Aug. 6, 1945: U.S. Army Air Corps Maj. Richard Bong was the acceptance test pilot for the new Lockheed P-80…
Digital and Print Journal of Aerospace, Defense Industry and Veteran News, serving the Antelope Valley (“Aerospace Valley”) and Edwards AFB,…
July, 30, 1935: First Lt. Arthur H. Skaer Jr., a member of the Air Corps Reserve and a Northrop test…
July 23, 1956: Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Kendall “Pete” Everest became “The Fastest Man Alive” when he flew the…
July 16, 1965: The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, an American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft, made its first flight….
July 9, 1910: At the Atlantic City Aero Meet in New Jersey, Walter R. Brookins flew his Wright Flyer to…
July 2, 1943: First Lt. Charles Blakesly Hall, a member of the 99th Fighter Squadron became the first Tuskegee Airmen…
June 25, 1928: The Boeing P-12 made its maiden flight. It was developed as a private venture to replace the Boeing F2B and F3B with…
June 18, 1956: A Convair Rocket Sled set a world’s speed record for recoverable sleds at the Experimental High Speed…
June 11, 1920: The Verville VCP made its first flight. The Verville VCP was an American single-engined biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single…