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TODAY IN AVIATION HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 15, 1961 - Jackie Cochran
On September 15, 1961, Jackie Cochran a consultant to Northrop Corporation flew a T-38A-30-NO Talon to set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Record for Distance Over a Closed Course of 2,166.77 kilometers (1,346.37 miles). Jackie Cochran set nine world speed, distance and altitude records while flying the Northrop T-38A-30-NO Talon 60-0551.Check back to stay up to date on all [...]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 - NEW AVIATION BOOK - TOPGUN: THE LEGACY: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF TOPGUN AND ITS IMPACT ON TACTICAL AVIATION
This new Aviation Book, TOPGUN: The Legacy: The Complete History of TOPGUN and Its Impact on Tactical Aviation by By Brad Elward is now available to order. TOPGUN: The Legacy provides a unique, detailed, and never-before-told history of the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Based on over 450 interviews with graduates, instructors, and commanding officers, and thousands of pages [...]
SEPT 9 , 2021 - NEW AVIATION ART BY ANTHONY SAUNDERS
Now available to order is a new Aviation Art Print commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command, Lucky Jane by Anthony Saunders. Flying until the end of the war, QR-J Just Jane survived 123 operational sorties, and was one of four Lancasters from 61 Squadron to join the select ‘One Hundred’ club.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 - NEW AVIATION ART BY RICHARD TAYLOR
A new Aviation Art Print by Richard Taylor, Eagles Of The Eighth is now available to order. This Aviation Art Print is a veteran-signed edition remembering the P-51 Mustang pilots of the USAAF, it is available as a Limited Edition, Artist Proof and Collector's Edition.Planejunkie is always adding new Military Art Prints, Aviation Art Prints, Books and [...]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 - NEW AVIATION BOOK - Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber
Now available for order is a new Aviation Book, Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber by Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. The book charts the first Soviet strategic jet bomber’s development and operational history. It includes the story of how the 3M was adapted to carry components of the Energiya/Buran space transport system [...]
TODAY IN AVIATION HISTORY - AUGUST 20, 1945 - Voyager 2
Voyager 2 was launched from Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan IIIE-Centaur launch vehicle.Two years later, July 9, 1979, Voyager 2 passed within 350,000 miles of Jupiter making its closest approach to the planet.
AUGUST 17, 2021 - NEW AVIATION ART PRINTS BY ANTHONY SAUNDERS
Now available to order are two new Aviation Art Prints by Anthony Saunders, Skytrain To Normandy and Ace Over Normandy. Both Aviation Art Prints commemorating the brave aircrews who valiantly played their part in the skies over Normandy as the Allies fought to liberate Europe after D-Day.Always check back for new Aviation Art Prints, Books and Collectibles being [...]
AUGUST 10, 2021 - NEW AVIATION ART BY PETER CHILELLI
Now available to order is a new Aviation Art Print, Fat Man Away by Peter Chilelli. This Aviation Print depicts the "Bockscar", sometimes called Bock's Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II in the [...]
TODAY IN AVIATION HISTORY - AUGUST 6, 1945 - ENOLA GAY
At 0245 hours, a four-engine, long range heavy bomber of the 509th Composite Group, United States Army Air Forces, took off from North Field on the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, on the most secret combat mission of World War II. The Martin-Omaha B-29-45-MO Superfortress, 44-86292, under the command of Colonel Paul W. [...]
JULY 23, 2021 - NEW MILITARY BOOK - The 4th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "Polizei": An Illustrated History
Here is yet another New Military Book, The 4th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "Polizei": An Illustrated History by Massimiliano Afiero with a brief history of the Polizei II division is included as an appendix. The subject is examined through many personal recollections, hundreds of photos and maps from private collections, and period documents, including extracts from official bulletins and [...]
