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The F-117 Nighthawk The F-117 is the world’s first operational stealth aircraft. The Nighthawk is a single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft. Only 64 were ever built and first flew in 1981. The US Air Force (USAF) “Retired” the aircraft in 2008. Although officially retired, many F-117s remain airworthy and are used to support limited research and training missions based on overall cost effectiveness and their ability to offer unique capabilities. Moreover, as we have already reported, the remaining F-117s conduct dissimilar air combat training (DACT) missions with other USAF air assets.

Fishing out a P-51 Mustang model airplane with a Robinson R-22. https://youtu.be/ffEYqGGYXRk

Many photos at link. Ford’s latest Mustang is a tribute to one of the originals. Not a car, but an airplane and the man who flew it. The modified Mustang GT was built by Roush Performance for a charity auction benefiting the education programs of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). It features a paint scheme designed after the one on a World War II P-51 Mustang fighter known as “Old Crow” that was piloted by one of the most honored American airmen in history, C.E. Bud Anderson. Anderson became a triple ace during the war with 16 ¼ victories in...

When his cardiologist warned him it would be tough to make the trip back to England to unveil a monument at the site of the Staplehurst Advanced Landing Ground commemorating the American and Canadian pilots who flew P-51 Mustangs from the base in World War II, Lt. Col. Bill Bullard, 90, told him one thing. “Well, not as tough as the first time I tried it,” he said. Bullard, along with his wife Birdie and daughter Linda, flew to England on June 3 to join local residents in Kent County, about an hour southeast of London, for the ceremony. “When...

This is a video about a reunion of P-51 pilots and over 100 P-51 Mustangs in 2007. It's about 30 minutes long but if you love these old planes and the pilots who flew them you will enjoy the video.

The North American P-51 Mustang has been heralded as the best Allied WWII fighter ever and made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Luftwaffe. With over 15,500 of them built, in all variants, this aircraft found its way into the European, CBI and Pacific theaters. Powered by a Packard-built Rolls Royce Merlin V-1650 V-12 piston engine, drawing ~1700 hp, the P-51 reached speeds of 700 km/h, and with a pair of drop tanks, it had the range to escort bombers from the UK to Berlin and back, from Iwo Jima to the Japanese home islands...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE - Planning for the upcoming open house on Oct. 22 and 23 is hitting a fever pitch as base officials finalize one of the most diverse air shows to hit the Antelope Valley and Los Angeles area in years. This year there will be just under seven hours of continuous flying featuring nearly 34 separate flight demonstrations; more than triple those of most shows common to southern California. Some highlights include a special performance by aviation legend Chuck Yeager flying a P-51 Mustang, the same type of aircraft Yeager flew when he became an ace in...

div id="text"> An obituary appeared earlier this month under the byline of veteran Newsday writer Bill Kaufman. It began: "Gene C. Browne, a retired aerospace engineer for Grumman and a Tuskegee Airman during World War II who was a POW in Germany after his P-51 Mustang was shot down in combat, died Feb. 22 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. He was 77.” The story went on to say how the longtime Amityville resident was a teenage pilot who graduated with honors, ranking third in his class of aviation officer candidates in Tuskegee, Ala., in the now-famous all-African-American unit...