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Add To Cart$1.99Four Friends and a NoratlasAn amazing phenomenon exists when veterans gather and reminisce. Sometimes they conspire to preserve their history and relive their glory days. Thanks to such aspirations, the world’s only Nord Noratlas, powered by the only two operational Bristol Hercules radial engines, remains a flying monument.
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Add To Cart$1.99Friends of JennyWhen Dorian Walker was working on a film production, he was interested in finding a Curtiss Jenny project to obtain video footage. He found a project that needed a new home so he and a group of dedicated volunteers created Friends of Jenny, which finished the airframe to Curtiss specs and set out on The Flying Jenny Centennial Air Tour.
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Add To Cart$1.99Ghost of MidwayThe Douglas SBD Dauntless wasn't a high performance thoroughbred, but as a dive bomber it became the savior of Midway. Mark Todd, a passionate young aviator and CAF member, recently earned the privilege of flying the Dixie Wing's rare Dauntless was it travels the country to teach an important history.
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Add To Cart$1.99Great Patriotic WARriorThough built in larger numbers than any other combat type in history, relatively few Il-2 Shturmoviks survive, and only two are capable of flight. We take a detailed look at Red 19, the most recent restoration, now flying in the skies of its Motherland.
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Add To Cart$1.99Hard Corps AvengerWhen the CAF Capital Wing took possession of a tired, old surplus bug sprayer/fire bomber, the members knew the restoration would be a long-term affair. Fourteen years later the wing celebrated success with its successful return to flight. This story documents the aircraft’s history and offers an intimate account of the men of the original DORIS MAE.
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Add To Cart$1.99Hawker Half DozenA “British invasion” of sorts transpired at the 2014 Reno Air Races as the Sea Fury outnumbered all other types in the Breitling Gold championship race. This article highlights the six Sea Fury teams that took the ramp, from which five qualified and four made it to the “big race."
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Add To Cart$1.99Heart of the LadyNorm Ellickson’s dedication to preserving aviation history is exemplary, and his accomplishments in that field are many. Warbird Digest is honored to bring you his story.
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Add To Cart$1.99Heave Ho HackFor years, the Muszala family has produced award-winning restorations at Pacific Fighters in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Waiting for its chance at rebirth was the T-6 restoration project that is now known as HEAVE HO. This wasn’t just a cool paint job; it was (and is) so much more!
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Add To Cart$1.99Hueys of the AAHFThe Army Aviation Heritage Foundation boasts a fleet of eight helicopters and one fixed wing aircraft that represents Army aviation from Vietnam through Desert Storm. The group has a particularly strong connection with Vietnam veterans, and the helicopter that holds special powers to unite and heal is the iconic UH-1 Huey.
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Add To Cart$1.99HUMP WorkhorseOne of the unsung heroes of victory in World War II was the massive Curtiss C-46 Commando. Critical to success in the China-India-Burma (CBI) Theater of Operations was the aerial supply line that depended on C-46 crews to brave the enemy, bad weather, and the daunting Himalayan Mountains. One of those brave young pilots was Carl Constein, who recently shared his story with Warbird Digest during a unique reunion with the C-46 known as The Tinker Belle, which is owned by the city of Monroe, NC and operated by Warriors and Warbirds.
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Add To Cart$1.99Inside the Swamp Ghost RecoveryKen Fields grew up idolizing his dad, who was checking out his new B-17E on December 6, 1941, a day before the Japanese attacked Hawaii. Through 435th BS and 19th BG reunions, Ken befriended the crew of an ill-fated B-17E that had been sitting in a Papua New Guinea swamp since early 1942. Ken conspired with Glen Spieth and Fred Hagen to recover and sa ve the aptly named Swamp Ghost from decay and inevitable destruction.
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Add To Cart$1.99Jenny TranscendenceWith fewer than ten flyable examples in the world, Military Aircraft Museum now owns the newest of these ultra-rare icons from the birth of aviation. More than any other American aircraft, the Jenny represents the early proliferation of aviation and the passion for flight.