The Love Field Forts
The year is 1960 and the place is Dallas. The mournful wind that sweeps across the flat plains of north central Texas whistles through the
Books and Information for the Aviation Enthusiast
The year is 1960 and the place is Dallas. The mournful wind that sweeps across the flat plains of north central Texas whistles through the
During World War II, the automotive company Studebaker built nearly 68,000 R-1820 engines from one of its production plants in South Bend, Indiana. By the
As the spring and summer flying and airshow season gets underway, it’s nice to see all three of the actively flying B-17s in the U.S.
Myth #1: There was a prototype XB-17 Boeing built a prototype four-engine bomber to meet Army specification 98-201 dated July 18, 1934, and Boeing designated
(This post is edited and updated from a post that originally appeared in May 2022) The ABC Television series 12 O’Clock High was produced and
This is a short story about another obscure B-17. It is short because little is known about why and how this airplane, B-17G s/n 42-102642,
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