Michael Welchman, WW2 Tactical Reconnaissance Pilot SAAF

  Michael joined the SAAF in 1940 while he was a second year medical student at Wits university. After he qualified as a SAAF pilot he was demobilized and sent back to Wits bu
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B-17 pilot finally lands his medal from WWII

Article By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News Second Lt. Samuel Smith knew what he was up against when his B-17 bomber group got orders to strike a German base that was home
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Flying Flatirons, From Lifting Body to Space Shuttle – 1985 Wings & Airpower CD

In The Race For Space, It Was Not Always The U.S. Against The Russians, Sometimes It Was NASA Against The Air Force In The Curious Case Of The Forgotten Lifting Bodies! By Terry L.
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“Big Tail” – One of a kind SR-71 Blackbird – 2004 Wings & Airpower CD

By Tony Landis, in the December 2004 edition of Wings Shortly after the first SR-71s began flying operational missions over North Vietnam, the Air Force began looking into ways of
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WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber “Aluminum Overcast”

Touring the United States since 1994, tens of thousands have experienced the allure of EAA’s fully restored B-17 Flying Fortress, named “Aluminum Overcast.” Histo
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U-2 Pilots Looking Very Bad-Ass

Great photo of U-2 pilots getting ready for the commemoration of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron’s Centennial.   From WikiPedia: The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is a Uni
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Videos of NASA Supper Guppy delivering Space Shuttle Trainer

The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft used for ferrying outsized cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Gup
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Trade-A-Plane celebrates 75 years as general aviation’s pre-eminent marketplace

This year, 2012, marks the 75th anniversary of Trade-A-Plane, The Aviation MarketPlace, as General Aviation’s pre-eminent “buy/sell” resource for everything that keeps you flying.
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The Last Corsair – 1981 Wings & Airpower CD

A First Hand Account on the Restoration of an F4U Corsair That Will Endure For Centuries, by the Curator of Aircraft at the National Air & Space Museum. By Robert C. Mikesh, S
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Video Tours of the first Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380

The new Malaysia Airline Airbus A380 ferried from Toulouse as flight MH5439, arrived 29 June 2012 to a traditional water salute welcome, followed by a ceremony attended by Minister
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