All posts tagged 'Wings'

Great Planes: The Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Posted on December 31st, 2016 · Posted in Gun Camera Videos

While the B-36 remained in the USAF fleet until 1959, it was quickly surpassed by the B-47 Stratojet and then the B-52 Stratfortress as the USAF’s strategic long-range bomber. By 1959, the B-36 was no longer in service and the 384 aircraft that were built were sent to the bone..
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Agony Wagon: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator, WWII’s Unsung Heavyweight

Posted on September 10th, 2016 · Posted in Wings & Airpower Articles

By Frederick A. Johnsen This article was first published in the April 1972 Wings magazine and on the B-24/PB4Y Special Edition CD. The B-24 was no stranger to the barbed epithet. More than any other bomber of WW II, it was the target of criticism. Even its own pilots couldn’t..
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Joseph Victor Mizrahi (1933-2015)

Posted on April 9th, 2015 · Posted in Aviation News

We have the sad duty to report that the original Wings & Airpower owner, publisher, and editor Joe Mizrahi died this month. We honor his life and accomplishments with this memorial page. Joseph Victor Mizrahi (January 4, 1933 – April 5, 2015) was a first generation American born in Brooklyn,..
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Posted on March 21st, 2015 · Posted in

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1971-2007 Complete Set of Wings & Airpower Magazines

Posted on November 17th, 2013 · Posted in

Or, DOWNLOAD all 36 years in 36 Acrobat PDF files Save time and shipping costs by purchasing these downloadable Acrobat PDFs of Wings & Airpower magazines by decade. 1971-1979 103 magazines on 9 PDFs 3.3 Gigabytes 1980-1989 120 magazines on 10 PDFs 4.0 Gigabytes 1990-1999 120 magazines on 10 PDFs 3.2 Gigabytes 2000-2007..
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Original Paper Magazines For Sale

Posted on April 7th, 2013 · Posted in

AirWingMedia has a VERY limited stock of original paper Wings & Airpower magazines for purchase. All magazines are in excellent condition, include all pages, and are valuable aviation history resources you will treasure. 1980-1989 Wings & Airpower Paper Magazine Sets 1990-1999 Wings & Airpower Paper Magazine Sets 2000-2007 Wings &..
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Flying Flatirons, From Lifting Body to Space Shuttle – 1985 Wings & Airpower CD

Posted on August 24th, 2012 · Posted in Wings & Airpower Articles

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. Sunday, in the August 1985 edition of Wings Martin Marietta’s X-24A was the last of three..
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“Big Tail” – One of a kind SR-71 Blackbird – 2004 Wings & Airpower CD

Posted on August 24th, 2012 · Posted in Wings & Airpower Articles

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 expanding the capabilities of this exotic aircraft. With its versatile interchangeable noses, mission planners would have to make a choice..
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GOLDEN AGE OF FLIGHT TEST, X-Planes at Edwards AFB, 1947-1977, Painting by Mike Machat

Mike Machat, Your ‘Go-To’ Source for Aviation Art & Information

Posted on August 21st, 2012 · Posted in Pilots & Everyone Else, Wings & Airpower Articles

Artist, author, and historian Mike Machat is a well-known American aviation personality who has dedicated his career to the preservation and documentation of aviation history. If it’s about airplanes, Mike can illustrate it, write about it, or talk about it. His extraordinary archival resources and aviation experience allow him to..
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Wings & Airpower Magazine Index 1971-2007

Posted on August 20th, 2012 · Posted in

Search our Comprehensive Index of Wings & Airpower Magazines MAIN TOPIC SECONDARY TOPIC AUTHOR MONTH YEAR 191st F.I.G. McDonnell F-4C Phantom Mason OCT 1984 345th Bomb Grp. North American B-25 Hickey SEP 1985 357th Fighter Group North American P-51 Olmsted FEB 2001 418 Squadron DeHavilland Mosquito Grinsell DEC 1972 4th..
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