Angel of Deliverance

The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation’s C-97 Stratofreighter is the only example currently capable of flight and recently took to the air for the first time in many years....

January 3, 2018
This Is Your Significance

On October 25, 2016, the aviation community lost one of the most extraordinary aviators in American history, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover. In the course of his...

September 6, 2017
The Tippin Aviators

In the 1980s, Aaron Tippin had his heart set on becoming an airline pilot and airshow performer. Just before he took his ATP checkride, the economy took a downturn and airlines weren’t hiring, so he turned to country music where he became immensely successful. His achievement allowed Aaron to reconnect with his love of aviation, warbirds, and family. This is the story of three generations of Tippin aviators and a beautiful SNJ-5C.

August 31, 2017
Red 7

The Flugmuseum Messerschmitt operates several airworthy aircraft that remain the legacy of a great aircraft designer, Willy Messerschmitt. When the museum’s Me 109G-4 made a rare...

March 1, 2016
A Roarin’ 20

The recent completion of the world’s only flying A-20 Havoc was highly anticipated by warbird enthusiasts, historians, and the veterans who flew them into combat. Worldwide...

March 1, 2016
Biplanes & Triplanes 2014

Military Aviation Museum recognized the 100th Anniversary of the outbreak of World War One with “Biplanes and Triplanes,” a unique airshow that highlights MAM’s collection of...

January 1, 2015
Poor Little Lambs

Ask anyone between 40 and 50 years old who has a passion for warbirds, “What was your favorite childhood television show?” Odds are most will exclaim, “Baa Baa Black Sheep!”...

July 1, 2013
Harvard Hour of Power

When the USAF ended support for the popular T6A Texan II demo team and Heritage Flight, groans were heard around the warbird world. Those who attended...

March 1, 2013
Tora–Tora–Tora — Re-creation of the attack on Pearl Harbor

What would a warbird reenactment be without “the bad guys?” Luigino Caliaro travelled from Italy to learn more about the group that has for decades brought...

May 1, 2012
Worth Every Penny — Aviation Photography at 5,000 feet

When John Sessions’ Historic Flight Foundation takes part in Paine Field’s annual General Aviation Day, scores of photographers show up to photograph warbirds. Lyle Jansma hatched...

September 1, 2011