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Add To Cart$1.99The Thirst for ThrustLonging for more pep in your jet? This souped-up blowtorch will quench your needs!
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Add To Cart$1.99Transantlantic BulldogThis sprightly British trainer is no dog despite its name, and that’s no bull!
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Add To Cart$1.99Rare Razorback Returns HomeThe rare razorback Curtiss built P-47G Thunderbolt Snafu was a sensation when she was introduced after a thorough restoration at Stephen Grey’s The Fighter Collection in Duxford, England. Back in the United States as part of the Friedkin family’s Comanche Fighters, this icon is ready to honor the sacrifices of the 78th Fighter Group, the 8th Air Force, and the Greatest Generation.
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Add To Cart$1.99Shorts TucanoWhen a recent British force reduction made a number of Shorts Tucano trainers available on the civilian market, RSW Group of Phoenix, Arizona, saw the niche opportunity they couldn’t pass up. Warbird Digest visited RSW to learn about the amazing Tucano, to photograph them, and to experience first-hand the performance that makes it a serious player in warbird and military markets.
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Shorts Tucano Back In ActionWhen a recent British force reduction made a number of Shorts Tucano trainers available on the civilian market, RSW Group of Phoenix, Arizona, saw the niche opportunity they couldn’t pass up. Warbird Digest visited RSW to learn about the amazing Tucano, to photograph them, and to experience first-hand the performance that makes it a serious player in warbird and military markets.
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Add To Cart$1.99Target Drone SurvivorsA unique collection at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, CA includes three target drones that survived to represent the thousands that were sacrificed for the improvement of American airpower.
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Add To Cart$1.99That Guy was MeAs far back as he could remember Andrew McKenna had his face turned towards the sky. As a boy a great tragedy was tempered by a special T-6 ride. Little did he expect that the very T-6 he talked about for years would reappear to become an instrument of healing, as well as his door to the warbird world.
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Add To Cart$1.99The Fastest Warbird – Red Baron F-104The F-104 was the ultimate example of the lust for speed that made other capabilities secondary in aircraft development during the Cold War. Aviation legend Darryl Greenamyer, along with a team that shared his dream, conspired to set a new world speed record in a special F-104 Starfighter. Thirty six years later that record remains unbeaten.
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Add To Cart$1.99The Final Toast – Doolittle Raiders: Story CompleteSeventy one years after they launched from the deck of the carrier Hornet, three of the four surviving Doolittle Tokyo Raiders traveled to Dayton, Ohio, for a final toast to their comrades. Five B-25 bombers made the trip to provide a special flyover to honor the survivors and those who have passed away.
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Add To Cart$1.99The NEPTUNE – Honoring a Cold War HeroLyle Jansma captured a rare flight that will likely never be repeated. The Erickson Aircraft Collection's maintenance team worked overtime to prepare its fully original P2V Neptune for the transfer to the collection's new home in Madras, Oregon.
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Add To Cart$1.99The Purple Princess Gets the Gold – Reno 2013If you’re a Reno fan you won’t want to miss Scott Germain’s expert play-by-play that leaves you feeling as though you were there for the action.
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Add To Cart$1.99The Rebel RecordsThe namesake of Joe Joiner’s World War II 4th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang, The Rebel, is owned and flown by Doug Matthews. His career started with combat in Vietnam, progressed through a hundred speed and altitude records, and culminated in a record-setting flight on May 22, 2013. This story takes you on an odyssey from the Brown Water Navy to 42,569 feet.