On 13 February 1923, Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager, a USAF officer, combat ace, and test pilot, was born in Myra, West Virginia. Chuck Yeager was born into a farming family. He spent his youth in […]
On 15th August 1935, the prototype of the SEV-1XP fighter aircraft, later known as the Seversky P-35, performed its first flight at Wilbur Wright Field in Riverside, Ohio. The P-35 is widely considered the first […]
On 19th August 1940, the prototype of B-25 Mitchell twin-engine medium bomber, performed its maiden flight at Mines Field, Los Angeles. The story of the well-known B-25 Mitchell bomber began in the late 1930s, when […]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 / L-20A / U-6A Beaver (c/n 1143, N755JM, formerly 56-0402 of the US Army), static display at 30th Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. The story of ´the best bush […]
Ryan ST3KR / PT-22 Recruit (c/n 2186, formerly 41-20977 of the US Army Air Corps), flying display at 30th Aviation Fair, Pardubice, May 2022 Tubal Claude Ryan, aviation pioneer born in 1898, was one of […]
Vultee BT-13B Valiant trainer aircraft (c/n 79-801, formerly 42-89949 USAAC, N71502), static display during 29th edition of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) in Pardubice, June 2019. At the very beginning, there was a concept of single-engine, […]
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