSFS)
During WW2, a captured RAF crew overpowered an Italian seaplane crew & returned in the captured seaplane to their base in Malta. This was probably the world's 1st proven & documented air hijacking. Come see how it happened. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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Need Help Looking for a book about military aviation
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