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Add To Cart$1.99FRASCA’S Butcher BirdIn June of 1939 the first Fw 190, designed by Focke Wulf’s Kurt Tank, took to the skies. Almost 71 years later one of the most unique of the Flug Werke new construction Fw 190 kits, built by Matt Nightingale for owner Rudy Frasca, and flown by Steve Hinton, lifted off the runway on May 14, 2010.
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Add To Cart$1.99From Texan to SkyraiderWhen pilot examiner Andrea Eldridge last saw John Muszala II, he was in the front seat of a T-6 Texan, taking his checkride. At the 2011 Chino Air Show the young Muszala was expertly flying Jim Slattery’s gorgeous A-1E Skyraider.
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Add To Cart$1.99From Vultures Row — A Pristine SNJ-5CAfter nearly giving up his search for a rare tailhook SNJ, Chuck Wahl finally obtained an SNJ-5C project. What came out of his shop, Vultures Row Aviation, was a visual definition of authenticity.
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Add To Cart$1.99Hawker Sea HawkMaintained and flown by the Royal Navy Historic Flight, the venerable Hawker Sea Hawk is a tribute to veterans of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm and an example of Hawker Aircraft design excellence. This first generation jet fighter found its niche as a ground attack aircraft and served faithfully in combat.
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Add To Cart$1.99Home Run Heritage FlightTo document the 75th Anniversary of the C-47, photographer Scott Slocum had a goal of photographing a Heritage Flight of the old C-47 and the new C-17. He teamed up with dedicated pilots to get the job done.
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Add To Cart$1.99Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik — The Phoenix ArisesIt is amazing that the most prolific combat aircraft of World War Two had become extinct. Now, thanks to Boris Osetinsky and his team at Aviarestoration in Russia, a Shturmovik flies again.
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Add To Cart$1.99Introducing Kathleen: Restoration of FG-1D BuNo.92489In 1972, when Frank Arrufat flew to San Salvador to invest in a Corsair project he had no idea that 38 years later it would earn top honors. Now under the stewardship of new owner John O’Connor, this restoration by John Lane of Airpower Unlimited is a story of perseverance and perfection.
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Add To Cart$1.99Jet Transition — The Restoration of N139VSAs a pilot progressed in his flying career he was ready for the next challenge – a jet warbird. This is the story of how an L-39 was transformed from a good flying L-39 into an award winning restoration.
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Add To Cart$1.99Kestrel Power at Flying LegendsKestrel powered biplanes from the golden age of flight are rare, but at Flying Legends 2011 there were three pristine examples flying together. Frank Mormillo traveled to Duxford for England’s world renowned show, and returned with this report.
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Add To Cart$1.99King and CompanyTake a leap back in time and put yourself inside the cockpit of Scott Glover’s C-47, Serial No. 42-32832, and join the 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron on Operations Husky and Market Garden.
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Add To Cart$1.99Magnificent MohawkFew aircraft are as visually distinctive as Grumman Aircraft’s advanced observation aircraft known as the Mohawk. American Wings Air Museum’s OV-1 is completely original, maintained just as it appeared during active duty.
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Add To Cart$1.99Metal of Honor — Corsair Remake & Hero’s ReunionWhen Doug Matthews set out to have his Corsair repainted in U.S. Navy colors he wanted to find a historically significant pilot and aircraft to represent. When he chose to honor Thomas J. Hudner and Jesse Brown for a Medal of Honor mission he sought to introduce the Medal of Honor pilot with his Metal of Honor Corsair.