Vintage Aircraft
Article: 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion
The USS Hornet's radio operator intercepted a message in Japanese at 07:45; its origins were close. Just earlier, SBD Dauntless aircraft that had launched off the USS Enterprise had spotted a small Japanese fishing vessel, and then later flew...
Also labeled: Air Shows, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Features, People and Places, Vintage Airplanes, Vintage/Classic Airplanes, Warbirds
Article: The Last Time
Number One’s three-blade prop begins to turn-cough-turn. The engine whines, whines, then belches out clots of smoke as the big Wright Cyclone thunders to life. Joe Colmer, 93, feels the rumble through the metal seat.
Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Classic Airplanes, Features, Journeys, Pilot Resources, Shows and Fly-Ins, Vintage Airplanes, Vintage/Classic Airplanes
Article: Luscombe Phantom II: A Modern Time Machine
I was glad my editor couldn’t see the little jig I danced after reading her e-mail asking if I was interested in flying a new taildragger from Luscombe called the Phantom II.
Also labeled: Classic Airplanes, LSAs
Article: The Aviation Storyteller
For Greg Herrick, collecting airplanes seems...
