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Add To Cart$1.99Pancho and the DiamondheadsEvery warbird has a story to tell, and sometimes the story is a powerful statement about young men in war, and bravery between brothers. Pancho, who served as 961’s crew chief in combat for over a year, is an important part of this warbird’s history. He was one brave soldier among many, and this was one harrowing day among many.
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Add To Cart$1.99PT-22 Recruit BUDDIESWith aircraft as unique as the Ryan PT-22 Recruit it’s understandable that a friendship might develop between two “recruit buddies.” This is the story of Doug Schuster and Terry Freedman of Southern California, and their “Maytag Messerschmitts.”
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Add To Cart$1.99Recollections and Recognition — Col. Bill Spengler’s War MemoriesThe original Buzzin’ Cuzzin’, Colonel (retired)Bill Spengler, shares intimate memories of World War Two.
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Add To Cart$1.99Remberance and Resurrection: Joe Tobul and the Corsair Korean War HeroEight years after losing Joe Tobul and his Corsair, Jim Tobul returned his dad’s F4U-4 Corsair to flying condition. For its poignant family connection and its powerful wartime history, the Tobul family Corsair named Korean War Hero is one of the most significant restorations in years.
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Add To Cart$1.99Remember, It’s British: How a Yank deals with (Im) Proper EnglishBehind every complex warbird are individuals who keep them flying, using a mixture of art and science. Rich Palmer explains the trials and tribulations encountered on the journey to getting Jim Beasley’s Spitfire Mk. XVIII assembled and debugged.
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Add To Cart$1.99Renewed Audacity: Aviarestoration Ltd’s MiG-3 RestorationNearly 70 years after a Russian pilot was shot down in his MiG-3 by German fighters, his plane flies again. It took extreme dedication to recover the remains and transform them into a like-new aircraft.
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Add To Cart$1.99Reno Air Racing Does Return in 2012A year ago when a tragic crash ended the 2011 Reno National Championship Air Races, author Joe Kates and many others speculated it would be the end of the sport. Through cooperation with the NTSB and FAA, some changes were implemented to the course layout. Through widespread love of the sport the devoted participants and fans returned to Reno-Stead Airport for an exciting year of camaraderie and competition.
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Add To Cart$1.99Reno—Whipped by WindThe strongest field of Unlimited Class race teams in history prepared for the Breitling Gold, but what happened?
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Add To Cart$1.99Return of the HunDean Cutshall’s F-100F Super Sabre is a rare and dazzling example of the first jet design in the “Century Series” of USAF fighters from the Vietnam and Cold War eras.
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Add To Cart$1.99Return of the Pungo WildcatAfter years of dedicated work The Fighter Factory completed a beautiful restoration on an FM-2 Wildcat. Now part of the Military Aviation Museum, this Wildcat is based only a few miles from where it served in Pungo, Virginia.
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Add To Cart$1.99Ride of a Lifetime – Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Ride ProgramReading history in a book can be boring while experiencing it first hand is unforgettable. At the Cavanaugh Flight Museum history can be experienced through all five senses, in no less that eight different aircraft representing World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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Add To Cart$1.99Sandys to the RescueIt was May 20th, 1972, when 1Lt Byron Hukee flew Randy Scott’s A-1H Skyraider, Lieutenant America, with other aerial participants on Sandy mission Bowleg02. Together they ventured deep into enemy territory, approaching Hanoi’s doorstep in this attempt to save a MiG killer F-4 Phantom II crew.